CDC Examination
Study Materials

It is strongly recommended that the following resource materials be used in connection with the applicant's study for the Certified Document Consultant Examination. All CDC candidates may purchase study materials at the DMIA discounted member price by phone (800-336-4641), fax (703-684-8495) or. If you wish to download a CDC Examination Study Materials Order Form, please click here.

The CDC exam has six areas. The following study materials are listed by the exam area(s) for which they apply.

Area I: Business Systems and Procedures

• Product Knowledge Series Books: Pricing, Materials, Effective Business Information Systems
• Home Study Course: Basic Forms Analysis & Design
• Business Forms Pricing
• BPTR (Business Printing Technologies Report newsletter) Business Forms Glossary
• Managing Business Forms

Area II: Products and Technology

• Product Knowledge Series Books: Labels, Bar Codes, Mailers, Pricing, Materials, Pegboard, Envelopes, Tags
• DMIA White Papers: Bar Codes, Promotional Printing, Pressure Sensitive Labels and Form/Label Combinations, Smart Cards
• BPTR (Business Printing Technologies Report newsletter)
• Business Forms Glossary
• Business Forms Handbook, 4th Edition
• Handbook of Printing Processes
• Graphically Speaking

Area III: Design and Construction

• Product Knowledge Series Books: Labels, Bar Codes, Mailers, Pricing, Materials, Pegboard, Envelopes, Tags
• Home Study Course: Basic Forms Analysis & Design
• DMIA White Papers: Bar Codes, Promotional Printing, Pressure Sensitive Labels and Form/Label Combinations
• BPTR (Business Printing Technologies Report newsletter)
• Business Forms Glossary
• Business Forms Handbook, 4th Edition
• Forms Design II
• Handbook of Printing Processes
• Graphically Speaking

Area IV: Materials

• Product Knowledge Series Books: Labels, Checks and Other MICR Encoded Documents, Bar Codes, Mailers, Pricing, Materials, Pegboard, Envelopes, Tags
• DMIA White Papers: Bar Codes, Promotional Printing, Pressure Sensitive Labels and Form/Label Combinations
• BPTR (Business Printing Technologies Report newsletter)
• Business Forms Handbook, 4th Edition
• Handbook of Printing Processes
• Graphically Speaking

Area V: Production

• Product Knowledge Series Books: Labels, Checks and Other MICR Encoded Documents, Bar Codes, Mailers, Pricing, Materials, Pegboard, Envelopes, Tags
• DMIA White Papers: Bar Codes, Promotional Printing, Pressure Sensitive Labels and Form/Label Combinations
• BPTR (Business Printing Technologies Report newsletter)
• Business Forms Handbook, 4th Edition
• Handbook of Printing Processes
• Graphically Speaking

Area VI: Processing and Handling Equipment

• Product Knowledge Series Books: Labels, Bar Codes, Mailers
• Home Study Course: Basic Forms Analysis & Design DMIA White Papers: Bar Codes, Forms Automation & Imaging, Promotional Printing, Pressure Sensitive Labels and Form/Label Combinations
• BPTR (Business Printing Technologies Report newsletter)
• Business Forms Handbook, 4th Edition