Transportation Libraries
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 |