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Presently, the frequency is bi-monthly, and the size is normally 4 pages, though occasionally 6 pages are printed. It is often accompanied by flyers, notices, and other publications, such as the ''[[Rose Newsletter]]''.
 
Presently, the frequency is bi-monthly, and the size is normally 4 pages, though occasionally 6 pages are printed. It is often accompanied by flyers, notices, and other publications, such as the ''[[Rose Newsletter]]''.
  
Regular features include:
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Regular features presently include:
  
*Announcements of new members, elections, appointments, honors, arms registrations, and recognitions.
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* Announcements of new members, elections, appointments, honors, arms registrations, and recognitions.
*"Library Top Ten", a list of ten items from the Library catalog that one member feels are of interest.
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* "Library Top Ten", a list of ten items from the Library catalog that one member feels are of interest.
*News of conventions, meetings, publications, fundraisers, and other programs
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* News of conventions, meetings, publications, fundraisers, and other programs
*Help Wanted — an item advertising a particular post, not to be repeated for the following year plus one issue. (Thus a January notice in one year would not be repeated until March of the following year.)
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* Help Wanted — an item advertising a particular post, not to be repeated for the following year plus one issue. (Thus a January notice in one year would not be repeated until March of the following year.)
*Lists of donors to various campaigns, members of [[Sub-Groups]], or senior members
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* Lists of donors to various campaigns, members of [[Sub-Groups]], or senior members
*If four pages are not filled, an Editorial.
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* If four pages are not filled, an Editorial.
  
 
'''Proposal: The Society should publish the members newsletter on a monthly schedule, presuming sufficient funding and material are available.'''
 
'''Proposal: The Society should publish the members newsletter on a monthly schedule, presuming sufficient funding and material are available.'''

Revision as of 12:21, 8 March 2015

The Communications Department of The Augustan Society, Inc., is charged with the production of print publications, online publications, reprints, back issues, web sites, and email services.

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee is composed of the Editor-in-Chief, the chairmen of other committees assigned to the Communications Department, such members as he sees fit, and the President and Consuls as ex officio members.

The Editor-in-Chief is named by the President and serves at his pleasure. The members are named by the Editor-in-Chief, and serve at his pleasure.

All activities of the Communications Department fall under the control of this Committee unless the Board or Editor-in-Chief has created another Committee and charged them with responsibility.

Augustæum

Augustæum is the members newsletter. By definition, it carries items that are not of enduring value, which should be sent to the Omnibus instead. It is intended to be published more frequently than the Omnibus, but may be mailed with it.

Presently, the frequency is bi-monthly, and the size is normally 4 pages, though occasionally 6 pages are printed. It is often accompanied by flyers, notices, and other publications, such as the Rose Newsletter.

Regular features presently include:

  • Announcements of new members, elections, appointments, honors, arms registrations, and recognitions.
  • "Library Top Ten", a list of ten items from the Library catalog that one member feels are of interest.
  • News of conventions, meetings, publications, fundraisers, and other programs
  • Help Wanted — an item advertising a particular post, not to be repeated for the following year plus one issue. (Thus a January notice in one year would not be repeated until March of the following year.)
  • Lists of donors to various campaigns, members of Sub-Groups, or senior members
  • If four pages are not filled, an Editorial.

Proposal: The Society should publish the members newsletter on a monthly schedule, presuming sufficient funding and material are available.

Proposal: The Society should conduct a survey to test the level of interest in publishing the members newsletter electronically, and a decision made about the value of devoting the time needed to reformat (versus publishing as a PDF file).

The Augustan Omnibus

The Augustan Society Roll of Arms

The Augustan Society Web Site

The Online Store Web Site

The Forum; an Online Forum

The Augustan Society Library Catalog

Back Issue Sales

Proposal: The Society should convert all former publications to electronic form; first as PDF files, then as text files with improved illustrations where possible.

Reprint Sales

Augustan Books

The Little Manual of Heraldry

A Continuation of Paget's Ancestry of the Prince of Wales

Vigil: A Knight's Training Program

Descents from Antiquity: A Study Kit

Royalty of China by Joseph Uphoff

Royalty of India by Joseph Uphoff

The Augustan Society Email System

Proposal: The Society should obtain an email server that is tailored to the unique needs of the Society. This may be a commercial product, or a custom application running on a Society server.