The Transportation Library located at Berkeley is the most innovative transportation library in the nation, focusing on using specialized data and leveraging electronic resources to:
• Advance success and impact through effective information management
• Support primary missions of research and graduate education through targeted services designed to teach information literacy and provide efficient, long-term access to relevant, timely information
• Promote access to information, particularly research results, to the broader transportation research community
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The Transportation Library houses a number of books, but also has a large and expanding digital footprint with online resources, including TRIO and Web of Science.
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Encouraging student study and socializing, the Transportation Library is the "living room of ITS."
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The Transportation Library opens up their space for several social events throughout the year, including orientations, receptions, parties, and ping pong tournaments.
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In the spirit of innovation and curating more information, the Transportation Library is using its space to host academic hackathons and workshops that foster creativity and generate datasets for future use.