The Communications Department of The Augustan Society, Inc., is charged with the production of print publications, online publications, reprints, back issues, websites, social media, and email services.
==[[Communications Committee]]Periodicals==
The Communications Committee is composed of the ===''[[Editor-in-ChiefAugustæum]], 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.''===
'''Proposal: The Editor-in-Chief is named by the President Society should work toward publishing [[Augustæum]] on a monthly schedule, presuming sufficient funding and serves at his pleasure. The members material enough for four pages are named by the Editor-in-Chief, and serve at his pleasureavailable.'''
All activities of '''Proposal: The Society should conduct a survey to test the Communications Department fall under the control level of this Committee unless the interest in publishing [[BoardAugustæum]] or Editor-in-Chief has created another Committee electronically, and charged them with responsibilitya decision made about the value of devoting the time needed to reformat as HTML (versus publishing as a PDF file).'''
==''[[AugustæumHeadquarters Staff]]''==have been authorized by a previous administration to conduct such an email survey. They are presently looking to combine this with a [[Member Interest Survey]] under the auspices of the [[Dean of Studies]].
===''Augustæum'' is the members newsletter. By definition, it carries items that are either not scholarly, or are not of enduring value (which should be sent to the ''The [[Augustan Omnibus]]'' instead). It is intended to be published more frequently than the ''Omnibus'', but may be mailed with it.===
Presently, '''Proposal: The Society should reduce the publishing frequency is bi-monthly, and the size is four or six pages, as material submitted demands. Longer issues are possible. It is often accompanied by flyers, notices, and other publications, such as the of ''The [[Rose NewsletterAugustan Omnibus]]''to annual; targeting 36 pages/issue minimum, until such time as the Society's finances and the rate of submissions are able to support an increased frequency of the same minimum size.'''
Regular features presently include:To aid in fundraising, advertising is accepted. Historically, these have primarily been support ads from members, but there is also a history of commercial advertising of relevant products and services. To date, this has largely been a reactive program, with only occasional calls for ads, resulting in a fill rate insufficient to the need for filler copy.
* Announcements of new members, elections, appointments, honors, arms registrations, and recognitions* News of conventions, meetings, publications, fundraisers, and other programs* Help Wanted — '''Proposal: The Society should establish an item advertising a particular post, not to be repeated for [[Advertising Manager]] under the following year plus one issue (Thus a January notice in one year would not be repeated until March auspices of the following year.)* Lists of donors to various campaigns, members of [[Sub-GroupsFinance Committee]], or senior members* "Library Top Ten", [[Treasurer]] with a list of ten items from charge to ensure that sufficient ad copy is available for the Library catalog that one member feels are layout needs of interest* If four pages are not filled''The [[Augustan Omnibus]]'', an Editorialand that done, to maximize income.'''
==='''Proposal: The Society should publish the members newsletter on a monthly schedule, presuming sufficient funding and material are available.'[[Rosarum]]''===
'''Proposal: The Society should conduct a survey continue to test publish ''[[Rosarum]]'', the level newsletter of interest in publishing the members newsletter electronically, and a decision made about the value [[Noble Company of devoting the time needed to reformat (versus publishing Rose]], at such frequency and size as a PDF file)that group is able to support with copy and funding.'''
==''The [[Augustan Omnibus]]''==
''The Augustan Omnibus'' is the present title of the Society's scholarly journal. As such, contents are restricted to items of enduring value that have appropriate citations in standard format, and to reviews of relevant books, websites, and software. Also included are occasional official statements from the President, Editor-in-Chief, or Editor, and letters to the editor, which should pertain to the journal and items published therein. Ephemeral items or those not scholarly in nature should be referred to ''[[Augustæum]]''.==Books==
'''Proposal: The Society should continue has the capacity to publish ''The [[Augustan Omnibus]]'' at not less than 36 pages/issuebecome a publisher of scholarly items, and to increase doing so cannot help but enhance our reputation in our fields. Print-on-demand technology (assuming a reliable small-batch binder can be identified) and pre-publication sales will limit the frequency investment required to as often as quarterly as submissions that needed for promotion and staff may supportadvertising.'''
To aid in fundraising, advertising is accepted. Historically, these have primarily been support ads from members, but there is also '''Proposal: The Society should institute a history program of commercial advertising of relevant products book publishing, both leveraging the material already on hand and servicesinviting original work.'''
==='''Proposal: The [[Augustan Society should create the office Roll of [[Advertising ManagerArms]] under the [[Fundraising Committee]] to promote and process both support ads and commercial advertising, the latter perhaps including fly sheets.'''===
==''The [[Augustan Society Roll of Arms]]''== The Society's program of [[Registration of Arms Registration]] is of limited value if those registrations are not made public in some way. The [[Online Armorial]] is one tool for this, but it is not the only one. It is also suitable to use published rolls as a general fundraiser, as has been done in the past.
'''Proposal: The Society should publish additional volumes of the [[Augustan Society Roll of Arms]] as registrations permit.'''
'''Proposal: The Society should reprint the first three volumes of the [[Augustan Society Roll of Arms]] in color.'''
