Library resources
The Earth sciences library at the Museum. There is also a zoology library and botany library with collections available to the public.
The Centre for UK Biodiversity has access to resources in the Natural History Museum's library. They are housed separately, in the zoology, botany and earth sciences libraries at the Museum in South Kensington, and the entomology and ornithology libraries elsewhere. Visitors to the centre are welcome to visit the libraries at the South Kensington site.
Visit the libraryBooks on UK biodiversity
Want to know more about British bees? The specimen collections in the Centre for UK Biodiversity and the library's books will help you discover more.
Library staff can help you get the latest research on the current decline of British bees, find a beautiful illustration of bees, or discover some of the earliest examples of bees fossilised in amber.
The library has a huge variety of resources to help with all your UK natural history queries, and it is free and open to everyone for research purposes.
World's largest natural history collection
The Museum's libraries house the largest collection of British natural history books in the world.
The oldest book in the collection dates from 1469, and new items are being added every day, along with current journal publications and the latest electronic resources.
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Library and archives
Find out more about the library collections and resources, from the drawings and notebooks of early collectors to the most up-to-date reference works about British wildlife.
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In 2003 nearly 12,000 scientists from over 60 countries came to work at the Museum.
