Hours

Collections

Please note that this Library is only open to current Caltech staff/faculty/students with a valid Caltech ID. The Caltech Library system only supports researchers affiliated with Caltech. Members of the general public should contact their local public library for assistance.

• Geosciences - Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Seismology
• Environmental Sciences (selected collection)
• Planetary Sciences
• Map Collection (numerous map collections are now available freely online. Please visit the Maps LibGuide page for these resources).

Access to Collections on Weekends

• If you need access to a physical item in the Geology Library collection when the Library is closed, please contact staff in the Sherman Fairchild Library (SFL), who should be able to retrieve it for you. Immediate retrieval is not always possible, so do expect to wait for the item to be delivered to SFL for you to pick up.
• Email: circ@library.caltech.edu OR Call: (626)395-3405

Accessibility

• Accessibility information for the Geology Library

Features

• PCs
• Reading Room
• Map Room
• Color Printer/Scanner/Copier
• Oversize Flatbed Scanner (Map Room)

Find Us

The Geology Library is located in North Mudd on the 2nd floor.

Floorplan