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Catalog:
Library
Date of Last Update:
2009-11-18
Name of library or information center:
John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library
Name of parent organization (if applicable):
University of Missouri
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:
Established in 1984 as a special collection of the St. Louis Mercantile Library, the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library stands today as one of North America’s largest and finest railroad history collections. Named after the noted twentieth century railroad executive, John W. Barriger, III (1899-1976), whose collection forms its heart, the Library has grown to become a major resource for the history of railroad business and technology as well as for the study of railroading’s multidimensional influence on the American economy, society and culture.
What are the particular subject strengths of your collection?:
The Bureau of Railway Economics Collection, New Maps of Missouri & Kansas (1868), Chauncey Barnard, Jr. 19th Century Civil Engineering Correspondence, John W. Barriger III Papers, Charles Rupp Railroad Timetable Collection, The ACF Industries Archival Collection, Association of American Railroads-Bureau of Railway Economics Historical Collection, Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society Collections, Milwaukee Road Archives, Isabel H. Benham Papers, Hamill-Louisville and Nashville Railroad Collection, Maury Klein Collection, Railroad Executive Oral History Program, William Rapp Photograph Collection, Gregory Ames Collection of Children’s Railroad Literature, Amtrak Corridor Development Studies Collection and more.
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Contact Information
Name of Primary Contact:
Gregg Ames
Address:
Thomas Jefferson Library Building , One University Boulevard
City:
St. Louis
State:
MO
Zip:
63121
Country:
USA
Mailing Address (if different):
Main phone:
314-516-7240
Fax Number:
314.516.7241
Main email:
gpames@umsl.edu
Website:
http://www.umsl.edu/barriger/
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:Rail Road
Detailed Collection Information:
Please estimate the number of items in your information collection:
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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Catalog Type:
General Integrated Library System (ILS)
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Is your catalog accessible outside of your organization?:
Yes
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Full Time
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