The library has a variety of special equipment available for use. The following is a sampling of some of this equipment.
There are two televisions that are available for use within the Geology Library. Both are available with no reservations, however if the remote is needed, it must be checked out from the Circulation Desk. There are playback controls on the TV itself. The TVs are located in the back of the library on two study carrels. If you did not bring your own, earbud headphones are available for check-out at the Circulation Desk as well.
The library also has a drafting table which lights up. It is located in the Map area. If using the table for drafting, please do not use scotch tape, as this damages the surface. Various drafting equipment may be checked out from the circulation desk.
In addition, there is also a portable light table for checkout located near the open reserves.
The Microfiche are located in the back of the library near the Open Reserves cabinets.
The most important fiche holdings in the Walter Geology Library are the USGS Open File Reports, are almost complete from 1981 to the present. The USGS Open File Reports on fiche are not individually listed in the online catalog. To access them you must first find the sequential number assigned it by the USGS. GeoRef and other bibliographic sources can help with this.
A microfiche viewer is available in the library. It is located on the study carrel nearest the back copier. There are no machines to make paper copies in the Geology Library, but fiche may be checked out for viewing or copying elsewhere. These materials have the same loan period as regular books. PCL does have a fiche/film reader that can scan to a Flash drive.
The Geology Library's microfilm holdings have been moved permanently to PCL. They include a large number of theses and dissertations done at other universities on Texas geology. Ask for assistance in the Periodicals and Microforms area of PCL.
The library has a slide projector for use in the library. It is located in the back of the library near the Micorfiche cabinets. It uses a round carousel.
The Walter Geology Library now has two Dell laptop PCs available for 24 hour checkout. Flash Drives are available for a 24 hour loan period.
