| Description: |
The MG lay Library
is recognised as the leading transport library
in Australia. Strong Australian and New
Zealand holdings with large holdings from
other OECD countries, chiefly the UK, USA
and Canada. Comprehensive collection of
items published by the ARRB Group ( formerly
ARRB Transport Research & the Australian
Road Research Board), National Association
of Australian State Road Authorities (NAASRA),
and Austroads.
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| Subject Strengths: |
Land
transport; road pavements; pavement materials; transport
economics; transport and the environment; transport
safety; geotechnical engineering; planning and land
use; transport management; vehicle design and safety;
traffic engineering. |
| Hours: |
08:30-17:00 Mon-Fri |
| Open to the Public: |
yes |
| Any Conditions: |
by appointment |
| Interlibrary Loan Policies: |
No overseas loans. Loans within Australia to other
libraries and to subscribers |
| Books: |
Over 45,000 |
| Serials: |
500 |
| Loan Fees: |
AUD$22.00 (incl.GST) per item |
| Service Fees: |
Literature searches from AUD$100 |
| Photocopy Fees: |
AUD$22.00 (incl.GST) per item |
| Cataloging System: |
In-house database using Inmagic DB/TextWorks software
(in-house thesaurus and in-house classification system
based on UDC) |
| OCLC/RLIN Code: |
Australian library code: VARR |
| Online Catalog Internet Address: |
n/a |
| Online Database/CD-ROM services: |
The MG Lay library produces the Australian Transport
Index (ATRI) database. ATRI contains over 155,000 records
and is available for subscription from Informit (http://www.informit.com.au).
The library is also the Australian contributor to OECD's
ITRD database. |
| Library Publications: |
Transport and Road Update (monthly current awareness
bulletin) |
| Library Network Affiliations: |
Tranzinfo (transport libraries in Australia &
NZ); ACCESS, Inmagic Users Group, ALIA organizational
member, ITRD, World Interchange Network (WIN) –
Australian Relay |
| Address: |
500 Burwood Highway
Vermont South, VIC 3133
Australia |
| Phone: |
+61(3)9881-1600 |
| Fax: |
+61(3)9802-5502 |
| Date Established: |
1962 |
| Website: |
http://www.arrb.com.au/index.php |
