Library
The Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy is a specialty library of caving-related books and periodicals for serious researchers in the field of speleology. There are several such libraries throughout the country, including the National Speleological Society Library in Huntsville, Alabama and the National Cave Museum in Park City, Kentucky, among others.
MAKARST holdings include 4,600 international, national and regional books and foreign and general interest periodicals from every continent, and periodicals published by the National Speleological Society and its grottos. Aside from a small section of duplicates that can be borrowed by members, most of the holdings are available to researchers by appointment.
The periodicals from the National Speleological Society and its grottos include approximately 250 titles and 4,220 volumes. Most volumes have numerous editions within each publication year. Publications might have been published quarterly, annually, or monthly. Some publications may only have one issue or are from only one year. The Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy contains roughly more than 30,000 individual issues.
Topics include: Geology, Volcanology, Education, Biology, History, Hydrology, Science, Environmental Karst, Mountaineering, Vertical Caving, Rescue, Photography, Mineralogy, Hydrogeology, Management, Geomorphology, Paleontology, Equipment, Mapping, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Children’s Literature, Fiction, Bats, Diving and Speleophilately.
North, Central and South American books are from: All 50 states in the United States as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia; the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.
European countries represented include: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Great Britain, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and others.
From Africa, Asia and Australia/Oceania holdings are from: South Africa, Ethiopia, Congo, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam.
KARST has two digital reference systems where you can search publications by title, topic, country or state of topic, publication date, grotto, authors, etc. To search for a book, periodical, or other publication, please use the links in the boxes below to access our Library Pages.
North American and Abroad Books and Publications
To search our database of books and other non-periodical publications from North American and abroad, please click the link below.
North American Periodicals
To search our list of available Periodicals by title, authors, volume, and edition, click the link below.