Computers are also enabling projects that would otherwise be unreasonably costly or burdensome. A volunteer program already well under way involves keyboarding all of our hundreds of back issues (later enhanced by OCR pre-processing). This is necessary because we lack originals for most, some are damaged, many are poor photocopies, and reprinting is required if we are to make them available. The results, as some of you have seen, are reprinted magazines on better stock, that are more legible, and in many cases, are now in color, which is of particular value for heraldry.
Once digitized, it is a simple matter to pull out all the articles, corrections, and letters on a given topic into a “Reprint”. We can also produce [[Large Print|large print editions]] and , or electronic editions for members overseas who cannot easily receive mail.
We do not anticipate putting our back issues online for free, or even paid access. At present, this has greater potential for abuse than for revenue. Yet we may still decide to do so and make such available as one more member benefit.