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Catalog:
Library
Date of Last Update:
2009-10-30
Name of library or information center:
American Planning Association (APA) Library
Name of parent organization (if applicable):
Title of person to which library or information center director reports:
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):
Provide a description of your information collection:
The American Planning Association Library houses more than 4,200 volumes on planning and allied fields and adds several hundred new titles each year.
Plans, municipal documents, and planning-related pamphlets and articles fill almost 150 file drawers. The library subscribes to more than 100 journals and newsletters. In addition, it has complete sets of all APA serial publications, including Planning magazine, the Journal of the American Planning Association, and division newsletters.
What are the particular subject strengths of your collection?:
Planning resources, including plans and municipal documents
# Professional Staff:
# Support Staff :
Special notes or comments about your library or information center:
The library is open to members, students, and interested citizens by appointment only. Contact us at library@planning.org, or by telephone at 312-786-6354 to schedule an appointment. Visitors may use the library's materials on the premises, but our books are not available for loan.
Contact Information
Name of Primary Contact:
Address:
122 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 1600
City:
Chicago
State:
IL
Zip:
60603
Country:
USA
Mailing Address (if different):
Main phone:
312-431-9100
Fax Number:
Main email:
library@planning.org
Website:
http://www.planning.org/library/index.htm
Do you provide online training courses?: No
Do you provide onsite training courses?:
Do you maintain a knowledge base of lessons learned or best practices?: No
Do you maintain a directory of experts or provide referrals to experts as part of your services?:No
Are any of your training materials catalogued into OCLC?: No
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Organization Type:Professional Association
Detailed Collection Information:
Please estimate the number of items in your information collection:
Books/monographs:
4200
Journal, magazine and newspaper titles (print or digital, current or discontinued):
100
Printed technical reports, plans, manuals, standards:
Digital documents (e.g. PDF's or e-books):
Microfiche/microfilm items:
Photographs or image files:
Videotapes and CDs:
Other items (e.g. schedules, maps, drawings, etc.):
Does your staff have access to commercial (for fee) information databases – either directly or through your parent organization?:
Yes
Do you offer your patrons access to commercial (for fee) information databases – either remotely or within your library?:
No
Please list the major commercial information databases to which your library subscribes.:
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Library Services and Affiliations
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If your library produces an online newsletter or other form of outreach publication, please provide a link or enter the name of the publication.:
OCLC Code (if applicable):
What percentage of your collection is cataloged in OCLC with your library’s symbol?:
With which OCLC Groups is your library affiliated?:
Please list names of other library consortia or networks to which your library belongs:
Do you offer interlibrary loans?:
Yes
Do you lend through OCLC?:
Yes
What is your lending policy (briefly describe or provide a link)?:
The library is open to members, students, and interested citizens by appointment only. Contact us at library@planning.org, or by telephone at 312-786-6354 to schedule an appointment. Visitors may use the library's materials on the premises, but our books are not available for loan.
What fees do you charge for lending?:
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What fees do you charge for research or other services?:
Library Resources and Facilities
What is your library’s approximate annual budget – excluding staffing and facilities costs?:
Under $100,000
What is your library’s primary funding source?:
Does your library have access to conference/meeting space?:
Yes
Do you offer use of computers with internet access to your users?:
Yes
Do you have access to digitization and OCR hardware/software?:
Yes
What specialized software do you have access to? (e.g. web publishing, desktop publishing, multimedia):
Special Collections
Please list any special collections that you maintain
Catalogs: Please list any online catalogs that you maintain:
Catalog:
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Is your catalog accessible outside of your organization?:
Yes
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Full or Part Time:
Full Time
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