Library Services

This section contains key databases to help you find transportation-related research. The CTS Library also provides assistance in obtaining CTS publications, as well as research from other sources. Please call 612-624-3646 or e-mail ctslib@umn.edu.

Transportation Catalogs & Databases

Minnesota Transportation Libraries Catalog

Mn/DOT and CTS library holdings, covering all aspects of transportation.

TLCat, the Transportation Libraries Catalog (Free Guest View)

Coordinated by the National Transportation Library, TLCat is a powerful database that enables you to search multiple transportation library catalogs.

TRR Journal Online (U of M only)

CTS provides University of Minnesota faculty, students, and staff online access to the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR Journal). Includes papers from 1996 to the present. Access is by IP recognition. If you need assistance when off-campus, please contact CTS Library Services at 612-626-1077.

TRID

This database of reports and journal articles related to transportation has over 900,000 records, some of which provide access to full text. Produced by the Transportation Research Board and the National Transportation Library.

TRB Research in Progress (RIP)

The Transportation Research Board provides information on current research being conducted by state DOTs and universities.

Minnesota Transportation Libraries videotape collection

Over 700 training and educational videotapes. Also available to browse by subject in the Local Government Video Catalog, 2009 (PDF, 726 KB).

University of Minnesota Libraries

Search MnCAT, access electronic journals, and search a plethora of engineering and other databases.

Transportation Web site search engines

Transportation librarians have collaborated to create custom search engines using Google Co-op. Search:

WorldCat.org

Over 1 billion items in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide

Additional resources

The CTS Library maintains links to numerous transportation-related resources, including:

Affiliations

MTKN Logo

CTS is a member of the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network (MTKN) – increasing collaboration between regional transportation libraries and information centers.

 

Minnesota Transportation Libraries logo

Together with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota Local Road Research Board, CTS participates in the Minnesota Transportation Libraries program – making transportation information more readily accessible.