For anyone in need of scientific literature, Naturalis offers one of the world's largest collections of systematics, taxonomy and palaeontology.
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Naturalis has more than 300,000 books and journals on the natural world and biodiversity, from leading international journals to special old prints. The library collection of the Dutch Entomological Society is also housed at Naturalis.
We manage the library's collection, but we are mainly there to help you find the right publications, access (digital) literature, borrow books, scan articles and see special books from the Rare Book Room. Please make an appointment for this by email.
Rarebook room
A special room in the collection tower - the Rare Book Room - is reserved for valuable and fragile paper materials. Besides rare books, this room also contains the scientific and correspondence archives and a large collection of prints. The tower is climate-controlled to provide the best possible storage conditions for these paper treasures.
