NAME: Transportation
Research Board Library
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Address:
500 Fifth St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
USA
Collection Information
Books:
12,600
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Serials:
850
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CD-ROMs:
238 (about 165 non-TRB)
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Microform:
6,000
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Description:
Primarily focused on transportation with an emphasis on highway
engineering; smaller collections in other modes. Small reference
collection.
Special Collections:
TRB Annual Meeting Unpublished Preprints from 1980 to the present
Complete collection of Transportation Research Board, Highway Research
Board, Cooperative Research Programs
Strategic Highway Research Program publications. Library also
maintains a collection of AASHTO publications.
Hours: 8:30 - 5:00, M - F
Open to the Public: yes
Any Conditions: Appointment necessary
Interlibrary Loan Policies: Up to 5 requests accepted at
one time via OCLC, ALA form, fax, phone, email (jfomalont@nas.edu), or letter.
Material is usually lent for 1 month.
Loan Fees: Free to transportation and federal libraries,
but a $10 charge to all other libraries.
Photocopy Fees: $0.10 cents per page/orders for
out-of-print TRB publications are charged $0.30 cents per page
Service Fees: No charge for TRB publication searches.
OCLC/RLIN Code: TPO
Online Catalog Internet Address: Available soon
Online Database/CD-ROM services: DIALOG and
SilverPlatter via web (TRANSPORT), FirstSearch, TRANSPORT CD-ROM,
PATH, TRB CD-ROMS and approximately 165 non-TRB CD-ROM titles
available. Access to Ovid, Scopus, CSA, and Ingenta through National
Academy of Sciences Library
Additional Information: The library makes three
databases available on Web: the TRB Publications index: http://pubsindex.trb.org Research
in Progress Database:http://rip.trb.org.
TRIS (available on the Web through the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics National Transportation Library):http://ntl.bts.gov/tris
Staff Overview
Number of Professional
Staff: 2 Number of Support
Staff: 1
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Barbara Post
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Manager, Information Services
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202-334-2990
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bpost@nas.edu
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Jessica Fomalont
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Associate Librarian
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202-334-2989
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jfomalont@nas.edu
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Library Publications:
Annual TRB Periodicals Holding List.
Library Network Affiliations:
FEDLINK
Last update: May 30, 2007.
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