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Library and Information Services

The Geological Society Library was founded in 1809 and contains over 300,000 volumes of books and serials.  It takes around 700 current serial titles and has a collection of over 35,000 maps. All aspects of the geological sciences are covered.

Access for non-members (including members of societies with which the Geological Society has reciprocal agreements) is by appointment only.

New - Online Access to Three More Journals!

New e-journals Offsite access to Carbonates and evaporites, Journal of the Geological Society of India, and Paläontologische Zeitschrift is now available. English is the main language of all these journals. Visit our Virtual Library for details.

Sale of Geological Map Prints

Geological map Copies of rare and old geological maps are now available to purchase from our Library’s collections. For full details, please visit the Maps for Sale page or email Paul Johnson.

Sponsor-a-Manuscript

Comte de Bournon’s ‘Memoire sur la Societe Geologique de Londre’ The Library is appealing for donations to help preserve one of the Society’s most important archive manuscript books. Visit the Sponsor-A-Book page for full details.