Waltham, Mass.

Printing Services at the New England Journal of Medicine produces a host of materials designed to educate medical professionals. By Mike Llewellyn Jim Collins took over as manager of Printing Services for the Massachusetts Medical Society, publishers of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), two years ago. He says anybody would be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful in-plant in which to work. Nestled in the mountains of Waltham, Mass., the in-plant is lit by the sun pouring in from towering, eight-foot windows. The New England Journal of Medicine, says Collins, is the oldest continuous medical publication in the world. And it's the

In-plants have traditionally been stuck in cramped, out-of-the-way places. Those who have moved into larger, brighter facilities report a world of benefits. Rodney Dangerfield couldn't get it. Aretha Franklin just wanted a little bit. And Monica Lewinsky never had much to begin with. Respect. Everybody craves it, but for many in-plants—stuck in the basement like vegetables in the crisper—respect and pleasant working conditions can be hard to find. Often in-plant facilities are too small, with low ceilings, bad lighting and no windows. While managers may not like this, some feel it comes with the territory. "The term "print shop" implies a dingy, dumpy