Transportation Libraries
Transportation Research Board Library
| 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| Special Collections: | TRB Annual Meeting Unpublished Preprints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 |
Staff Overview
| Number of Professional Staff: | 2 | Number of Support Staff: | 1 |
| Name: | Title: | Phone: | Email: |
| Barbara Post |
Manager, Information Services |
202-334-2990 | bpost@nas.edu |
| Jessica Fomalont |
Associate Librarian |
202-334-2989 |
jfomalont@nas.edu |