Publications Policies Index

Whenever possible, the publications staff try to assist other department personnel with their printing and web needs. However, because the publications staff are responsible for producing the publications that represent the department, for maintaining the department's official web pages, and for coordinating publicity efforts, they have a limited amount of time to assist others. Staff usually are able to help with:

Printed Materials:

• Designing and printing business cards
• Creating handouts for individual research projects
• Designing special posters, flyers, announcements, invitations, certificates
• Helping to design, print, and mount large format posters for individual research projects (as time permits)

Web:

• Answering questions; troubleshooting; providing information on a variety of web-related topics
• Helping to link pages into the department's web structure
• Assisting in the design of research project web pages. However, publications staff lack both the time and expertise to update the actual contents of research project web pages.

Publicity:

• Publicizing departmental news and events
• Writing press releases

General:

• Preparing information packets to give to visitors
• Loaning out photographs and slides of department research
• Taking photographs at department functions
• Providing general publications-related assistance: answering questions and providing information on a variety of topics

Adopted 15 January 2000 by the Publications Manager.