BFMA
Bookstore
Professionals Library
BFMA is proud to offer the following
hard-to-find list of training
materials, focusing on the unique
educational needs of forms and
information systems professionals.
Forms
for People: Designing Forms That
People Can Use
by Robert Barnett
Member $75; Nonmember $95
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Comprehensive exploration of forms from interviewing and
analysis to useability testing and production. Also covers
electronic forms. Focuses on user-friendly forms.
Managing
Business Forms
by Robert Barnett
Member $32; Nonmember $40
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Covers everything from the structure
of the department to cataloging
current forms, drawing up forms
design standards, managing printing
and distribution, and evaluating
the effectiveness of your program.
The
Forms Designer’s Quick Reference Guide
by Robert Barnett
Member $28; Nonmember $35
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Illustrated glossary-style exploration
of all the language a forms professional
should be familiar with. Excellent
resource for reminding a reader
of what to keep in mind as they
approach their task.
Practical
Playscript
by Robert Barnett
Member $25; Nonmember $25
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A focus on the practical use
of the “playscript” technique for writing procedure
manuals. Easy-to-read and rife
with detailed examples, this book takes readers from the language
and structure of the procedures
to the production of the manual
itself and pitching the “playscript” method
to new users.
Introduction to
Forms Analysis and Design (Book
on CD)
by Marc Durbin
Member $28; Nonmember $35
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Rich with examples, this text
walks the reader step-by-step
through the project of analyzing
a form system and then through
the process of redesign, element-by-element.
Introduction
to Forms Design and Control (Book
on CD)
by Marc Durbin
Member $45; Nonmember $55
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Formerly a college textbook,
this book covers forms management,
inventory management, form systems
design and analysis, and print
supervision, as well as types
of specialty forms and their
unique considerations.
Detail
Process Charting: Speaking the Language of Process
by Ben
B. Graham
Member $46; Nonmember $56
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Mr. Graham outlines a method of bringing together teams of people from different
parts of the work process to share their perspectives and, using Detail Process
Charting, to gain a perspective for improving their work processes.
Establishing
a System of Policies and Procedures
by Stephen Page, CFC, CRM
Member $19.95; Nonmember $25.95
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Guidelines for establishing a
system of policies and procedures
in print and electronic. Covers
writing format, content, establishing
business process analysis teams,
and methods for satisfying ISO
9000 documentation requirements.
Achieving
100% Compliance of Policies and
Procedures
by Stephen Page, CFC, CRM
Member $31.95; Nonmember $39.95
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Supplies methods of measuring
compliance and communications
and training strategies to improve
the level of compliance. Also
introduces the policies and procedures
improvement cycle to improve
a company’s cost benefits.
7 Steps to Better Written Policies
and Procedures
by Stephen Page, CFC, CRM
Member $16.95; Nonmember $19.95
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Offers “exercises and suggestions to improve your writing
skills for policies and procedures”. Also includes sample
policy and procedures for review.
Best
Practices in Policies and Procedures
by Stephen Page, CFC, CRM
Member $21.95; Nonmember $25.95
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Discusses aligning policies and
procedures with company strategic
direction, building table of
contents pages, and developing
and writing policies and procedures
themselves. Contains 50 sample
tables of contents and 150 URLs
for policies and procedures which
represent best practices for
a variety of industries.
The Essential
Guide to User Interface Design
by Wilbert O. Galitz
Member $60; Nonmember $64.99
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Indepth exploration of the entire
user interface design process,
focusing on the principals of
human interaction--i.e. how the
eye reacts to color, text placement,
etc. Also covers system menus,
screen & device-based controls,
and interface testing.
Graphic
Design Concepts
by Marvin
Jacobs, CFSP
Member $31; Nonmember $39
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This very visual, three part book covers business graphics,
forms design, and web site design. Focuses heavily on graphic
development, layout, advertising copy, and marketing orientation.
Includes sections on specialty and electronic forms.
Designing a Document
Strategy
by Kevin Craine
Member $25.95; Nonmember $29.95
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A book intended to tie together
high concepts of document strategy
with its practical application
within a company. The document
strategy model covers baseline
assessment; documents, technology, & people; problems& solutions;
selling your strategy & managing change; and project planning & implementation.
Wrestling
Legacy Data to the Web & Beyond
by Pat McGrew and Bill McDaniel
Member $25.95; Nonmember $29.95
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Looks into the difficulties of
working with legacy data. Walks
reader through process of inventorying
and analyzing legacy data, issues
with different types of data
formats, issues with outputting
fonts and graphics, complications
presented by e-forms overlays
and pre-printed stock, and ultimately
addresses the decision of whether
or not to migrate the data. Sample
migration plans and case studies
included.
Symposium Proceedings
by Various Symposium Speakers
Current Year: Member $75; Nonmember
$100
Past Years: Member $25; Nonmember
$50
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More than 50 white papers on
the topics of that year’s Symposium sessions. Better known
as “the brick”, these 500 page books (now on CD-ROM)
contain the most current information
available on the trends and techniques
of the forms industry. And best of all, most speakers
are members of the Association,
so once you finish reading, you
can look them up in the directory or on Formspace and ask them
questions.
