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Catalog:
Library
Date of Last Update:
2009-09-20
Name of library or information center:
Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics Program, University Libraries
Name of parent organization (if applicable):
George Mason University
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 Arlington Campus Library collects materials that support the academic programs offered on the Arlington Campus of George Mason University. Resources cover a wide range of applied social science disciplinary areas, including public policy, public administration, social services, nonprofit management, business, economics, and transportation. Additional relevant materials can be found on the University's Fairfax Campus, at Fenwick Library.
The Libraries offer access to a variety of resources, including print and electronic materials, over 500 electronic databases, and various media collections.
What are the particular subject strengths of your collection?:
Mason's Special Collections contains many distinct collections of differing sizes, subjects, and scopes, featuring manuscript, photography, and audiovisual materials pertaining. Relevant collections, such as the Mertz, McDonnell, Francois, and Deen papers, center on planned communities and city planning, transportation and travel, politics, and northern Virginia.
# Professional Staff:
53
# Support Staff :
78
Special notes or comments about your library or information center:
Contact Information
Name of Primary Contact:
Dr. Roger R. Stough
Address:
The School of Public Policy MS 2C9 , 4400 University Drive
City:
Fairfax
State:
VA
Zip:
22030-4444
Country:
USA
Mailing Address (if different):
Main phone:
(703) 993-2280
Fax Number:
(703) 993-1574
Main email:
rstough@gmu.edu
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:Academic/Research Institution
Detailed Collection Information:
Please estimate the number of items in your information collection:
Books/monographs:
1.05 million print monographs
Journal, magazine and newspaper titles (print or digital, current or discontinued):
43,000 (current print and online)
Printed technical reports, plans, manuals, standards:
NA
Digital documents (e.g. PDF's or e-books):
266,411
Microfiche/microfilm items:
1.83 million
Photographs or image files:
146,892 print images, 10,000 image files
Videotapes and CDs:
38,000
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?:
Yes
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?:
1972
What days and hours are library services provided?:
http://library.gmu.edu/libinfo/hours.html
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):
VGM
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:
VIVA, ASERL
Do you offer interlibrary loans?:
Yes
Do you lend through OCLC?:
Yes
What is your lending policy (briefly describe or provide a link)?:
http://library.gmu.edu/services/circ.html
What fees do you charge for lending?:
http://library.gmu.edu/services/circ.html#fines
What fees do you charge for supplying photocopies?:
8 cents per photocopy
What fees do you charge for research or other services?:
NA
Library Resources and Facilities
What is your library’s approximate annual budget – excluding staffing and facilities costs?:
$100,000 or above
What is your library’s primary funding source?:
State funding
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
Francis C. Steinbauer Reston Development and Planning Collection
Virginians for Dulles Records
American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Records
Thomas B. Deen Papers
James J. McDonnell Papers
William L. Mertz Transportation Collection
Planned Community Archives Collection
Joseph Lyman Fisher Papers
Stephen Fuller Collection of Planning and Public Policy
C.Harrison Mann Collection
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:
Staff person name :
Beth Roszkowski
Staff person title:
Public Policy & Management Studies Liaison Librarian
Staff person phone:
703.993.9864
Staff person email:
broszkow@gmu.edu
Full or Part Time:
Full Time
Expertise:
Reference
Collection Development
Languages:
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