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Sheridan technology training at your convenience

We believe in creating tools that enable ever-streamlined workflow processes for your journals. And importantly, we believe in supporting these innovations through on-site training seminars. It’s one more way we aim to go above and beyond your expectations…

These seminars are one to two hour sessions which can be customized to your needs. Our comprehensive list of topics follows:

Digital Art – What every publisher should know about digital art -- specifications for digital art, current industry standards, innovations in author-supplied art composition workflows.

Digital Advertising – What a publisher needs to know about digital ads as related to print production.

All-Digital Workflow to Print – What a publisher needs to know to achieve an efficient all-digital workflow leading to print production.

Prepress Technology Innovations – Review of current prepress innovations endorsed by printers.

Improving Covers Production– How cover files should be prepared for efficient and accurate prepress processing.

Sheridan Extranet – An exploration of advanced internet technology for publishers. Administration and production tools will be discussed.

SGML/XML and Electronic Deliverable Workflows – An open FAQ session about SGML/XML and current tools for up-front code production.

ePROOF at Sheridan – The facts about changing from hardcopy proofs to electronic proofs for authors and editors.

Paperless Workflows – Update of new technologies designed to reduce cost and accelerate schedules. Includes FTP methods, email messaging, PDF4PRINT™ and Virtual Digital Bluelines.

Speed of Publishing – Overview of the options available to publishers when considering how to reduce the time from manuscript submission to publication. Includes an overview of manuscript submission and peer review systems, flexible high-speed composition workflows, XML, metadata, paperless workflows and publish-ahead-of-print.

Electronic Order Entry – A primer in the world of electronic order creation and submission. Includes PDF order forms and XML transmittals.

Improving the Reprints Workflow – A two-part session. Part One focuses on the proper file preparation techniques to ensure rapid and accurate reprint production. Part Two focuses on tools available to facilitate reprint order submission and the options for delivery of ePRINTS. (Part One and Part Two can be requested as separate stand-alone seminars.)

Standards and Automation – A look at eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) and how it can be used to help automate production workflows. Job Definition Format (JDF), Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), and CIP4.org will be included.

Print Production Overview – An overview of the entire print production process starting with Prepress and moving on to the Pressroom, Folding, Binding and Distribution. This presentation is aimed as a primer for those new to publications or a refresher for those wanting to revisit the process.

Sheridan Technology Seminars can be requested through your Sales Representative or Account Manager.