Transportation Libraries and Information Centers

Address:
5420 Old Orchard Rd.
Skokie, IL 60077
USA

Collection Information

Description:
Books, technical reports, standards, patents, bibliographies, complete collection of PCA publications (about 5,000)

Subject Strengths:
cement chemistry and technology, concrete, transportation, structural engineering, environmental topics related to manufacturing, life-cycle, other.

Special Collections:
(Environmental Council of Concrete Organizations): database and corresponding documents related to environmental benefits of concrete.
Historical archive of books, patents.

Hours: 8:00-4:30, M-F

Open to the Public: yes

Any Conditions: by appointment

Interlibrary Loan Policies: No loans of PCA publications or Reference

Loan Fees: $14.00 for books

Photocopy Fees: $15.00 per journal article up to 20 p. (free to ILLINET)

Service Fees: $60.00 per hour for nonmembers plus on-line, photocopy charges.

Cataloging System: MARC

OCLC/RLIN Code: QK7

Online Database/CD-ROM services: Dialog, STN, ACI (American Concrete Institute) Quicksearch Database, Concrete Information Disk (British Cement Association)

Library Publications:
PCA Library Update (bimonthly newsletter) and Table of Contents supplement (for members). Various bibliographies on technical topics

Library Network Affiliations:
North Suburban Library System, ILLINET