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Resources

This page provides a variety of professional resources for NACUMS members. Suggestions for additional resources are welcome. Just send us an email.

Index

  • Resource Documents (Customer Service Surveys, Job Descriptions, RFP's, Disaster Plans, etc.)
  • Industry Periodicals
  • Reference Books
  • Training
  • Professional Certification
  • Links to Related Professional Associations
  • Phone Apps

Industry Periodicals

  • MAIL: The Journal of Communication Distribution
  • Mailing Systems Technology
  • Business Mailers Review
  • PCC Insider
  • MailPro
  • Postal Bulletin

Postal Explorer

The Postal Explorer Web site is an important source of USPS business mailer information. It provides free access to the following publications and tools:
 
  • Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
  • International Mail Manual (IMM)
  • Pub. 51, International Rates and Fees
  • Quick Service Guides
  • Retail Rate Calculator (domestic and international)
  • Business Rate Calculator
  • Postal Zone Charts
  • Notice 123, Ratefold
  • Customer Support Rulings
  • Pub. 28, Postal Addressing Standards
  • Pub. 417, Nonprofit Standard Mail Eligibility
  • An Introduction to Mailing for Businesses and Organizations
  • Pub 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail

Domestic Mail Manuel (DMM)

The DMM and IMM contain all regulatory information on domestic and international mail services, rates, and conditions governing use of the services. These are a "must have" for every mailer.

  • Domestic Mail Manual, and International Mail Manual, Order from:
Superintendent of Documents
US Government Printing Office
941 N Capitol Street NE
Washington, DC 20402-9371
 
Available at no charge on the Postal Explorer website.
 
  • The Complete Reference to Postal Knowledge, Pitney Bowes, 1993, $69. Order from:
Pitney Bowes
Postal Education Center
201 Aberdeen Parkway
Peachtree, GA 30269-1422
Phone: (404) 487-3028
Fax: (404) 487-1063
 
  • Excellence in Mail Management: Achieving Success in the ‘90’s
Robert W. Belz, CMC, CMDSM
Time Critical Communications, `94
 
  • Out of the Basement: Improving the Image of Organizations’ Mail Centers
Martha (Penny) Guyer
IPMA, 1994
 
  • Outsourcing: Would it Benefit Your Organization’s Mail Center?
Author: Lewis C. Smith
IPMA, 1995
 
  • Professional Mail Management: A Guide to Cutting Costs in the 90’s
Author: Herbert W. Akers
Akers Marketing 1991
 

Training

  • Pitney Bowes
  • College and University Professional Mail Management Conference

Industry Certification

  • Certified Mail and Distribution Systems Manager (CMDSM):
MSMA Professional Certification
P O Box 2155
New York, NY 10116-2155
Phone: 800-955-MSMA
 
  • Certified Mail Manager (CMM):
International Publishing Management Association (IPMA)
1205 W College Avenue
Liberty, MO 64068-3733
Phone: 816-781-1111
Email: ipmainfo@ipma.org
 

Links to Related Professional Associations & Others

  • National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
  • National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS)
  • National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) (Also offers a listserv.)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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