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The Transportation Library
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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What's New
September, 1999
FHWA on-line collection updated to c. 1999.
November, 1998
FHWA on-line collection updated to c. 1997.
Library moved to Holmes Hall 207.
October, 1998
Student assistants hired. Began cataloging accumulated publications.
August, 1998
Contract renewal received. Proceeding with staff (student help) hiring.
January, 1998
Awaiting renewal of contract to operate library. In the meantime,
please e-mail requests for documents. I'll try to accomodate as soon
as practicable - C. S. Papacostas.
June, 1997
- TRB Special Report Collection placed on line.
- Library moved to Holmes Hall 143A
- C. S. Papacostas supplied TRB Special Reports
- Began offering library research services
August, 1996 - May, 1997
- Enhancement of collections
- Maria Abcede resigned
- James Zhang graduated
- Collection of State DOT reports added (STATES)
- Contract renewed for additional year
- Library users increase
August, 1996
- Enhancement of search engine
- First borrower from geotechnical firm
- Obtained reports from HDOT
- Review of HDOT library holdings
- Web Pages created
- Experimental Web-based
search utilities under development
- Contribution of potential reference material (LTAP)
June - July, 1996
- Staff hired
- Equipment acquisition deferred
- Cataloging of holdings commences
- Review/Evaluation of commercially available Integrated Library Software
- Review of potential classification schemes and web-based interfaces
May, 1996
Memorandum of Agreement signed (LTAP and UH-CE)
February, 1996
Proposal for funding of LTAP portion submitted.
August - December, 1995
- Formation of Advisory Committee
- Review of previous activities (UH-CE and LTAP)
- Preparation of draft proposal
- Contribution of shelving (FHWA) and reference material (FHWA and HDOT)
July, 1995
Initial discussions relating to the establishment of the Transportation Library.
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