| Los Angeles Metropolitan
Transportation Authority Library and Research Center
| Descripton: |
Largest transportation operator library
collection open to the public. Los Angeles transportation,
mass transit, urban planning, public art and demographic
resources. Collection contains reports, books, studies,
maps, drawings, plans, photographs, schedules, performance
measurements and environmental impact reports, including
many rare and one of a kind items. National Technical
Information Service
transportation reports 1976-present. |
| Special Collections: |
Archives of Los Angeles Transportation History 1873-present,
MTA and its predecessor agencies, Pacific Electric,
Los Angeles Railways, Los Angeles Motor Coach Lines,
Metropolitan Coach Lines, Metro Transit Authority, Southern
California Rapid Transit District, Los Angeles County
Transportation Commission and others. 20,000 historic
photographs, films, 700 video, various ephemera. |
| Subject Strengths: |
Urban Transportation, Mass Transit, Urban Planning,
Los Angeles as a subject. |
| Hours: |
Monday through Friday 7:30am-4:30pm PST |
| Open to the Public: |
Yes |
| Additional Information: |
Online dictionary of 3200 transportation terms and
acronyms, Online Archives catalog, in-house digital
repository of Board of Directors meeting minutes and
reports from 1958 to the present, TLCat participant.
|
| Any Conditions: |
Non-circulating to public |
| Loan Fees: |
$25 unless prior reciprocal agreement. Free to transportation
libraries. |
| Photocopy Fees: |
$.10 per page, free to transportation libraries |
| Cataloging System: |
Cybertools for Libaries |
| OCLC/RLIN Code: |
CRD |
| Online Database/CD-ROM services: |
Available in house. |
| Library Network Affiliations: |
OCLC, Special Library Association - Transportation
Division, American Library Association, American Association
of Museums |
| Address: |
1 Gateway Plaza, 15th floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
USA |
| Phone: |
213-922-4859 |
| Fax: |
213-922-7955 |
Date Established:
|
1971 |
| Books: |
60,000 |
| Serials:
|
120 |
| Microform: |
12,000 |
| Email: |
library@metro.net |
| Website: |
http://www.metro.net/library |
Staff Overview
| Number of Professional Staff: |
4 |
Number of Support Staff: |
3 |
| Name: | Title: | Phone: | Email: |
Matthew Barrett
|
Library Adminstrator
|
213-922-7444
|
library@metro.net |
Glenda Mariner
|
Librarian
|
213-922-4858
|
library@metro.net |
Russell Wong
|
Librarian
|
213-922-7454
|
library@metro.net |
| Jim Walker |
Archivist/Historian
|
213-922-2891
|
library@metro.net |
Circulation Desk
|
|
213-922-4859
|
library@metro.net |
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