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NAME: Transportation
Library, Northwestern University
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Address:
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
USA
Collection Information
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Books/Reports:
272,600
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Serials:
3,175
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Microforms:
177,400 |
CD-ROMS:
1,500 |
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Explanation:
On-line access to materials comprehensive 1979+; earlier material
accessible through card and book catalogs onsite.
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Description:
One of the largest transportation libraries in the world, the
Northwestern University Transportation Library has collections on
transportation law enforcement and police management, and
environmental impact assessment. The transportation collection
emphasizes current socioeconomic aspects, particularly management,
operations, finance, planning, regulation and safety. All
transportation modes--air, rail, water, highway, and pipeline--are
represented; both U.S. and international publications are collected.
Other aspects, such as technology and history, are covered
selectively. The law enforcement collection focuses on police
administration and training, and traffic law enforcement. The
environmental impact statement collection (ca. 52,000 volumes)
includes most of the EIS's prepared under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969. These resources support education and
research programs for Northwestern’s Transportation Center,
Center for Public Safety, Infrastructure Technology Institute, faculty
and students, as well as, the national and worldwide transportation
and law enforcement research communities.
Subject Strengths:
Collection depth in transportation topics (all modes), and
environmental impact statements.
Special Collections:
Annual reports of carriers, from the 1800's to the present
American Society of Transportation & Logistics depository (2300
papers)
H.H. Copeland maps produced 1930-1950 showing railroad traffic density
and financial information
Hours: Staff assistance: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, M-F. Hours
of access: 8:30 AM - 11:45PM, Mon-Sat, 12:00-11:45 PM, Sun.
Open to the Public: yes
Any Conditions: The University Library has restricted
access hours after 5:00 PM Mon- FRI , and after 12 noon on SAT and
SUN. Users need to declare intention to use the Transportation Library
to obtain access to the building.
Interlibrary Loan Policies:Please refer to our Web site
for current information. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation/services.html
Requests accepted by phone, web form, fax, e-mail, letter, ALA request
or OCLC. We are participants in the CIC, MTKN, and ILLINET ILL
agreements. Materials shipped library rate or UPS ground at no charge,
or priority shipping (priority mail/FedEx/UPS next-day/fax) at cost
plus $10 surcharge for rush handling. Books, government reports,
theses/dissertations, annual reports, environmental impact statements,
audiovisual materials, computer materials, and microforms may be
borrowed. Periodicals, reference/high-use materials, archival or
fragile materials may not be borrowed. Journal articles and
conference papers are copied within copyright guidelines. Large
photocopying requests may also be billed for time.
Loan Fees:$15.00 per book for not-for-profit
organizations; $20.00 for for-profit organizations. Loan charges
do not apply to national; federal; state and local government
transportation agency libraries and employees; and organizations which
deposit their reports with the Transportation Library. Contact
the Transportation Library for more information trans@northwestern.edu.
Photocopy Fees:: $15.00 per article up
to 50 pages, for not-for-profit organization; $22.00 per article up to
50 pages, for for-profit organization. Contact the
Transportation Library for more information at trans@northwestern.edu.
Cataloging System: Endeavor Information System (Voyager)
OCLC/RLIN Code: JCR (OCLC); ILNX (RLIN)
Online Catalog Internet Address: http://nucat.library.northwestern.edu/
Online Database/CD-ROM services:: The
TRAN Article File, http://tran.library.northwestern.edu/
our locally-produced transportation and law enforcement journal
article/conference index. Thousands of other electronic
resources available through Northwestern University Library http://er.library.northwestern.edu/
Additional Information:: Major
contributor to the TLIB subfile of TRB’s TRIS database.
Depository for US Dept. of Transportation sponsored research.
Library Publications: None
Library Network Affiliations:
ILLINET; MTKN; and the CIC, thru the University Library
Last update: May 23, 2007.
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