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Call for Papers: The Power of Books in Bridging Divides

Bibliographical and Book Studies in Canada

On June 1^st and 2^nd, 2020 bibliographical and book studies researchers will gather for the Annual Conference of the Bibliographical Society of Canada at Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Western University in London, Ontario. We encourage multidisciplinary engagement on the power of books in bridging social, ethnic, political, economic, and epistemological divides more broadly, while forming fresh visions for bibliographical and book studies.

Call for Nominations: Tremaine Medal 2020

The Awards Committee invites nominations for the Marie Tremaine Medal, offered by the Bibliographical Society of Canada (BSC) for outstanding service to Canadian bibliography and for distinguished publication in either English or French in that field. The Tremaine Medal is accompanied by the Watters-Morley Prize, a $500 scholarly award.

Deadline: December 13, 2019.

Call for applications: 2020 Emerging Scholar Prize

The Bibliographical Society of Canada (BSC) invites applications for the Emerging Scholar Prize. The Prize promotes the work of a researcher who is beginning a career in the fields of book history and bibliography broadly defined, including a study of the creation, production, publication, distribution, transmission, history, and uses of printed books, manuscripts, or electronic texts. Preference will be given to topics with a Canadian dimension. Deadline for application: December 13, 2019.

2020 BSC fellowships call for applications

The Bibliographical Society of Canada invites applications for the Marie Tremaine Fellowship and Bernard Amtmann Fellowship. Deadline for application: December 13, 2019.

The latest issue of the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada is now available online

The latest issue of the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada is now available online: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/bsc.

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Announcement from the Bibliographical Society of Canada

The Bibliographical Society of Canada/La Société bibliographique du Canada (BSC/SbC) announces transitions in the leadership of its publications program. Continue reading “Announcement from the Bibliographical Society of Canada”

The Council of the BSC stands with the BCSA.

As scholars of the history of texts and media in Canada, we are well aware of the long history of anti-Black racism in this country and call upon the Federation to recommit itself to addressing the ongoing impact of anti-Black racism within academic spaces. Continue reading “The Council of the BSC stands with the BCSA.”

Letter of protest to Ontario Library Service funding cuts

The Bibliographical Society of Canada strongly decries the Ontario Government’s funding cuts to the Ontario Library Service. We stand in support of libraries across Ontario and Canada. Continue reading “Letter of protest to Ontario Library Service funding cuts”

Latest issue of the Bulletin (Winter 2019) is now available online

Many thanks to all who submitted texts for the issue, which I hope you will all enjoy. As an ongoing reminder: the Bulletin is always in search of new content. If there is anything you would like to share in the next issue, please do not hesitate to contact the editor at bulletin@bsc-sbc.ca. Continue reading “Latest issue of the Bulletin (Winter 2019) is now available online”

New issue of Papers available

“Canada 150. Bound by Three Oceans: Reading, Writing, Printing and Publishing in Canada since Confederation”, the current issue of the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada, is open access and is now available online: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/bsc/issue/view/1992 Continue reading “New issue of Papers available”