The Augustan Society, Inc., has as one of it's [[Mission Statement|mission]] objectives the creation and maintenance of a library[[Library]]. This library Library is under the direction of a '''Librarian''', who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the [[President]].
Duties include:
* Planning and implementing the physical arrangement of the library within the [[Headquarters]];
* Appointing such members as he sees fit to subsidiary roles within the library;
* Creating a Library Committee of these members, to include the [[President ]] and [[Headquarters Staff]] as ex officio members;
* Establishing and maintaining cataloging software suitable to the needs of library staff and patrons;
* Establishing and maintaining a classification system suitable to the collection and the needs of the patrons;
* Cataloging the collection, to the extent practicable;
* Budgeting for library operations;
* Selecting items to add or remove from the collection, giving due deference to recommendations of committees, study groups, and patrons;
* Soliciting donations of members' collections;
* Naming an Assistant Librarian (Library Committee Vice-Chairman) within his first year in office(presuming a qualified and willing volunteer can be found locally); and* Such other activities as seem necessary to improve and maintain the library Library and its the collection.
While it is desirable that the Librarian have a degree in either Library Science or Information Science, this is not a requirement. Those without a relevant degree may choose to style themselves "Library Director" or "Library Chairman" instead.
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