=='''Proposal: The Augustan Society Website==should publish special rolls for [[Sub-Groups]] of the Society, such as the [[Noble Company of the Rose]], as those Sub-Groups request.'''
===''A Continuation of Paget'Proposal: The Society should monitor and update the [[Main Website]] on an ongoing basis to ensure that it remains complete and correct.'s ''Ancestry of the Prince of Wales===
==The This monumental effort has been published in 24 parts in various publications of both the Augustan Store Website==Society and the [[Octavian Society]]. The author has stated that the next installment will be his last. It will take a substantial effort to scan, OCR, reformat, and publish. The result may run to perhaps 800 pages and require multiple volumes.
'''Proposal: The Society should monitor and update the [[Augustan Store]] website on an ongoing basis work to ensure that the offerings are complete and correct; that they have full contents data; that the genealogical titles have surname lists; and that pricing reflects current costs.publish Germond's ''A Continuation of Paget's "Ancestry of the Prince of Wales"''.
==The Forum; an Online Forum=''Vigil: A Knight's Training Program''===
'''Proposal: The Society should establish an online forum in some suitable venueThis would be based on the Van Dusen program of the previous century, possibly after a substantial edit. It would be best if the [[Main WebsiteRose Training Officer]], wherein public conversations about were on the Society and Augustan topics are encouragededitorial group, as soon as a moderator and suitable rules may be establishedor better, headed it.'''
=='''Proposal: The Augustan Society Library Catalog==should work to publish ''Vigil: A Knight's Training Program'', and if possible, to do so in support of the [[Knights Training Program]] of the [[Noble Company of the Rose]].'''
==Back Issue Sales=''Augustan Lineages''===
'''Proposal: The This would be a series, each volume containing a number of descents from some worthy (or perhaps the [[Society should convert all former publications of Descendants of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem|Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem]]). These would be a combination of lineages published and those submitted to electronic form; first as PDF files, then as text files with improved illustrations where possiblequalify for various [[Sub-Groups]].'''
==Reprint Sales=='''Proposal: The Society should work to publish a series of volumes of collected lineages from those submitted or previously published.'''
==Augustan Books=''Guide to Orders of Chivalry''=== This valuable guide has been withdrawn due to the data within having become obsolete over time. It should be a straightforward matter to edit, and if each Order were to get a separate page or pages, keeping it up to date in future should be easy. '''Proposal: The Society should publish the ''Guide to Orders of Chivalry'' and see that it is updated as necessary.'''
===''The Little Manual of Heraldry''===
This work is poorly organized, eccentric in coverage, and printed in black & white. It deserves a thorough revision and color artwork. The existence of a large backlog of the third edition should not discourage this effort.
===A new version, once the structure has been determined, could be printed in ''A Continuation of PagetThe [[Augustan Omnibus]]'s ''Ancestry of the Prince of Wales===in chapters as each is completed.
===''Vigil'Proposal: A KnightThe Society should work to publish a new edition of ''The Little Manual of Heraldry'' that is better organized, more comprehensive, and in color throughout.'s Training Program''===
===''Descents from Antiquity: A Study Kit''===
===''Royalty of China'' by Joseph Uphoff=Sales==
===''Royalty of India'' by Joseph UphoffBack 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.''' The PDF files will permit us to reprint both the whole magazines, and individual articles on demand. This will eliminate the need to keep a backlock of stock. Converting these to text files will permit us to bring them up to modern standards, enhance the photographs and illustrations, and make large-print editions available. This will also be a requirement if we are to develop full-text searching in support of researchers. '''Proposal: The Society should create independent issues of back issues published as part of the ''Augustan Society Ominbus'' so that they may be sold separately.''' ===Reprint Sales=== '''Proposal: The Society should continue to offer [[Reprints]], creating and expanding reprints on a topical basis. Single-article reprints should be phased out as stock is exhausted.''' It may prove prudent to develop a system whereby individual articles may be ordered, but this may take substantial work to develop and deploy. ==Internet== ===The Augustan Society Website=== '''Proposal: The Society should monitor and update the [[Main Website]] on an ongoing basis to ensure that it remains complete and correct.''' ===The Augustan Store Website=== '''Proposal: The Society should monitor and update the [[Online Store]] website on an ongoing basis to ensure that the offerings are complete and correct; that they have full contents data; that the genealogical titles have surname lists; and that pricing reflects current costs.''' ===The Forum; an Online Forum=== '''Proposal: The Society should establish an online forum in some suitable venue, possibly the [[Main Website]], wherein public conversations about the Society and Augustan topics are encouraged, as soon as a moderator and suitable rules may be established.''' ==Email SystemSystems==
'''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.'''
The email server should support the current email addressing scheme, perform spam filtering, avoid looking like (or being) a source of spam, and encourage the creation of groups (such as Directors or members of various Study Groups).
If possible, it should also permit Headquarters to receive most mail in a common inbox accessible by all HQ staff who could either deal with each, or transfer it to another staffer more suited to respond. It must also allow for the storage of emails sent and received in a structured manner so that any staff member could research conversation threads without regard to who participated in them.
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