Northwestern University faculty, staff and students, and researchers affiliated with the Transportation Center can schedule individual appointments. For research support appointments, contact us:
Patrons unaffiliated with Northwestern are welcome to visit the library to use our collections and materials during public access hours. Transportation Library staff are able to offer non-Northwestern patrons approximately 20 minutes of free research support by appointment only.
Materials in the Transportation collection can be reproduced on request. On-site scanners can be used to create scans for electronic delivery. Contact the Transportation staff for help with fragile or oversize materials.
We are available for several instruction services, including:
Orientation to the library's collections, technology, staff and spaces
Course-related instruction on subject-specific tools or collections
Self-paced learning about library research skills and resources for Canvas courses
Specialized instruction on citation management, digital humanities and digital publishing tools, geographic information systems (GIS) software or social science data analysis software
Introduction to digital collections and related services to support teaching and learning
Custom research guides and learning objects created in collaboration with faculty
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We are available to collaborate on programming related to transportation, environmental studies, urban and civic planning and other fields supported by our collection. Past projects include lecture series related to transportation history and pop-up exhibits.
If you have upcoming programming that you think we would make a good partner for, please contact us.
Visit our campus partners to see more programming.