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The British Herpetological Society is an international herpetological society based in the United Kingdom. The BHS is a non-profit organisation with goals to support the conservation, education and captive care of reptiles and amphibians. The society regularly publishes the Herpetological Journal and Herpetological Bulletin on a quarterly basis. It is one of the oldest international herpetological societies.

The society was established in 1947 with the help of Dr Malcolm A Smith who was a physician who practiced in the Royal Court of Siam. Whilst in Siam, Dr Smith studied the herpetofauna as well as that of south-east Asia. After retiring, he returned to Britain where he developed an interest in the native reptiles and amphibians. This led him founding the society as a way to promote the values he saw fit in regards to the herpetofauna of the British Isles and the wider landscape

The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the largest libraries in the world.

The British Library was created on 1 July 1973 as a result of the British Library Act 1972. Prior to this, the national library was part of the British Museum, which provided the bulk of the holdings of the new library, alongside smaller organisations which were folded in