Bibliographical Society of America

The Bibliographical Society of America publishes a quarterly journal, papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, which is distributed to its memebership and subscribing institutions.

Each year the Society offers an array of grants (called fellowships), prizes, and other awards programs to recognize scholarly excellence in bibliography and support new research and developing scholars. This includes our fellowship and new scholars programs and annual prizes.

Bsa programs require administrative support. This includes staff time for advertising programs, receiving and organizing application materials for distribution and review by selection committees, communicating with the applicants about the status of their applications, and issuing awards. Successful applicants to our grants, prizes, and fellowship programs also need to be paid in accordance with irs regulations, requiring staff time and attention. Staff time and professional services are also required to organize events, work with vendors, and arrange for necessary insurance coverage as needed. This category of expenses also covers various software subscriptions that allow us to host events online.

In accordance with our identity as an international, interdisciplinary scholarly organization that fosters the study of books and other textual artifacts in traditional and emerging formats, the Bibliographical Society of America pursues its mission by hosting public programs and collaborating with related organizations to do so. Some of these programs are developed internally by the programs committee, and others are developed in collaboration with external individuals, institutions, and organizations. This includes our annual meeting, held in january of each year.