Internal materials are printed materials distributed internally within an organization and not as publicly sold publications, usually with the following characteristics:
Non-public sale: mainly used for internal communication, management, training, archiving, and reference.
Pragmatic content: information recording, process description, data review, knowledge transfer.
Restrained layout: not emphasizing entertainment-oriented visuals like commercial magazines.
Flexible print run: from small amounts of conference materials to batch internal publications.
Light binding: commonly saddle stitching, perfect binding, flat stitching, loose-leaf, etc.
Varying confidentiality: some materials can be publicly read, some only for internal personnel.
Applications
Corporate internal newspapers
Internal reports and business analysis
Financial and audit materials
Technical documents and standard compilations
Training manuals and job guidance books
Conference materials and agenda collections
Employee handbooks and policy compilations
Product descriptions and internal reference materials
Supply chain and logistics materials
Association, institution, school internal reference materials
Printing: mainly black-and-white, cover, charts, color pages can be color;
Distribution methods: internal circulation, conference distribution, workstation placement, archiving.
