Library and Information Services

Important notice: Due to the ongoing risk to public health posed by the coronavirus, the Geological Society’s offices in London and Bath are closed until further notice. This includes the Library at Burlington House. Visit our Library homepage to find out more about how you can use your Library services online while the building remains shut.

The Library is located in Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG and is open Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm.

Information for Members

The following can use the Library any time during normal opening hours:

• Fellows and Candidate Fellows/Junior Candidate Fellows
• Employees of Corporate Patron companies (proof of employment required)
• Friends of the Geological Society

Information for Non-Members

The Library's collections can be consulted by researchers, consultants and members of the public on payment of a fee. 

If you wish to consult the Archive collections please contact the Archivist for further details.

Non-Members' fees

An appointment is essential for non-members. To make an appointment call +44 (0) 20 7432 0999 or email library@geolsoc.org.uk. This is also an opportunity to ensure we have the materials you need and advise you if there is a better alternative.

Visitors are required to complete the Library Registration Form for Non-Members and provide ID/proof of address.

Guests of Fellows are not required to pay a fee unless using Library materials, in which case the above Private Research charges apply.

Reciprocal organisations

*Courtyard Societies (by arrangement with their librarians)

• Linnean Society 
• Royal Academy of Arts
• Royal Astronomical Society
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• Society of Antiquaries

**Other organisations (proof of membership required):

• AAPG
• Geological Association of Canada
• Geological Society of America
• Institute of Geologists of Ireland
• Institution of Materials Mining and Metallurgy

***Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (proof of membership required)