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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE LIBRARY RESOURCES IN TRANSPORTATION

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By James W. Clasper, Engineering Reference Librarian
College of Engineering & Applied Science (CEAS) Library, University of Cincinnati, 850L Baldwin Hall, ML #0018, (513) 556-1452

BOOKS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS dealing with Transportation can be located through UC Library Catalog. You can search the UC Library Catalog by author, title, keyword or subject. General subject headings that can be used include:

AIRPORTS...; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; HIGHWAY PLANNING; PAVEMENTS; RAILROAD ENGINEERING; ROADS...; TRAFFIC ENGINEERING; TRAFFIC FLOW; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS; and TRANSPORTATION.

To find additional terms, use the Library of Congress Subject Headings.

Series titles from the TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD are available in the CEAS Library. They are:

Conference Proceedings (National Research Council (U.S)) (various call numbers) (Some also available on the Web)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report (TE7.N25) (Some available on the Web)
National Cooperative Highway Research Web Document (Some available on the Web)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program Synthesis of Highway Practice (TA1001.S9)
National Cooperative Transit Research & Development Program Report (TA1001.N3)
National Cooperative Transit Research & Development Program Synthesis of Transit Practice (TA1001.S94)
Special Report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) (TE7.H6) (Some also available on the Web)
State-of-the-Art Report (Washington, D.C.) (various call numbers)
Transit Cooperative research Program Report (HE192.5.R46) (Some also available on the Web)
Transit Cooperative Research Program Web Document (Some available on the Web)
Transit Cooperative Research Program Synthesis of Transit Practice (TA1001.S942) (Some available on the Web)
Transportation Research Circular (TE1.N281)
Transportation Research E-Circular (Available on the Web)
Transportation Research Record (TE7.H5) (Available online from 1996- )

BIBLIOGRAPHIES contain lists of books or articles. Also included here are collections of resources available on the World Wide Web.

Bibliography of Unconventional Passenger Transportation Systems (Z7164.T8N5)
Consistency, Setting Rate, and Temperture Susceptibility of Asphalts (Z7294.C66 1989)
Current Literature in Traffic and Transportation (Z7164.T8C8) Langsam reference
ITS Electronic Document Library (Available on the Web)
ITS Online (Available on the Web)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Available on the Web)
U.S. Department of Transportation (Available on the Web)
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (Available on the Web)

HANDBOOKS AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS are located on the Reference shelves unless otherwise indicated.

AASHTO High Speed Rail (Available on the Web)

Asphalt Handbook, 7th edition (TN853.A764 2007)
Compendium of National Urban Mass Transportation Statistics (HE4401.C66 1989)
Construction and Materials Specifications (Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)) (Available on the Web)
Directory of Published Proceedings (Available on the Web)
Directory of Transportation Research Board (TE12.N2513)
Forecast of Transportation Energy Demand Through the Year 2010 (HD9565.M56 1991)
Freeway and Interchange Geometric Design Handbook (TE176.L45 2005)
Handbook of Noise Control (TD892.H32 1991 stacks)
Handbook of Road Technology (TE145.L38 1998)
Handbook of Transportation Engineering (TA1151.H365 2004) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Highway Capacity Manual (HE336.H48 H54 2000)
Highway Design and Traffic Safety Engineering Handbook (TE175.L36 1999)
Highway Engineering Handbook (TE23.H484 2009)

Highway Safety Manual, 1st edition, 2010  (HE5614.2.H54 2010 v.1-3)
Human Factors Design Handbook (TA166.W57 1992)
ITS/Operations Resource Guide 2002 (Available on web)
Innovative Transportation Technologies (Available on web)
Jane's High Speed Marine Transportation, 2003-2004 (VM363.J35 36th ed. 2003-2004)
Jane's Urban Transport Systems, 2007-2008 (HE4201.J36 26th ed. 2007-2008)
Knovel Unit Converter (Available through UC on the Web)
Location and Design Manual, vol. 1, Roadway Design (Available on the Web)
Location and Design Manual, vol. 2, Drainage Design (Available on the Web)
Location and Design Manual, vol. 3, Highway Plans (Available on the Web)
Manual for Railway Engineering (TF1.M35 2003 v.1-4)
Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies (HE333.M28 1994)
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (TE228.M88 2003)

Mecahnistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (TE251.M43 2008)
National Transportation Data Archive (Available on Web)

OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (EBC) (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Pocket Guide to Transportation (Available on web)
Traffic Control Devices Handbook (TE228.T72 2001)
Traffic Control System Operations : Installation, Management, and Maintenance (TE228.G53 2000)
Traffic Detector Handbook, 3rd ed. 2006 v.1,  v.2  (Available on the Web)
Traffic Engineering Handbook (HE333.T68 2008)

Traffic Signal Timing Manual (TSTM) (Available on the Web)

Transportation Energy Data Book (TJ163.5.T7T74) (Also available on the Web)

Transportation Planning Handbook (HE152.5.T73 2008)
TransStat (Available on the Web)

Trip Generation : an ITE Informational Report, 8th ed. (HE371.A2 T75 2008 v.1-3)
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (Available on the Web)
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Reports (Available on the Web)

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS are guides to locating journal articles, conference proceedings and technical reports.

Highway Research Abstracts, 1947-1974 July (HE1.H5)
Highway Research Abstracts, 1990-1994 (continues HRIS Abstracts)
Highway Research Board Index, 1921-1972 (Z7295.N3)
Highway Safety Literature, 1982-1985
HRIS (Highway Research Information Service) Abstracts, 1975-1989 (TE1.H46)
Transportation Research Abstracts, 1974 July-1975 (HE1.H5)
Transportation Research Board Publications Index, 1972-1982 (Z7295.N3)
Urban Transportation Abstracts, 1982-1989 (HE305.U696)

DATABASES are electronic equivalents of printed indexes and abstracts. Some databases relevant to Transportation are:

Aerospace and High Technology Database, 1962- (Available through U.C. on the web from 1962)
COMPENDEX (Engineering Village), 1884- (Available through OhioLINK from 1884)
IMechE Proceedings Archive 1847-1996 (Available through UC on the Web)

Joint Transportation Research Program (Indiana) (Available on the Web)
Marcive Web Docs, 1976- (Available through UC on the Web from 1976)
Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts, 1966- (Available through UC on the Web)
National Transportation Library, a repository of materials from public and private organizations around the country. The Library is intended to facilitate the exchange of information related to transportation. (Available on the Web)
NTIS, 1964- (Available through U.C. on the Web from 1964)
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (Available through OhioLINK from 1861)
Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) Publications (Available on the Web)
TRANSPORT (includes TRIS), pre 1988- (Available through U.C. on the Web)

TRB Research in Progress, (Available on the Web)

TRIS Online (Available on the Web)

JOURNALS are a good source of information on recent developments. Selected titles currently received by the CEAS Library are listed below.

AASHTO Journal (Available on the Web)
Accident Analysis and Prevention (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Better Roads (Available on the Web)
Cement and Concrete Research (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Practice
ENR
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (Available to U.C. from 1988- )
IET Intelligent Transport Systems
ITE Journal
Journal of Safety Research (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Journal of Transport Geography (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Journal of Transportation Engineering (Available to UC on the Web)
Noise Control Engineering Journal
Proc. of ImechE Journal of Automobile Engineering
Proc. of ImechE Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
Public Roads (TE23.A43) (Also available on the Web)
Public Works
TR News
Traffic Engineering and Control
Transport Policy (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Transportation (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Transportation Journal
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (Langsam) (HE192.5.T7) (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Transportation Research Part B: Methodological (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Transporation Research Part D: Transport and Environment (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Transportation Science (Langsam) (HE331.T74)

STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS

ACI Manual of Concrete Practice (TA681.A45 2010)
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Standards (Microfiche 36)
Annual Book of ASTM Standards (TA401.A67 2010)
Asphalt Institute Standards (mostly pre-1995 standards -- Microfiche 36)
Quick Reference Guide to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations

Means Building Construction Cost Data (TH435.B84 2011) (current year on reserve)
NACE International Book of Standards (TA462.N37 1998)
Ohio Department of Transportation Design Reference Resource Center (Available on the Web)

Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing (TE200.A62 29th 2009)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES a selected listing is provided below. Consult the Associations Unlimited (formerly the Encyclopedia of Associations) (HS17.E5) or the National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States (HD2425.D53). Note that many professional societies maintain links on their websites to other related societies and to Internet resources in this discipline.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 444 N. Capitol St., N.W., Suite 225, Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 624-5800
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 345 East 47th St., New York, New York 100017 (212) 705-7496
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 525 School St., S.W., Suite 410, Washington, D.C. 20024 (202) 554-8050
Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418 (202)334-2519

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