Abstracts and Indexes

Nancy Bennett, ATR Institute, University of New Mexico

National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Springfield, VA: U.S. Department of Commerce Technology Administration, updated monthly.

Searchable database of technical reports, data files, CD-Roms, videotapes, and audiocassettes from over 200 U.S. government agencies. Provides access to nearly 3 million publications covering over 350 subject areas. Database covers from mid-1960s (with some older material) to the present. Accessible at http://www.ntis.gov for 1990 to date. Also accessible on Dialog (by subscription) at http://www.dialogweb.com. Internet. Accessed July 2002.

Rensselaer Libraries and Information Services. Troy, NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. URL: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/library/html/index.html

Provides access to a major academic collection of material on hazardous materials transportation, including statistical sources.

Transportation Research Information Service (TRIS). Washington, D. C.: Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academies, mid-1960s to date, updated monthly.

World's largest transportation bibliographic database containing references to books, technical reports, journals and trade publications and research publications from Federal, state, local government, academia, associations, organizations, and the trade press. Contains links to full text and sources of full text. Accessible at http://ntl.bts.gov/tris; Dialog-http://www.dialogweb.com/ (by subscription) or on SilverPlatter's TRANSPORT (by subscription)