Librarian
William Simpson
Contact:
Associate Librarian, Research and Engagement Dept., University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Purpose of this LibGuide
This LibGuide brings together resources of interest to students taking CIEG 403: Sustainability Applications in Infrastructure, and offers a contemporary one-stop portal for transportation information. Contact the engineering librarian, William Simpson, if there are resources not in the guide you would like the engineering librarian to consider funding. The librarian can get you started on finding literature-based resources that will assist you in your research and/or your assignment.
Other Resource and Literature Search Guides
- National Transportation LibraryNTL's "LibGuide" collection contains research guides created by transportation information professionals at NTL and in the National Transportation Knowledge Network across the US.
- Transportation Sustainability GuideOriginally created by librarians from the Eastern Transportation Knowledge Network, this guide identifies resources in sustainability for practitioners in transportation operations planning, design and management. Innovative strategies, best practices, and solutions for achieving sustainability, and minimizing the impact of the transportation infrastructure on the environment, are presented in the guide.
- Transportation PrimerA collection of sources to help you get up to speed on the USDOT, from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the National Transportation Library.
- Literature Searches and Literature Reviews for Transportation Research ProjectsPublished in March 2015 by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), "Literature Searches and Literature Reviews for Transportation Research Projects" is the result of a 2-year collaborative effort by more than 50 individuals. This document addresses the steps necessary for producing a high-quality literature review for a transportation research project. Focusing on how to conduct literature searches and how to produce a quality literature review, it contains valuable appendices including where to search for transportation information. It is intended for transportation researchers, including university investigators, university students, consultants and practitioners in state and federal agencies.
- Transportation Research Board (TRB) recorded presentations that cover the highlights of the "Literature Searches and Literature Reviews"Watch free recordings that cover ways to build strategies to search databases, web resources, and more. These videos also feature conducting research and how to review, organize, and present the literature search results.