Transportation Libraries
Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library
| Description: | Access to over 246,000
of the library's bibliographic records covering all
modes of transportation with an emphasis on highways,
urban transportation, traffic engineering, Intelligent
Transportation Systems, air
transportation and rail. The collection covers
engineering, policy and financial aspects. Access
is through the University of California's MELVYL on-line
catalog. |
| Subject Strengths: | ITS, traffic engineering, highway engineering, urban transit, California (and particularly San Francisco Bay Area), NTIS tech reports on transportation, and a large collection of European (especially Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavian countries), Canadian and Australian materials. |
| Special Collections for use by appointment: | BART collection Newspaper clipping collection on San Francisco Bay Area transportation, 1938-1982 |
| Hours: | Open M-F. Hours vary, please call before visiting. |
| Open to the Public: | yes |
| Books: | 185,000 |
| Serials: |
900 active subscriptions |
| Microform: |
150,000 |
| Explanation: |
The library has also indexed 143,000 journal articles and conference papers. |
| Interlibrary Loan Policies: | Accept loan requests by mail,
e-mail, fax or OCLC. Journals non-circulating;
repository and UMI fiche circulate only
in California. One-month loans, no renewals.
Materials generally mailed library rate;
express delivery available if requestor's
account number is used. |
| Any Conditions: | |
| Loan Fees: | $30 per title. Support from California and U.S. DOT programs provide the following exemptions: No fee for California public agencies or U.S. transit operators; $15 fee for State DOTs and California private sector. |
| Photocopy Fees: | Free to California public agencies. All others: $15 for each title up to 50 pages; $0.20 per each additional page. |
| Service Fees: | No fee for reference. |
| Online Database/CD-ROM services: | OCLC (CBT); MELVYL (catalog of the University of California) |
| Online Catalog Internet Address: | melvyl.cdlib.org |
| OCLC/RLIN Code: | CBT (OCLC) |
| Library Publications: | Library References (irregular; for sale by Institure of Transportation Studies Publications Office 510-642-3558) |
| Library Network Affiliations: | University of California Systemwide; Local Technical Assistance Program (FHWA) |
| Address: | 412 McLaughlin Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 USA |
| Phone: | 510-642-3604 |
| Fax: | 510-642-9180 |
| Date Established: | 1948 |
| Website: | http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ITSL/ |
Staff Overview
| Number of Professional Staff: | 3 | Number of Support Staff: | 4 |
| Name: | Title: | Phone: | Email: |
| Rita Evans |
Library Director |
510-642-3604 |
revans@library.berkeley.edu |
| John Gallwey |
Technical Services Librarian |
510-642-3604 |
jgallwey@library.berkeley.edu |
| Seyem Petrites |
Database Librarian |
510-642-9168 |
spetrite@library.berkeley.edu |
| Paul Hernandez |
Operations Manager |
510-643-8924 |
phernand@library.berkeley.edu |
| Kendra Levine |
Circulation Manager |
510-642-3604 |
klevine@library.berkeley.edu |
| Victoria Chan |
Interlibary Loan manager |
510-642-3604 |
vchan@library.berkeley.edu |
| John T. Chipman |
Serials Manager |
510-643-8924 |
jchipman@library.berkeley.edu |