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Catalog:
Library
Date of Last Update:
2009-09-14
Name of library or information center:
LTRC (Louisiana Transportation Research Center) - TTEC (Transportation Training and Education Center) Library
Name of parent organization (if applicable):
Title of person to which library or information center director reports:
Transportation Training and Education Center (TTEC) Administrator
Is your information center a member of a Transportation Knowledge Network?:
ETKN
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):
General public (non DOTD or LSU patrons) by appointment.
Provide a description of your information collection:
Extensive collection of TRB publications and LTRC publications. Numerous human resources management (HRM) monographs and training manuals. Numerous state reports and FHWA publications. Electronic access to LTRC publications, ASTM Standards and access to indexes and databases subscribed to by LSU Libraries.
What are the particular subject strengths of your collection?:
HRM, road construction
# Professional Staff:
1
# Support Staff :
0
Special notes or comments about your library or information center:
Our library is only 1.5 yrs old, so is still in the formation and building stage.
Contact Information
Name of Primary Contact:
Sandra Brady
Address:
4099 Gourrier Ave. ,
City:
Baton Rouge
State:
LA
Zip:
70808
Country:
USA
Mailing Address (if different):
Main phone:
225 767 9716
Fax Number:
2257679734
Main email:
Sandra.Brady@la.gov
Website:
http://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/library.html
Do you provide online training courses?:
Do you provide onsite training courses?:
Do you maintain a knowledge base of lessons learned or best practices?:
Do you maintain a directory of experts or provide referrals to experts as part of your services?:
Are any of your training materials catalogued into OCLC?:
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:State DOT
Detailed Collection Information:
Please estimate the number of items in your information collection:
Books/monographs:
500+
Journal, magazine and newspaper titles (print or digital, current or discontinued):
20
Printed technical reports, plans, manuals, standards:
500+
Digital documents (e.g. PDF's or e-books):
500+
Microfiche/microfilm items:
0
Photographs or image files:
0
Videotapes and CDs:
50
Other items (e.g. schedules, maps, drawings, etc.):
0
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?:
Yes
Please list the major commercial information databases to which your library subscribes.:
LTRC-TTEC Library: "My ASTM/My Standards" Parent Institution (LSU Libraries): Compendex, Science Citation Index, Academic Search Complete, numerous others.
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Library Services and Affiliations
In what year was the library first established?:
2008
What days and hours are library services provided?:
8:00am - 5:00pm, M-F
If your library produces an online newsletter or other form of outreach publication, please provide a link or enter the name of the publication.:
http://ltrc-tteclibrary.blogspot.com/
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:
National TKN Resource Sharing Network Project
Do you offer interlibrary loans?:
Yes
Do you lend through OCLC?:
No
What is your lending policy (briefly describe or provide a link)?:
Will lend to La DOTD staff as well as LSU faculty, staff and students. http://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/library-policies.html
What fees do you charge for lending?:
none
What fees do you charge for supplying photocopies?:
none
What fees do you charge for research or other services?:
none
Library Resources and Facilities
What is your library’s approximate annual budget – excluding staffing and facilities costs?:
Under $100,000.00
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?:
No
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:
Library Catalog
Catalog Type:
Bibliographic Index
Name of software used for catalog (enter “none”, ‘home grown”, or name of commercial package):
LibraryThing
Is your catalog accessible outside of your organization?:
Yes
Please provide a link to your catalog:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/LTRCTTEC
Staff person name :
Sandra Brady
Staff person title:
Librarian & Transportation Research Advisor
Staff person phone:
(225)767-9716
Staff person email:
Sandra.Brady@la.gov
Full or Part Time:
Full Time
Expertise:
Reference
Web 2.0/3.0
Languages:
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