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=The Library Committee=is composed of the [[Librarian]], the Chairmen of other Committees assigned to the Library, such members as the Librarian sees fit, plus the [[President]] and [[Headquarters Staff]] as ex officio members.

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 [[Contract|Consuls Contract]]). The members are named by the Librarian, and serve at his pleasure.

Goals specific to the Library include adequate steel book shelving, aisle width matching current standards (36-inch/920-cm), sufficient oversize shelving, shelf boxes for periodicals and booklets, map cabinets, and filing cabinets for clippings and ephemera. '''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 Depending on the space available, it may be prudent to house consider "movable aisle" shelving for the collection accessibly. This will approximately double the capacity of a given space in return for a capital investment, with due regard to long-term preservationsome of which would be reusable after a move.'''

'''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 Library Loans have been banned authorized by the Board. A pilot program is in place to develop data on the level of interest, volume of loans, and costs. At present, it is limited to Augustan members and recognized public and academic libraries. There has been no activity to date.

We recommend that the mail program be resumed, but Circulation should be limited to duplicates and titles easily replaced if lost. They At present, the Librarian will make individual rulings on the items to be loaned. Long term, items that should not be limited to Augustan members at first to see what reasonable rules and fees might loaned should beflagged as "non-circulating".

'''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 departmentsand the [[Study Groups]].

* # Repair or replacement of damaged volumes held# 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* # Current editions of items held# Books and publications cited in Society publications (including affiliated publications such as ''[[Journal of Ancient & Medieval Studies|JAMS]]'')* # Books, articles, and theses written by Augustans* # News articles and other material about Augustans

In all of this, balance among the five primary Augustan subjects subject areas should reflect the needs of the membership as represented through those departments, supplemented by requests from various Study Groups.

Given that the Library staff may not include experts in all of the fields of Augustan study, assistance should be required of each Department and [[Study-Group]].

'''Proposal: The Society should oblige each topical Department ([[Chivalry]], [[Genealogy]], [[Heraldry]], [[History]], and [[Royalty & Nobility]]) and each [[Study Groups|Study Group]] to support the [[Library]] by providing advice an and recommendations about materials to be added to (or removed from) the collection in their field of study.'''