Transportation Libraries
ARRB Group Ltd (M G Lay Library )
| 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. |
| 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 |
Staff Overview
| Number of Professional Staff: | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Title: | Phone: | Email: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Meier | Library Manager |
+61(3)9881-1603 |
andrew.meier@arrb.com.au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lynne Beaumont | Reference Librarian |
+61(3)9881-1600 |
lynne.beaumont@arrb.com.au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meegan Macpherson | Reference Librarian |
+61(3)9881-1600 |
meegan.macpherson@arrb.com.au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linda Cox |
Librarian |
+61(3)9881-1604 |
linda.cox@arrb.com.au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alison Martin |
Librarian |
+61(3)9881-1568 |
alison.martin@arrb.com.au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sue Byrne |
Library Officer (Documents Delivery) |
+61(3)9881-1561 |
sue.byrne@arrb.com.au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jenny Doreian | Library Officer (Serials) |
+61(3)9881-1579 |
jenny.doreian@arrb.com.au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||