The Transportation Library has compiled
the following collection of resources to assist students
enrolled in EDC
WQ/SQ 2003 with research for their Automobile Interior Design
projects. The collection includes resources for finding
books, articles and web sites that provide information relating
to automotive design.
Books
To find a book
you will want to search in NUcat, Northwestern University
Library's online catalog. To access NUcat go to the following
web address:
NUcat- Northwestern University Library's online catalog of library
holdings.
http://nucat.library.northwestern.edu/
If you
need instructions on how to use NUcat or directions on how
to find a book in the library, please refer to the online
tutorial and book location guide. If you are having trouble
searching, go to NUcat Help for troubleshooting tips. You
can access these resources at:
How to find
a Book- Guide to finding a book at the Northwestern Library.
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/reference/instructional_services/electronic
_handouts/findbook.pdf
Location of
Books in the Main Research Towers
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/facilities/stacks.html
NUcat Help
Table of Contents
http://nucat.library.northwestern.edu/help/contents.htm
Articles
Below are two different ways to search for articles online.
You can search for citations and full-text articles through
electronic databases, or you can browse available e-journals.
You can also read automobile magazines in print at the Transportation
Library located on the 5th floor in the North tower of the
Main Library building.
Before you get started searching for articles, you may find
it helpful to read the following resource:
How to Find a
Periodical in the Northwestern University Library
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/reference/instructional_services/electronic_handouts/
find_periodical.pdf
Suggested keyword search strategies to try are:
(automobile
or automotive or car) and design
"automotive design" or "automobile design"
(automobile or automotive or car) and human and design
(automobile or automotive or vehicle or car) and ergonomics
(automobile or automotive or vehicle or car) and design
and safety
automobil? and (design or aesthetics)
Electronic
Databases
ArticleFirst-
Bibliographic citations to articles and tables of contents
from more than 11,500 journals in a variety of subject
areas.
http://er.library.northwestern.edu/detail.asp?id=34331&pn=1
Business &
Industry- Citations, abstracts, and some full-text articles
covering business and industrial news and research. Look
under "Long View" for additional information
and search help.
http://er.library.northwestern.edu/detail.asp?id=34554&pn=1
Exac- Citations,
abstracts and selected full-text of articles in a variety
of academic disciplines.
http://web5.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/0/1/1/purl=rc6_EAIM?sw_aep=northwestern
Periodical
Abstracts- More than 800,000 citations from over 1,500
general and academic journals.
http://er.library.northwestern.edu/detail.asp?id=35212&pn=2
Readers Guide
Abstracts- Index to over 200 popular and general interest
magazines.
http://er.library.northwestern.edu/detail.asp?id=34474&pn=1
Transport-
Citations to articles in transportation planning, operations,
systems & technology
http://webspirs4.silverplatter.com:8500/c99472?sp.form.first.p=srch
main.htm&sp.dbid.p=S(TS)
TranWeb- Free
periodical index. Citations of articles held by Northwestern
University Transportation Library, covering transportation
and law enforcement management. http://tran.library.northwestern.edu
Wilson Select
Full Text Plus-Full text of articles from over 1300 periodicals
in a variety of academic disciplines.
http://er.library.northwestern.edu/detail.asp?id=35239&pn=1
E-Journals
Automotive
Engineering International http://www.sae.org/automag/index.htm
Automotive
Fleet http://www.fleet-central.com/af/feat.cfm
Automotive
News http://er.library.northwestern.edu/detail.asp?id=40887&pn=1
Automotive
Industries http://ai-online.com/articles/index.asp
Also Available from Business Source Elite (coverage: 07/01/1999
- )
http://er.library.northwestern.edu/detail.asp?id=162142&pn=1
Car Design
News http://www.cardesignnews.com/
International
Journal of Vehicle Design http://www.inderscience.com/ejournal/v/ijvd/ijvdabsindex.html
ITE journal.
