University of Tasmania, Australia

Finding items in the Royal Society collection	About the Royal Society of Tasmania Library
Library Catalogue(for books and serials in the Royal Society collection) Subject Index (Excel 202.0KB) to Royal Sociey Archival Collections Name Index (Excel 249.5KB) to Royal Sociey Archival Collections Royal Society A-Z index - Links to PDF files with detailed descriptions ot the Royal Society archival collections.	Description Location Access to the Society's collections (including online access to the 'Papers & Proceedings') Catalogues Shelf Arrangement Loan Policy Borrowing from University Library Collections

Description

The Library covers the subjects of natural history, science and Tasmanian history. Books are mainly standard historical works in the natural sciences.

There are about 5,000 book titles, 650 serial titles and 45,000 serial volumes in the open-access collections.  The rare book collection includes some 2,200 individual titles.

Location

The open-access and rare collections of the Royal Society of Tasmania are located on the 5th Floor, Morris Miller Library, Sandy Bay (Hobart) campus.

Access to the Society's collections - Print Collections

Access to the Royal Society of Tasmania Library is available to members of the public under the same conditions which apply to University Library collections.

Restricted loans are available to University staff and higher degree students.

The Society's open-access collections are available during Morris Miller Library opening times:

Between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday.

The Society's rare collections may only be accessed by prior appointment.  Prospective clients are advised to contact the Library via: Special.Collections@utas.edu.au

Note: Material in the Rare Book Room is often fragile and permission must be obtained to to photocopy any item. Rare material may only be consulted under supervision.

Access to the Society's collections - "Papers & Proceedings"

Click on the link below to view online the Society's "Papers & Proceedings" via the University's ePrints website.

Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania

ePrints holds the "Papers & Proceedings" in their entirety from 1849 onwards.  However, the latest two issues only are subject to rolling embargo.

Individual articles may be searched by either employing the ePrints Advanced Search option, or by using a web search engine.

The print version of the Society's "Papers and Proceedings" is still held in the Royal Society's Library (level 5 of the Morris Miller Library), as well as the Launceston and Science libraries.

Catalogues

Library materials are listed in the University Library online catalogue.

Shelf arrangement

All open-access and rare book and journal collections are arranged by Library of Congress classification.

Loan Policy

Borrowing from the University Library collections

Members of the Royal Society may borrow from the University Library as Special Borrowers. No fee is charged for Members. Apply at any Client Service Desk for an application form (see conditions).