Procedures manual

How the Library works

The nine role pages

1. How the Library works — What this Library is, what it has, and how to take part at any level.
2. If you have not signed up yet — What you can do without a Library Card.
3. Reading and the Library Card — What the Library Card is, what it unlocks, and how to use it.
4. Five ways to contribute — Feedback, corrections, reviews, discussions, citizen-historian uploads.
5. What librarians do — The librarian role, the dashboard, ticket and review handling.
6. The head librarian role — Governance authority and audit transparency.
7. Discussion moderators — Keeping discussions productive without silencing.
8. State experts — Recognition for deep state-specific knowledge.
9. Board members — OASTL board and ASTL board recognition.
10. Citizen historians — Recognition for contributing primary-source material.