Transportation

Scope | Periodicals |
Periodical Indexes and Full-Text Periodical Databases |
Browsing the Collection | Books and Reference Materials |
Internet Resources

Scope

The Transportation guide contains resources on automotive and marine transportation. Topics include: vehicle maintenance, troubleshooting and repair; marine engine repair, motorcycles, autobody repair, painting, and alternative fuels.

Periodicals

Listed below are the print periodicals available in the Library that are likely to include the most information about the subject covered in this guide. Links provided are for websites that accompany the periodicals. These websites may include additional information, indexing, abstracts, full text for current issues, or complete archives. Many of these titles are also included in the subscription databases listed in the Periodical Indexes and Full-Text Periodical Databases section listed below.

Current Print Periodicals
Listed below are print periodicals currently received by the Library that are likely to include the most information about the subject covered in this booklet. Current issues of print periodicals are shelved alphabetically in the Periodicals Room on the second floor of the Library, microfilm is located in the microfilm cabinet in the Reference Room, unclassified bound volumes are shelved alphabetically by title on the lower shelves in the Periodicals Room and in the Reference Room, and classified titles are shelved by call number in the lower floor stacks with the circulating collection.

Automotive
Hot Rod
Maine Sun
Motor Trend
Popular Mechanics

Marine
Boating
Cruising World [10/05]
Marina/Dock Age
Motor Boating
Practical Sailor
Soundings (Consumer Edition)
Soundings -- Trade Only

Related General Interest
Business Week
Consumer Reports
Discover
Newsweek
Popular Mechanics
Popular Science
Time
U.S. News & World Report

Periodical Indexes and Full-text Periodical Databases

Indexes are subject guides to the articles included in periodicals. To locate articles on a specific topic, first select the index that most closely matches the subject of your research.

Online indexes and periodical databases can be accessed through any computer with Internet access. The Library's primary indexes are online and include abstracts (a short description of the article's contents) for all articles as well as full text or full image (including graphics) for many articles.

The following are indexes that are likely to include most topics related to the subjects covered in this booklet. Please keep in mind that there are other online indexes and older print indexes in the Library that may also be of use. Links to the databases listed below can be found in the Library’s online catalog (search by title and click on link in specific record) and also through the Library website (click on Online Resources button and the link to periodical database.) Passwords are required for use of these databases. Stop in at the Reference Desk or submit an online reference question form using your New England Tech e-mail account to obtain passwords.

Online Electronic Resources :
EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier
EBSCOhost Business Source Premier
EBSCOhost Vocational and Career Collection
New York Times, now available online via EBSCOhost

EBSCOhost Auto Repair Reference Center
Technical Service Bulletins, Repair Procedures, Recalls, more for Vehicle Manufacturers and models dating from 1945 to present.

Online Periodicals:
The following periodicals are all published by Babcox. Keyword searches can be performed on archived back issues by single title or all titles combined.

Body Shop Business [10/05]
URL: http://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/
Brake & Front End [10/05]
URL: http://www.brakeandfrontend.com/
Engine Builder [10/05]
URL: http://www.engine-builder.com/
Import Car: The Complete Import Service Magazine [10/05]
URL: http://www.import-car.com/
TechShop
URL: http://www.techshop-ets.com/
Information on shop equipment and supplies. Website includes content from previous 4 issues. [05/09]
Tire Review Online
URL: http://www.tirereview.com
Free archived issues from 2000 - present. [10/05]
Tomorrow's Technician
URL: http://www.tomorrowstechnician.com/
November 2002-present; also includes links to industry statistics and research. [10/05]
Underhood Service [10/05]
URL: http://www.underhoodservice.com/

Browsing the Collection

The book and media collections are organized according to the Library of Congress classification system. This classification system is a series of letters and numbers used to locate materials on the library's shelves. These numbers are found in the online catalog below the authors and titles in the results list produced by a search, on the right of the Labeled Display screen for a specific title, and as call numbers on the spine of each book or media program. Ask a Reference Librarian or click on the Help button in the online catalog for tips on searching.

The following classification areas are most closely related to the topic of this booklet. If you were to browse through the collection, these classifications would include the highest concentration of materials for this subject area.

Books and Reference Materials --print

To search the online Library Catalog for any other related topics, click on this button:

From the main Library Catalog page, check subject. Here are some (there are very many) of the subject choices:

repair manual
nautical
engineering
aviation
marine
Specific kind of transportation such as automotive, airplane, boat, motorboating, etc.
Specifics to automobiles such as steering, brakes, etc.

For specifics such as transportation,, a wildcard search (*) can be used. For example transp* will return searches for transport, transports, transporters, transportation, etc.

Ask a Librarian for help.

Internet Resources
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Automotive
See the Automotive Resources page.

Aviation
See the Aviation Resources page.


Marine
See the Marine Resources page.


Other
Boston Roads
URL: http://www.bostonroads.com/
Extensive history and maps of roads in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine. Links to similar sites by the same author across the United States. A personal site of Steve Anderson, avid road and bridge historian. [04/09]
Caterpillar [12/06]
http://www.epa.gov/omswww/omshome.htm
Environmental Protection Agency Home Page (EPA): Transportation and Air Quality Topics [12/06]
URL: http://www.epa.gov/omswww/omshome.htm
John Deere Co. [12/06]
URL: http://www.deere.com
SR-71 Online: An Airline Aircraft Museum
URL: http://www.sr-71.org
"...web site dedicated to all of aviation. The goal of this web site is to promote aviation to the best ability of its author, Paul Kucher, in the form of a free presentation to visitors." A personal site, this digital library of about 1000 aviation images, focuses on the Lockheed Blackbird. [01/09]

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