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Public access

Members of the public may use the Library by arrangement, and can browse and photocopy items.

Literature searches

The PIRSA Geoscience Library can provide literature searches on any subject required, on a variety of databases including:

  • PIRSA Geoscience Library Catalogue
    Geoscientific books, journals, CDs and audiovisual material. Items can be requested online through the South Australian Resources Information Geoserver, SARIG (click on 'Information').
  • PIRSA SAMREF Database
    Contains over 30,000 references to unpublished company and departmental reports. Items can be requested online through the South Australian Resources Information Geoserver, SARIG (click on 'Information').
  • Libraries Australia (external site, opens in new window)
    Contains references to all published material held in Australian libraries. Items can be borrowed on interlibrary loan.
  • GeoRef Database (external site, opens in new window)
    Contains over 2.9 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.

Inter-library loans and document delivery services

An inter-library loan and document delivery service is available for material held in the collection, including unpublished company and departmental reports on microfiche.

Requests are accepted via email, fax and phone or via the Libraries Australia (external site, opens in new window) Document Delivery system.

Standard delivery time is up to 1 week. Urgent requests are preferred by fax or phone.

About the library

The PIRSA Geoscience Library (formerly the South Australian Department of Mines and Energy Library) was established in 1948, from an informal collection of the Geological Survey of South Australia.

It holds the world’s largest collection of material dealing with South Australian geology, and holds over 16,000 books, 370 serial titles, audiovisual, CDrom and rare book material on geoscience, mining and earth related topics. The Library has a particularly strong national and international collection of Geological Survey holdings, from all states around Australia, and from overseas countries including the United States, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.

The Library also has access to published and unpublished company and departmental reports dealing with mining and exploration activities in South Australia.

Library news

More comprehensive literature and reference searching service now available.

The Geoscience Library now has access to the American Geological Institute's GeoRef (external site, opens in new window), the most comprehensive online bibliographic geoscientific database in the world.

Contact information

Opening hours:
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday

Librarian:
Pam Aagaard

Location:
Primary Industries and Resources SA
Level 7, 101 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000

Postal address:
Primary Industries and Resources SA
GPO Box 1671
Adelaide
South Australia 5001

Phone:
Within Australia 08 8463 3345
International +61 8 8463 3345

Facsimile:
Within Australia 08 8226 3177
International +61 8 8226 3177

Email:
PIRSA.MERLibrary@saugov.sa.gov.au