Where to Look for Books, Reports, Journal Articles, and Conference Papers that are part of the Transportation Library's Collection or part of the Main Library's Collection.
| Look In: | For Items Processed: |
| NUcat and TRAN | 1979- |
| Author/Title Card Catalog (Transportation Library only) (Some publications have been re-cataloged online. Use the SUBJECT card catalog for items processed 1965-1978.) |
1972-1978 |
| Author/Title Book Catalog (Transportation Library only) (Some publications have been re-cataloged online. Use the SUBJECT book catalog for items processed 1965-1978.) |
before 1972 |
Direct your graphic Internet browser to http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation. This will lead you to the home page of the Transportation Library's web site, which is presented in the form of an outline. The second heading of the outline is "About the Library's Collection." There is a subheading for the Library's catalog, NUcat and for the periodical index, TRANweb.
| Type of Search | Search Term Categories | Examples |
| Author | personal authors | stenzel william |
| corporate authors | police foundation | |
| consultants | police executive research forum | |
| government agencies | united states dept of justice | |
| Title | books | making of a cop |
| Journal Title (NUcat only) |
periodicals | police chief |
| Subject | by topic | police patrol |
| criminal investigation | ||
| by subdivided topic | police personnel stress | |
| police pursuit driving | ||
| Call Number (NUcat only) |
full or partial call numbers | HE 5620.D7 (drunk driving) |
| Guided Keyword (Windows and Web only) |
a step-by-step form for building efficient searches | combine police and violence |
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SN 7632
Last Revised:3/02
Expiration: indefinite
URL: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation/spsc/handouts/sn7632.html