Geolibrary
Normal Opening Hours
Monday - Wednesday 9-17
Thursday 10-17
Friday 9-15
Saturday and Sunday Closed
Ascension recess
Thursday May 17 CLOSED
Friday May 18 CLOSED
National Day of Sweden
Wednesday June 6 CLOSED
The Library as a place of study
The Geolibrary is a branch library of Stockholm
University Library, and primarily provides service to the
Departments of Geological Sciences, Physical Geography and
Quaternary Geology, Applied Environmental Science and Human
Geography. The library has 20 reading places and four group rooms
with seating for 3-5 people in each room. The library has 18
computers with word processing and spreadsheet programs and a
number of search computers. Computers can be used with a
temporary login. The wireless network is available in every part of
the Geo building.
The Geolibrary has copiers, scanners and printers which can
produce colour printing.
Borrowing
To borrow books from the Geolibrary, you need a library card from the
University Library. More information about borrowing can
be found under the heading Borrow.
Books and journals not kept at the Geolibrary can be borrowed
from other libraries if you are a student, researcher, lecturer or
staff member at Stockholm University. As a student, you are
not eligible for interlibrary loans of material that is available
at a library in the greater Stockholm area.
Read more about Interlibrary loans.
To request an Interlibrary loan you need to log in at the web
page. Under Interlibrary loans you will find the request form. Be
sure to choose Geolibrary as a pick-up location when you order the
book/article.
You are welcome to send your purchase suggestions to geo@sub.su.se.
Indicate the author, title, and publication year, and whether you
want to borrow the book when it arrives.
Collections Description
The collections include human geography, physical geography,
including glaciology and quaternary geology, geology and
geochemistry, environment, climate and community planning.
The books are arranged by subject, while journals and series are
arranged alphabetically by title.
The Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) is fully represented, with
maps and descriptions. A series is available for loan. From 2010,
SGU is only available as a digital version.
A large part of the library's collections are in stacks. They
can be searched in the blue search box on the library's home page
and can be ordered at Geolibrary lending desk.
Most of our journals and new books are now available in
electronic format.
The library's book collection contains the set course literature
for the earth sciences and geography department's undergraduate
levels. The loan period for course literature is 7 days. The course
literature is only lent out to students, researchers and lecturers
at Stockholm University.
Maps
Printed collection
Digital and
geodata
Offprint collections
Older collections that reflect the activities and history of the
department of earth sciences and geography are located in stacks in
Building E. More information about Special
collections.
Essays
The library has a collection of B, C and D essays written by the
department of earth sciences and geography's students between 1920
and 2009. The essays are arranged in a series in the library.
From 2010, essays must be searched in DiVA or Libris Uppsök.
Published: Thursday, September 15, 2011
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Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012