According to the UW Purchasing Manual , UW Publications Service is the only university unit authorized to develop bid specifications for commercially printed publications. Even if your publication is not subject to this policy, UW Publications Service can help you produce the best, most economical publication for your purposes. UW Publications Service editors work closely with printers through the entire publication process. For most routine jobs, the publications process takes approximately six weeks from the time you contact the publications manager. You are encouraged to plan ahead to allow for this timetable.
Complicated jobs can require additional time for content development.
If you are planning to produce a publication, your first step should be to notify Dana Dreinhofer, manager of UW Publications Service. She'll assign the publication and its project number to herself or one of the two publications editors. The next step is to talk with the editor assigned to your job, who will arrange a meeting of the production team. Usually this team is composed of a UW Publications Service editor, an artist from the University Graphics, and sometimes a photographer from the UW Photo Service. This group can help establish goals and objectives, a reasonable timetable and visual concept, forming the basis for bidding specifications.