Research visitor facilities
The Palaeontology Department provides a number of resources and facilities for research visitors to fossil mollusc collection.
For visitors to the benthic mollusc and minor group collections:
Visitor’s room and bench space
The Palaeontology Department has a visitor’s room equipped with:
- a standard compound microscope
- a separate camera stand with lighting
Visitors may use this room by prior arrangement with either the Collections Manager or Mollusc Curator.
There are also bench spaces within the collection area which provide natural light.
Cox Library
The Cox Library is well stocked with
- books
- monographs
- reprints
on all aspects of fossil and, to a lesser extent, present-day Mollusca (principally bivalves and gastropods).
It is arranged by stratigraphy and countries.
It also houses:
- major journals
- general books on molluscs
- supporting geological and zoological literature
- manuscripts linked to former staff such as Arthur Wrigley and Leslie Cox
Access to the Cox Library can be requested from the Collections Manager.
For visitors to the cephalopod collection:
Bench space
There is bench space located a short distance away from the cephalopod collection, with access to compound microscopes. Bench space is allocated by the Cephalopod Curator.
Buckmann Library
The Buckmann Library contains
- books
- monographs
- an extensive reprint collection
on all aspects of fossil cephalopods.
Access to the Buckman Library can be requested from the Collections Manager or Cephalopod Curator.