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Catalog:
Other Information Provider
Date of Last Update:
2009-11-04
Name of library or information center:
Federal Transit Administration
Name of parent organization (if applicable):
Title of person to which library or information center director reports:
Transportation Management Specialist
Is your information center a member of a Transportation Knowledge Network?:
Not a TKN Member
Do you provide access to your information collection to the general public (either on-site or on-line, with or without a fee)?:
Yes
Describe any special conditions for accessing your resources or services (e.g. by appointment, affiliations required):
Most of he FTA research documents are housed in the U.S. Department of Transportation Library, National Technical Information Service, and online.
Provide a description of your information collection:
Transit or urban mass transportation is what we are about, namely: new and conventional public transit systems including bus, heavy rail, light rail, rapid rail transit, urban maglev, bus rapid transit, paratransit, rural transportation, intelligent transportation systems, and new and advanced technologies, innovative strategies and practices. FTA does not have a physically located library. Published research materials are available online at the FTA website, TRIS Database, TRB Research in Progress Database, and in DOT Library, National Technical Information Service, and some university transportation libraries.
What are the particular subject strengths of your collection?:
NEW AND CONVENTIONAL PUBLIC TRANSIT
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
ADVANCED AND INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
URBAN MAGLEV TECHNOLOGY
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
CONGESTION MANAGEMENT
CLEAN AIR VEHICLES
GREEN TRANSIT
ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY VEHICLES AND PRACTICES
INNOVATIVE AND BEST PRACTICES
CONGESTION MANAGEMENT
# Professional Staff:
2
# Support Staff :
Special notes or comments about your library or information center:
FTA does not have a physically located library. FTA is inclusive and provides a transit research information service to everyone, such as response to inquiries, referral, published cdocuments, and more.
Contact Information
Name of Primary Contact:
Marina Drancsak
Address:
Federal Transit Administration , 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
City:
Washington
State:
DC
Zip:
20590
Country:
USA
Mailing Address (if different):
Main phone:
202-366-0201
Fax Number:
202-366-3765
Main email:
Marina.Drancsak@dot.gv
Website:
http://www.fta.dot.gov
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Organization Type:
Federal or National Agency
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