2. Transformation and Innovation
June 2018 – Regina SK Marilyn Lustig-McEwen, Queen’s Printer Shelley Fiesel, Financial & Publications Centre Analyst Publications Saskatchewan

3. Organizational Chart for Publications Saskatchewan

4. New since QPAC 2017
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General restructuring. Two reorganizations occurred: 1. Innovation and Legislation Division; 2. Innovation Division.
Publications Saskatchewan (effective April 1, 2017) instead of Office of the Queen’s Printer.
Discontinued ISC Corporate Registry printing.
All GoS publications part of Publications Centre.
Added historical legislation.
New website almost finished – in testing and about to begin document migration. Financial issues.
Partnered with more areas for online payment including QPAC
Pitch: to centralize all internal government printing through PS

5. Publications Saskatchewan
QP common products/solutions:
Legislation – consolidation; research; print and digital on demand
In house print: simple to complex – supplier/machine reliant
Design and editing – reports, forms, bylaws, etc.
Digitization – searchable, fast, inexpensive (bounds, Gazette, etc.) – complete design and on-demand printing
Modernization of paper-based systems – still building historical legislation collection; working with other ministries.
Freelaw® and Publications Centre
E-commerce with ability to retain earnings in revolving fund

8. Subscription Statistics 2018
Statutes of Saskatchewan Bound volume - 92
The Saskatchewan Gazette - 88
Loose-leaf statutes - 85
Loose-leaf regulations - 32
Separate Chapters - 33
Tables – 69
Rules of Court (English/French) – 220\5
Loose-leaf urban municipalities - 125
Loose-leaf rural municipalities - 118

10. Other Features of Service
Publishing, Hosting and Distributing – paper and online
publish books for private authors (ie. legal textbooks)
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
Forms design

11. Features cont’d Administrative website catalogue products
process orders and capture funds
ability to add shipping & handling fee
full reporting, quarterly pay-back (revolving fund
advantage)
Microsoft.net compatibility with Saskatchewan.ca; cloud-hosted

12. Expansion Considerations
Possibly work with Legislative Library on catalogue.
Merchandise “Saskatchewan.ca Store” in back pocket.
Forms – a work in progress – success with PDF and LiveCycle but looking at forms system.
Open source/open government – Executive Council in charge.
Open to collaboration (other jurisdictions)
Expand private-public partnerships in publishing
Change GoS to print on demand

13. Challenges Ahead Historical legislation is not getting any newer
Budget restraints – staff, technology, copy and scan equipment, developing apps, e-books
Last statute revision was 1978
Viability of Gazette
French translation
Demand for paper is still high
Archiving and retention of historical records
Maintaining consistent and reliable content in a single trusted source
Copyright
Other jurisdictions changing approaches

14. Marilyn Lustig-McEwen 306-787-9345 or mlm@gov.sk.ca Shelley Fiesel
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Marilyn Lustig-McEwen or
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