British Cave Research Association - Library

Library

BCRA manages the British Caving library at Glutton Bridge near Buxton. This comprises a reference section (formerly located in Matlock), an archive section of older material, and a heritage section. Following an agreement with the National Geoscience Data Centre at the British Geological Survey (BGS), the archive material specifically relating to BCRA and its predecessor organisations was moved, in 2009, to BGS for safe-keeping in controlled storage conditions.

The library consists of a large collection of books and journals on caving topics from Britain and abroad, which is frequently updated by donations and by journal exchanges with many caving clubs worldwide. Items received by the editor of Speleology for review are usually deposited in the library afterwards. The library is managed by BCRA on behalf of BCA but ownership of individual items may remain with the donor. For further information see the British Caving Library web site, which includes an on-line catalogue of the collection, and an on-line audio archive.

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