Bibliographical Society of America
The Bibliographical Society of America (BSA) is a North American organization that fosters the study of books and manuscripts.[1] It was constituted from the earlier Bibliographical Society of Chicago (created in 1899) as the national membership began to exceed local membership.[2] The organization publishes the scholarly journal, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America,[3] as well as books on topics of bibliographic interest.
History[edit]
- In an essay published in Libraries, Books and Culture, Wayne A. Wiegand detailed the politics surrounding the formation of the BSA through its split from the American Library Association and the reconstituting of the Bibliographical Society of Chicago into a national organization.[2]
- Three retrospectives of the organization have been published in the Papers in 1941,[4] 1979,[5] and 2004.[6] The latter two became the basis for entries in the 1969[7] and 2018[1] editions of the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, respectively.
Publications[edit]
The University of Chicago Press publishes the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America and maintains access to past issues dating back to the beginning of the journal in 1904.[3]
In 2023 the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America underwent a redesign from Caslon typeface to New Century Schoolbook.[8]
Awards[edit]
- William L. Mitchell Prize for Bibliography or Documentary Work on Early British Periodicals or Newspapers. (Triennial)
- Justin G. Schiller Prize for Bibliographical Work on Pre-20th-Century Children’s Books. (Triennial)
- St. Louis Mercantile Library Prize for scholarship in the bibliography of American history and literature. (Triennial)
- Katharine Pantzer Senior Fellowship in Bibliography and the British Book Trades
- BSA-ASECS Fellowship for Bibliographical Studies in the Eighteenth Century
- BSA-Harry Ransom Center Pforzheimer Fellowship in Bibliography to support the bibliographical study of early modern books and manuscripts, 1455–1700, held in the Ransom Center’s Pforzheimer Library.
- D. F. McKenzie New Scholars Award
- Dorothy Porter Wesley Fellowship for Black bibliographers.
- Dorothy Porter Wesley award for New Scholars.[9]
External links[edit]
Homepage of the Bibliographical Society of America
Bibcite - open access digital repository for bibliographical research developed by the Digital Strategy Working Group of the Bibliographical Society of America.
Cites[edit]
- ^ a b Mayo, Hope (2018). "Bibliographical Society of America". In McDonald, John D.; Levine-Clark, Michael (eds.). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences. Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 463–467. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ a b Wiegand, Wayne A. (1986). "Library Politics and the Organization of the Bibliographical Society of America". Libraries, Books and Culture. 21 (1): 131–157. JSTOR 25541684.
- ^ a b "The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America". The University of Chicago Press Journals. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Van Hoesen, Henry B. (1941). "The Bibliographical Society of America—Its Leaders and Activities, 1904–1939". Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. 35 (3): 177–202. JSTOR 24297076.
- ^ Edelstein, J. M. (1979). "The Bibliographical Society of America, 1904–1979". Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. 73 (4): 389–422. doi:10.1086/pbsa.73.4.24302580. JSTOR 24302580. S2CID 181114876.
- ^ Mayo, Hope (2004). "The Bibliographical Society of America at 100: Past and Future". Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. 98 (4): 425–448. doi:10.1086/pbsa.98.4.24295738. JSTOR 24295738. S2CID 164130008.
- ^ Edelstein, J. M. (1969). "Bibliographical Society of America". In Kent, Allen; Lancour, Harold (eds.). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. Vol. 2. New York: Marcel Dekker. pp. 395–401. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Erickson, Jesse R. and Sarah Werner. "Letter from the Editors." The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 2023 117:1, 1-3
- ^ Society Information The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 2023 117:2, 265-270
