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September 29, 2004 / Fall 2004

Each issue of Idea File will feature a list of books yearbook advisers and staffs are reading and using now. The list will vary and will include book subjects ranging from instruction to popular non-fiction. For this issue, the list represents some of the top-ordered items from the Journalism Education Association b

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September 29, 2004 / Fall 2004 / InDesign

PDF submission will be the most common submission method for yearbooks in the next three to five years. It is the method used almost exclusively in the commercial printing world. Advisers who use it love it because the process gives them complete control over their yearbook pages. And onscreen, PDF looks so much like the real page, it is stunning.

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September 29, 2004 / Fall 2004

Simpler navigation, better organization and more communication – that is what Yearbook Connect users will appreciate in Walsworth’s internet-based proofing and submission system. For this school year, Yearbook Connect will have features that will impress both new and returning customers.

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September 29, 2004 / Fall 2004 / Interviewing/Reporting

WHEN I WAS SITTING IN UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES, ONE OF THE KEY POINTERS THAT PROFESSORS GAVE US FUTURE TEACHERS WAS TO APPRECIATE AND RECOGNIZE THE SUPPORT STAFF IN THE SCHOOLS IN WHICH WE WOULD BE WORKING. AS A TEACHER, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE GREAT ADVICE, BUT AS A YEARBOOK ADVISER, IT OFFERS EVEN MORE.

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September 29, 2004 / Fall 2004

AS THE SHEET-FED PRESS ROOM MANAGER, DUNN DIRECTS THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THE PRESSES THAT PRINT YOUR YEARBOOK. HIS DEPARTMENT, ONE OF THE FAVORITES ON THE CUSTOMER PLANT TOUR, HAS 18 PRESSES AND ABOUT 80 PEOPLE DURING PEAK YEARBOOK PRINTING SEASON. WALSWORTH’S KOMORI PRESSES CAN RUN 13,000 FULL-COLOR SHEETS AN HOUR AND CAN HANDLE 1,500 PLATES PER DAY DURING PEAK SEASON. THAT’S AN AVERAGE OF 6,000 PAGES.

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September 29, 2004 / Fall 2004 / Staff Management

SO, YOU’RE THE ADVISER FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOK. THE HARDWARE AND THE SOFTWARE MAY BE IDENTICAL TO WHAT YOUR COMPATRIOTS ARE USING AT HOME TOWN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT YOU KNOW THE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THAT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM DOWN THE STREET OR ACROSS TOWN ARE DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE 11- TO 15-YEAR-OLDS POPULATING YOUR MIDDLE OR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS.

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