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Transportation Library Quick Guide: Changes in Library Status: Additional Resources

Additional Resources

Information Today journal cover"Federal Libraries Continue Their Mission in the Face of Challenges," Richard Huffine, Information Today, October 2014.

This article discusses the status of federal agency libraries amid funding challenges.

 


Library Resources and Technical Services report cover"Letting Go: Closing a Branch Library of the Health Sciences Library System," Leslie Czechowski, Renae Barger, Malgorzata Fort and Gretchen Maxeiner, Library Resources and Technical Services, 2010.

This article chronicles a library closure. A literature review provides background information on other branch closures and notes that few publications have addressed the actual closure of a library.

 


New Jersey DOT Library Operations (2018-2019) report coverResearch Library Operations (2018-2019), Maria Baratta and Carol B. Paszamant, New Jersey Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration, November 2019.

This report describes New Jersey DOT’s library successes and challenges from 2018 to 2019.

 


"Transforming a Library into a Bookless Branch and Increasing Discoverability of the Virtual Library," Jill H. Powell, 2012 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2012.

This conference paper describes the transformation of an academic library. Rather than closing, the library transfers physical volumes to other campus libraries, gains funds for digital collections, and transforms the library building into a 24/7 research and computing center.


Understanding Modern Transportation Libraries, Bob Sweet, National Transportation Knowledge Network Blog, June 15, 2020.

This blog post discusses the importance of information professionals in meeting agency needs.


Journal of Library Administration cover"When a Library Shuts Its Doors: Collections and Information Services After a Library Closure," Tara E. Murray, Journal of Library Administration, April 2014.

This article discusses considerations for library closures.