The Bibliographical Society is the senior learned society dealing with the study of the book and its history. The objectives of the Society are:
* to promote and encourage study and research in the fields of :
o historical, analytical, descriptive and textual bibliography,
o the history of printing, publishing, bookselling, bookbinding and collecting;
* to hold meetings at which papers are read and discussed; to print and publish a journal and books concerned with bibliography; to maintain a bibliographical library; from time to time to award a medal for services to bibliography
* to support bibliographical research by awarding grants and bursaries.