Pickle Research Campus
The J.J. Pickle Research Campus (formerly the Balcones Research Center) is located in northwest Austin at the corner of Braker Lane and Burnet Road. A campus map and building list is available for visitors to the PRC.
A shuttle service is available for UT students, staff, and faculty traveling to and from the main campus. On the main campus the shuttle stop is located on 26th Street in front of Ernest Cockrell Jr. Hall (near the pedestrian overpass). The shuttle stops at several locations at the PRC. Please check the shuttle bus website for the current bus schedule. The shuttle operates on a reduced schedule during intersession and the summer months.
Services for UT faculty members and researchers
The University of Texas Libraries provide faculty members and researchers at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus with access to the printed collections through Interlibrary Services (ILS).
For items available on campus OR not owned by UT: You can place a book or article request using the ILS request forms. These items will also be sent to you either electronically or via campus mail in a blue book bag to your address on the Pickle Research Campus
Please NOTE: There is a one time registration process for patrons using ILS and it is IMPORTANT that PRC users specify within the User Information that their Location Status is Pickle Research. Please use your campus address in your ILS account, including your campus mail code.
The following Centers, Groups, Laboratories, and Services are located at the PRC:
- Applied Research Laboratories
- Bureau of Economic Geology
- Center for Aeromechanics Research
- Center for Electromechanics
- Center for Energy & Environmental Resources (CEER)
- Air Quality Research Program
- Process Energetics Program
- Membrane Research
- Texas Institute for the Indoor Environment
- Texas Industries of the Future
- Southwest Network for Zero Waste
- Separations Research Program
- Center for Research in Water Resources
- The Commons Center
- Construction Materials Research Group
- Field Systems and Construction Automation Laboratory (FSCAL)
- Imaging Research Center
- Microelectronics Research Center
- Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab
- Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC)
- Petroleum Extension Service (PETEX)
- Phil M. Ferguson Structural Engineering Lab
- Robotics Research Group
- Software Quality Institute
- Texas Advanced Computing Center
- Texas Archeological Research Laboratory
- Texas Natural Science Center
- UT Institute for Geophysics (UTIG)
Questions and Comments
Submit a questions, or comment, to the Engineering Library.
If you would prefer to speak to an Engineering Library staff member, please call 512-495-4511 during library hours. If you call when the library is closed, please leave a message and we will try and get back to you.
Find Information
- Library Catalog - the online catalog for the University of Texas Libraries.
- Databases and Indexes to Articles - Engineering Index, GeoRef, INSPEC and more...
- Online Journals - Science Direct (Elsevier), IEEE, ASCE, ASME and many more...
- Industry Standards - ASTM, ANSI and more...
- Contact a Subject Specialist - librarians listed by subject area
Get Help
- Get Help - different options to get help.
- Online Tutorials - Using the Library Catalog, Endnote, Patent Searching and more...
- Help with problems connecting to online resources.
Borrowing and Circulation
- Circulation policies and loan periods - a valid UT ID card is required to borrow materials from a campus library.
- Proxy Borrowing - faculty and professional staff may appoint proxies to borrow library materials. Proxy borrower card applications are available at campus libraries or a printable PDF version is available online.
- Interlibrary Loan Services - request materials not available in the University of Texas Libraries.
- Renew your books and check your library materials’ due dates. This is very important as overdue notices are no longer being mailed. A UT EID is required.
- Renew Help
- Recalls and Holds - FAQ - including instructions for recalling items that are currently checked out. If a book is recalled from you, you will be notified. Items can be returned using the outdoor book return at the Library Storage Facility, Bldg. 176, on the Pickle Research Campus or returned to a campus library location.
- Outdoor Book Returns
Helpful phone numbers
- Engineering Library: 495-4511
- Geology Library: 495-4680
- Chemistry Library: 495-4600
- Life Science Library: 495-4630
- PMA Library: 495-4610
- PCL Circulation: 495-4300
- Interlibrary Loan Service: 495-4134
Where to Park on campus
- Campus parking maps
- Parking Garages
- UT Shuttle Schedule (Includes the PRC shuttle schedule. Please check for any intersession and summer schedule changes to the PRC shuttle schedule.)
