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COVID-19 Updates
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Northwestern's library buildings are closed. Library staff are working remotely and are available for research consultations, instruction, and individual inquiries. Contact transportationlibrary@northwestern.edu to get started.
For more information on remote resources and services, see the COVID-19 Library Updates page.
Introducing NUsearch for Transportation Research
Our search universe is expanding! Starting September 7, NUsearch will become our new default search, replacing the existing Transportation Library Collections catalog search to return results from across all of Northwestern University Libraries’ more than 6 million items. Learn more here.
Research Support
Start searching the Transportation Library Collections or our Transportation Articles Database.
- Explore the collection and learn more about accessing our archives and special collections materials.
- Review our research guides for Transportation, Law Enforcement or Environmental Impact Assessment.
- Contact us to schedule a research consultation or an instruction session with a transportation librarian.
Campus Partners
- Northwestern University Transportation Center at the McCormick School of Engineering
- Northwestern University Center for Public Safety at the School of Professional Studies
Other Services
New Online Exhibits
- The 747 Takes Off: The Dawn of the Jumbo Jet Age
- Independence in the Air: African Aviation in the 1960s
- On Board with Design: Passenger Transportation and Graphic Design in the mid-20th Century
- Visit the exhibits page for a full listing
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Noteworthy Collections
New and Notable
- Transportation Library Winter Quarter Newsletter: for information on new digital exhibits, new books, and library services.
- William R. Hough Timetable Collection: A new blog post looks at the significance of a collection assembled by an individual with a lifelong devotion to collecting in transportation.
- Boom cities : architect planners and the politics of radical urban renewal in 1960s Britain
- The George M. Foster Timetable Collection, comprised of 1766 timetables issued between 1929 and 1991 (1695 airline, 56 railroad, and 15 ship and ferry), is a companion to the Transportation Library Menu Collection. It provides contextual depth for that collection, as many of the timetables include Foster's notes as to flight date and time, and can be matched to his annotated menus.