The 'Mick' Townsley Research Room provides a dedicated study area for School of Government students. The resources available include:

• A selection of books, government publications and journals
• PhD, MA and Honours theses
• Additional resource material for individual units (where provided by teaching staff)
• Newspapers - The Australian and The Mercury
• Photocopier (activated through CAPS account)
  

Conditions of Use
Materials may be used within the Research Room but cannot be removed or loaned. Any student wishing to access materials from the Research Room must leave their student card with administrative staff. Food, drink and mobile phones are not permitted.

Opening hours are 9.00am-4.00pm weekdays (not open on public holidays).

The Research Room is also home to two very important collections:The 'Mick' Townsley Collection and the Lithuanian Reference Library.

The 'Mick' Townsley Collection
Professor Wilfred ('Mick') Townsley (1909-2001) was the founding Professor of the Department of Political Science at UTAS. He was appointed in 1956 and retired in 1976. This collection was kindly donated to the School of Government by his family following his death in 2001.

Lithuanian Reference Library
This is a truly unique collection - the only one of its kind in Australia. Opened in 2005, the library has over 1,000 books and journals dealing with Lithuania and its people. Titles are in English and Lithuanian.