| Description: |
Primarily focused on transportation with
an emphasis on highway engineering; smaller collections
in other modes. Small reference collection |
| Special Collections: |
TRB Annual Meeting Unpublished Preprints
from 1980 to the present
Complete collection of Transportation Research
Board, Highway Research Board, Cooperative
Research Programs
Strategic Highway Research Program publications. Library
also maintains a collection of AASHTO publications. |
| Loan Fees: |
Free to transportation and federal libraries, but
a $10 charge to all other libraries |
| Photocopy Fees: |
$0.10 cents per page/orders for out-of-print TRB publications
are charged $0.30 cents per page |
| Service Fees: |
No charge for TRB publication searches |
| Hours: |
8:30 - 5:00, M - F |
| Open to the Public: |
yes |
| Any Conditions: |
Appointment necessary |
| Interlibrary Loan Policies: |
Up to 5 requests accepted at one time via OCLC, ALA
form, fax, phone, email (jfomalont@nas.edu), or letter.
Material is usually lent for 1 month. |
| Additional Information: |
The library makes three databases available on Web:
the TRB Publications index: http://pubsindex.trb.org
Research in Progress Database:http://rip.trb.org. TRIS
(available on the Web through the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics National Transportation
Library):http://ntl.bts.gov/tris |
| OCLC/RLIN Code: |
TPO |
| Online Catalog Internet Address: |
Available soon |
| Online Database/CD-ROM services: |
DIALOG and SilverPlatter via web (TRANSPORT), FirstSearch,
TRANSPORT CD-ROM, PATH, TRB CD-ROMS and approximately
165 non-TRB CD-ROM titles available. Access to Ovid,
Scopus, CSA, and Ingenta through National Academy of
Sciences Library |
| Library Publications: |
Annual TRB Periodicals Holding List |
| Library Network Affiliations: |
FEDLINK |
| Address: |
500 Fifth St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
USA |
| Phone: |
202-334-2989 |
| Fax: |
202-334-2527 |
Date Established:
|
1946 |
| Books: |
12,600 |
Serials:
|
850 |
CD-ROMs:
|
238 (about 165 non-TRB) |
Microform:
|
6,000 |
Website:
|
http://www.trb.org |
