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Did You Know? AASHTO Publications Available Electronically

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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Research Library has approximately 200 publications from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) available electronically in an internal SharePoint drive. These documents are available only to NJDOT employees and will not be found in the New Jersey State Library’s catalog.

These documents include manuals, specifications, and guidance from AASHTO and its industry partners. A current list of publications that can be accessed is here.

Additional documents are available in print and/or electronic formats from the NJDOT Research Library. There is some overlap in the electronic and print documents. For more information on the library’s AASHTO resources, please see Did You Know? AASHTO and TRID Resources – NJDOT Technology Transfer

To request any of these documents, please contact the NJDOT research librarian, Eric Schwarz, MLIS, at (609) 963-1898, or email library@dot.nj.gov. Many of the documents require a special login procedure, which will be explained when the Research Library sends the user a link to the document.

DYK: Inter-Library Loans

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As state employees, NJDOT users are eligible to register for a library card (borrower card) from the New Jersey State Library (NJSL). The card will allow the user to borrow material from the NJDOT Research Library or NJSL.

NJDOT users may request materials from the New Jersey State Library (NJSL) in several ways:

NJSL materials may be picked up at the NJSL in Trenton or at the NJDOT Library in the Main Office Building in Ewing. Materials may also be sent directly to the user’s office upon request.

A library card is also needed to request “interlibrary loan” work-related books and articles from U.S. libraries other than NJDOT or NJSL.

For instructions on requesting interlibrary loan materials online, see the NJSL website. New or technical materials, textbooks, and examination/test books may not be available via interlibrary loan.

The NJDOT Librarian can help users determine if the material will likely be available via interlibrary loan and can help request the item for the user. NJSL staff will keep the user updated on the status of the request, or the user can check the ILLiad portal.

NJDOT Research Library TRID Database

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The TRID Database is an integrated resource that combines the records from TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the OECD’s Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to more than 1.4 million records of transportation research worldwide.

The NJDOT Research Library’s TRID Searches page provides a quick-access tool to research in the TRID Database on select topics and subjects. The “Hot Topics” searches list projects and publications issued over the last five years on several critical topics in transportation. The “TRID Database of Recent Publications” provides a list of recently issued publications by major Subject Area categories.

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508 Accessibility Resources

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Image reads: 508 Accessibility ResourcesThe BTS National Transportation Library maintains a Library Guide devoted to providing various 508 Accessibility Resources.  The guide includes several valuable resources including accessibility policies, digital submission checklists for researchers, and recommended training resources.   Click here to visit this resource.

The Transportation Research and Connectivity Pooled Fund Study (TPF-5(442)) has created several valuable resources on 508/Accessibility.  Click here for this information.

 

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Exam Guides

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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Research Library is affiliated with the New Jersey State Library. The NJ State Library offers examination preparation resources for those preparing for testing. Some of these resources are available in digital format and may be checked out electronically.

NJDOT employees seeking these books should contact the NJDOT Research Library at: library@dot.nj.gov for additional details.

Sample materials include:

Many of the exam guides are available in eBook format from the NJ State Library. eBooks can be requested and accessed instantly from a browser or via the Libby app.

Detailed instructions on requesting and viewing eLibrary books are available here.

AASHTO Featured Publications

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NJDOT employees have access to a wide variety of AASHTO materials, such as research, reports, and manuals. A list of recent, featured AASHTO publications may be viewed here.

The NJDOT Research Library has approximately 200 AASHTO publications available electronically in an internal SharePoint drive. A list of these documents is here. These documents are available only to NJDOT employees and will not be found in the New Jersey State Library’s catalog.

Please contact the research librarian to learn how to access these materials.

ASTM COMPASS Portal

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The ASTM COMPASS platform provides access to ASTM’s over 13,000 standards, research reports, manuals and more.

The COMPASS contains relevant sections of The ASTM’s Book of Standards, AASHTO transportation management publications, American Welding Society documents, federal regulations codes, and other industry research materials and reports. The NJDOT Research Library is pleased to provide licensed ASTM COMPASS access to state employees.

Please contact the research librarian to learn how to access these materials.