Welcome to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines Library. The John B. Gammon Geoscience Library houses a comprehensive collection of journals, government documents, maps and reference material relating to geology and mineral exploration, in Ontario, and the rest of the world.
The Library maintains a unique collection of resources focussing on the geology of Ontario, including
The Library subscribes to many geoscientific journals, and has an extensive collection of government documents, serials, monographs and theses. Library users have access to
A computer workstation is available for researchers to search, via the Internet, GeoRef, the American Geological Institute Earth Sciences database. It contains over 1.5 million citations covering North America since 1785 and other areas of the world since 1933.
Workstations provide access to GeologyOntario, the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines online database of assessment work files, OGS maps and reports, Mineral Deposits Inventory, lithogeochemical data, and diamond-drill hole results.
Material in the Mines Library Catalogue can be searched on-site or online through the Laurentian University Library Catalogue. Select Mines Library from the "Database to be Searched" option, then follow the instructions on screen.
The Library is a reference library, and materials cannot be signed out. Inter-library loans can be arranged.
Other facilities available at the library are a photocopier and a map copier; a viewing room, with television, VCR and slide projector, available to the public through advance booking; and study carrels and larger work tables suitable for viewing maps.
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