ABI/Inform (First Search), ABI/Inform Global, ProQuest
5000
http://er.library.northwestern.edu/detail.asp?id=170136&pn=1
Light &
Medium Truck http://www.ttnews.com/members/lmnews/archive.asp
Transportation
Research. Part F, Traffic Psychology and Behaviour.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions?_ob=JournalURL&_cdi=6172&_auth=y&_acct=C000018790&_version
=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=400423&md5=e17c6ff752da5653693e04196b06b181
Traffic World http://www.trafficworld.com
Ward's Auto
World http://waw.wardsauto.com/
Also available from ABI/INFORM (coverage: 10/01/1994 -
) http://er.library.northwestern.edu/detail.asp?id=181546&pn=1
Web
Sites
The web resources are organized by the type of information
the site provides. Broad categories include: Engineering/Design,
Market Information, Research, Safety, Statistics and Miscellaneous.
Engineering/Design
Automotive
Design and Production http://www.automfg.com/
Designer Space http://www.designerspace.com/
Detroit Auto
Interiors Show - Conference Schedule http://www.autointeriorshow.com/autointeriors/index.jsp
ErgoTMC is
a web site tailored to support human-centered Traffic
Management Center (TMC) design. This tool assists TMC
managers and designers in incorporating human-centered
design principles into their TMCs. http://ergotmc.gtri.gatech.edu/
Institute of Transportation Engineers http://www.ite.org/
North American International Auto Show Highlights http://www.cardesignnews.com/autoshows/2002/detroit/index.html
Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE) http://www.sae.org/servlets/index
Market
Information
Automotive
Industry Portal http://www.competia.com/express/automobile.html
Edmunds.com:
where smart car buyers start! http://www.edmunds.com/
Society of
Automotive Analysts (SAA) http://www.cybersaa.org/
Smart Motorist http://www.smartmotorist.com
Tirekicking
today : news and views on the world of automobiles http://www.tirekick.com/default.htm
Research
AAA Foundation
for Traffic Safety-Resources http://www.aaafoundation.org/resources/index.cfm
Human Centered
Systems Research /Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center http://www.tfhrc.gov/humanfac/hf.htm
Research Note: Observed Safety Belt Use in 1998-NHTSA http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/airbags/buckleplan/buckleup/RNMT98.WP8.html
Plastics in
your life-Automotive http://www.americanplasticscouncil.org/benefits/in_your_life/automotive.html
University
of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
http://www.umtri.umich.edu/
Safety
Advocates for
Highway and Auto Safety http://www.saferoads.org/
Buying a Safer
Car for Child Passengers-American Automobile Association
[and] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11995
Crashworthiness
- Automobile Seats http://www.crash-worthiness.com/html/seats.html
Fatality Analysis
Reporting System http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety http://www.hwysafety.org/
National Automotive
Sampling System, Crashworthiness Data System
http://www-nass.nhtsa.dot.gov/NASS/CDS/Annrpts/AnnRpts.html
National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control-Child Passenger Safety http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/childpas.htm
National Crash
Analysis Center http://www.ncac.gwu.edu/
National Safety
Belt Coalition-National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/traf/sbc.htm
National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB)-Highway resources http://www.ntsb.gov/Surface/highway/highway.htm
Shopping for
a Safer Car http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/sfsc.htm
Smart Motorist
- Injuries Occur as a Result of Poorly Designed Automobile
Seats http://www.smartmotorist.com/sbk/sbk.htm
Traffic safety
facts. Occupant protection / U.S. Department of Transportation,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/AvailInf.html
Statistics
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS)-National Household Travel Survey
http://www.bts.gov/nhts/
National Center for Statistics and Analysis-National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa//
National Occupant
Protection Use Survey 1996 http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/1997/Nopusci2.pdf
National Transportation
Statistics 2001 http://www.bts.gov/publications/nts/index.html
Vehicle Inventory
and Use Survey 1997 Economic Census http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97tv-us.pdf
Miscellaneous
Citation
Style Guides-APA Style Guide 5th Edition
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/reference/instructional_services/electronic_handouts
/APA5thedGuide.pdf
Citation Style
Guide-MLA
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/reference/instructional_services/electronic_handouts
/MLA_style_guide.pdf
Locating U.S.
Marketing Information
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/reference/instructional_services/
busguides/USmarketing.html
The Transportation
Acronym Guide (TAG) http://www.bts.gov/programs/btsprod/tag/tagsearch.html
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