Difference between revisions of "Library Vision"
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All activities of the Library Department fall under the control of this Committee unless the [[Board]] or Librarian has created another Committee and charged them with responsibility. | All activities of the Library Department fall under the control of this Committee unless the [[Board]] or Librarian has created another Committee and charged them with responsibility. | ||
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See [[Facilities Vision]] for gross goals. | See [[Facilities Vision]] for gross goals. | ||
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'''Proposal: The Society should obtain sufficient Library furnishings to house the collection accessibly, with due regard to long-term preservation.''' | '''Proposal: The Society should obtain sufficient Library furnishings to house the collection accessibly, with due regard to long-term preservation.''' | ||
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'''Proposal: The Society should make the Library collection publicly accessible, preferably through a library facility open to the public on a regular schedule.''' | '''Proposal: The Society should make the Library collection publicly accessible, preferably through a library facility open to the public on a regular schedule.''' | ||
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Presently, mail loans have been banned by the Board. | Presently, mail loans have been banned by the Board. | ||
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We recommend that the mail program be resumed, but be limited to duplicates and titles easily replaced if lost. They should be limited to Augustan members at first to see what reasonable rules and fees might be. | We recommend that the mail program be resumed, but be limited to duplicates and titles easily replaced if lost. They should be limited to Augustan members at first to see what reasonable rules and fees might be. | ||
| − | The collection should cover all five Augustan subjects, plus ancillary topics found useful, such as maps, style guides, and some general encyclopediae. | + | '''Proposal: The Society should study if resumption of the mail loan program is feasible, and the fees appropriate to offset both expenses and losses.''' |
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| + | The collection should cover all five Augustan subjects, plus ancillary topics found useful, such as maps, style guides, and some general encyclopediae. Efforts to balance the collection should largely come from the five major departments. | ||
Long range goals for collection development should include: | Long range goals for collection development should include: | ||
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* News articles and other material about Augustans | * News articles and other material about Augustans | ||
| − | In all of this, balance among the five Augustan subjects should reflect the needs of the membership. | + | In all of this, balance among the five Augustan subjects should reflect the needs of the membership as represented through those departments. |
| − | =Article Solicitation= | + | ==Article Solicitation== |
The Department, either through the main Committee, a sub-committee, or a designated officer, will solicit articles on this subject for the [[Augustæum]], in cooperation with the [[Augustæum Editor]]. | The Department, either through the main Committee, a sub-committee, or a designated officer, will solicit articles on this subject for the [[Augustæum]], in cooperation with the [[Augustæum Editor]]. | ||
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:*[[Museum Vision|forward to Museum Vision]] | :*[[Museum Vision|forward to Museum Vision]] | ||
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*[[Centennial Vision|back to Centennial Vision]] | *[[Centennial Vision|back to Centennial Vision]] | ||
*[[Planning|back to Planning]] | *[[Planning|back to Planning]] | ||
*[[Administration|back to Administration]] | *[[Administration|back to Administration]] | ||
*[[Main Page|back to Main Page]] | *[[Main Page|back to Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 16:18, 15 March 2015
Our vision for the future of the Library of The Augustan Society, Inc., is:
Library Committee
The Library Committee is composed of the Librarian, the members of other committees assigned to the Library, such members as the Librarian sees fit, and the President and Consuls as ex officio members.
The Librarian is named by the President and serves at his pleasure (or by the Consuls Contract). The members are named by the Librarian, and serve at his pleasure.
All activities of the Library Department fall under the control of this Committee unless the Board or Librarian has created another Committee and charged them with responsibility.
The Facility
See Facilities Vision for gross goals.
Goals specific to the Library include adequate steel shelving, aisle width matching current standards (36-inch/920-cm), oversize shelving, map cabinets, and filing cabinets for clippings and ephemera.
Proposal: The Society should obtain sufficient Library space to house the entire collection accessibly, with sufficient study and work space adjacent.
Proposal: The Society should obtain sufficient Library furnishings to house the collection accessibly, with due regard to long-term preservation.
The Collection
Proposal: The Society should make the Library collection publicly accessible, preferably through a library facility open to the public on a regular schedule.
Presently, mail loans have been banned by the Board.
We recommend that the mail program be resumed, but be limited to duplicates and titles easily replaced if lost. They should be limited to Augustan members at first to see what reasonable rules and fees might be.
Proposal: The Society should study if resumption of the mail loan program is feasible, and the fees appropriate to offset both expenses and losses.
The collection should cover all five Augustan subjects, plus ancillary topics found useful, such as maps, style guides, and some general encyclopediae. Efforts to balance the collection should largely come from the five major departments.
Long range goals for collection development should include:
- Completing sets now held only in part (e.g.: one of several volumes)
- Obtaining current editions of items held
- Books and publications reviewed in Society publications
- Books and publications cited in Society publications (including affiliated publications such as JAMS)
- Books, articles, and theses written by Augustans
- News articles and other material about Augustans
In all of this, balance among the five Augustan subjects should reflect the needs of the membership as represented through those departments.
Article Solicitation
The Department, either through the main Committee, a sub-committee, or a designated officer, will solicit articles on this subject for the Augustæum, in cooperation with the Augustæum Editor.
