2. Leveraging Queen’s Printer Services:
Web Collaboration and
Future Strategies
June Winnipeg, Manitoba Marilyn Lustig-McEwen

3. Evolution 1989 - Piles of old paper – privatized print, PCs
QUESS – internet, e-commerce, growth
2001 – Freelaw – online current free access to laws
Publications Centre – GoS and private sector expansion
GoS website redesign (Saskatchewan.ca), LEAN, online forms, QR Codes, Mobile Site, etc.
2014 – Rebuild in new platform, renew service….

4. Well known QP Services
Legislation – electronic and print, packaging options
Print materials: from simple to brochures and books
Typesetting and editing – reports, forms, bylaws, etc.
Digitization – searchable, fast, inexpensive (bounds, Gazette, etc.)
Modernization of paper-based systems (ie. ISC –
Land Titles, Corporate Registry; Education - Curricula)

5. Publishing, Hosting and Distributing – paper and online
publish books for private authors (ie. EMJA)
publish OCs and News Releases in catalogue
fulfill orders through Publications Centre (ie. commission inquiry reports)
perform print-on demand to replace inventory system
(ie. Education curricula; Health bulletins for schools)
host websites, catalogue information

6. Publications Centre and e-commerce Post publications/products online
Flexible formats – electronic versions, hardcopies, documents, reports, forms, maps, CD’s, DVD’s, merchandise
e-commerce features a typical Shopping Cart:
automated s
My Account area – view order status, purchase history,
print invoices

7. Administrative website
catalogue products
process orders and capture funds
ability to add shipping & handling fee
full reporting, quarterly pay-back (revolving fund
advantage)

8. Online forms fastest growing area
designers build interactive, dynamic forms
online forms system with ability to transpose captured information to database – ie. MS Liberation Therapy Treatment Application
incorporate e-commerce component for fee-based forms
all catalogued in Publications Centre
Adobe issues; Sitecore potential

9. Future Considerations
Merchandise “Saskatchewan.ca Store”
Forms – move away from reliance on Adobe and .pdf and more web-based
Rename Queen’s Printer/Publications Centre
Open to collaboration (other jurisdictions)
Expand private-public partnerships

10. Marilyn Lustig-McEwen
Marilyn Lustig-McEwen