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Catalog:
Library
Date of Last Update:
2009-11-18
Name of library or information center:
Arthur Walter Keddie Railroad Library
Name of parent organization (if applicable):
Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society, Feather River Rail Society
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:
Information on Western pacific Railroad including history and historical photos of Feather River Route; Western Pacific equipment reference material past and present including track diagrams, timetables, forms, standards, and other reference materials related to operations of the Western pacific railroad. The Arthur Walter keddie Railroad Library is the official library and archives for the Feater River Rail Society and the Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society.
What are the particular subject strengths of your collection?:
# Professional Staff:
# Support Staff :
Special notes or comments about your library or information center:
Please note: The WPRRHS/FRRS does not have any former WP personnel records in their archives. If you are searching for a former WP employee, we suggest you contact the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board,
Contact Information
Name of Primary Contact:
David Epling
Address:
WPRRHS , PO Box 608
City:
Portola
State:
CA
Zip:
96122
Country:
USA
Mailing Address (if different):
Main phone:
Fax Number:
Main email:
david_epling@wplives.org
Website:
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
If you are affiliated with a library, please provide its name:
What types of data sets do you provide?:
What export formats do you offer?:
What types of metadata do you provide to help users locate or interpret data sets?:
Organization Type:Rail Road
Detailed Collection Information:
Please estimate the number of items in your information collection:
Books/monographs:
Journal, magazine and newspaper titles (print or digital, current or discontinued):
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?:
No
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
In what year was the library first established?:
What days and hours are library services provided?:
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)?:
What fees do you charge for lending?:
What fees do you charge for supplying photocopies?:
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:
Catalog Name:
Catalog Type:
General Integrated Library System (ILS)
Name of software used for catalog (enter “none”, ‘home grown”, or name of commercial package):
Is your catalog accessible outside of your organization?:
Yes
Please provide a link to your catalog:
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Full or Part Time:
Full Time
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