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From Tech Transfer Newsletter, Fall 2005
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Resources From The Transportation Library
Trade Publications
By Rita Evans,
Reference Librarian
Institute of Transportation Studies Library
Trade publications focus on a specific industry or aspect of an industry and are
targeted at working professionals.
They deal with very specific and timely topics:
what's hot in the field,
what new challenges the industry faces,
or what's happening at company X.
Trade journals are useful for finding product information,
new technologies and applications,
trends,
industrial issues,
and legal and regulatory concerns.
They emphasize practical applications and concerns rather than research and
theory.
Articles are focused and often include graphics,
diagrams and photographs.
Trade magazines are very affordable and may be free to qualified subscribers.
Many are now available online.
Here is a sampling of trade journals you may find useful.
Public Works
APWA Reporter
Published by American Public Works Association
12 issues/year,
$141/year,
free to APWA members
To subscribe:
email
reporter@apwa.net
or see
https://www.apwa.net/membership/memberapp.asp
Online access:
www.apwa.net/Publications/Reporter
Aimed at agency employees and others involved in public works,
APWA Reporter's articles are written by public works practitioners.
Recent articles have addressed sidewalk maintenance,
right-of-way management issues,
interstate highway interchange design,
deicing chemicals,
fleet management,
and sign retroreflectivity.
Public Works
Published by Hanley Wood
12 issues/year,
$60/year,
free to qualified subscribers
To subscribe:
Complete form at www.omeda.com/pw/
Online access (limited to current news articles):
www.pwmag.com/news/
Public Works is aimed at public employees,
consulting engineers,
and contractors who design,
construct,
operate,
maintain,
and rehabilitate infrastructure projects and programs.
Topics addressed in recent issues include cost-effective maintenance techniques,
effective use of local technical assistance programs,
congestion management projects,
stormwater treatment and specialized truck equipment.
Road Construction And Maintenance
Better Roads:
For the Government/Contractor Project Team
Published by James Informational Media
12 issues/year,
$24/year
To subscribe:
Complete form at
www.betterroads.com/circulation/subform.htm
Online access:
www.betterroads.com/articles/brsearch.htm
Better Roads focuses on practical applications of technology in road building
and maintenance,
bridge construction and maintenance,
and asphalt production.
Recent articles have outlined winter maintenance strategies,
stone matrix asphalt,
use of portable traffic signals,
preservation of concrete pavements,
asphalt recycling,
and techniques for quick pavements.
"Road Science" articles feature in-depth treatment of topics such as precast
concrete for short-span bridge construction.
Public Roads
Published by Federal Highway Administration
6 issues/year,
$26/year
To subscribe:
Complete form at
www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/PR.HTM
Online access:
www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/pubrds.htm,
back issues at
www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/prarchive.htm
FHWA promotes highway research and technology transfer through articles in
Public Roads.
It covers developments in federal highway policies,
advances and innovations in highway/traffic research and technology,
critical national transportation issues,
and subjects of interest to highway industry professionals.
Recent articles have described road use charges,
multi-user trail design,
teenaged driver safety issues,
pavement preservation and an international safety scan for best practices.
Roads and Bridges
Published by Scranton Gillette Communications
12 issues/year,
$45/year,
free to qualified subscribers
To subscribe:
Complete form at
www.cdsreportnow.com/renew/now?rab
Online access:
searchable archives at
www.roadsbridges.com
Targeted at transportation professionals who design,
build and maintain roads,
highways,
tunnels,
viaducts and bridges.
Recent articles have covered pavement noise,
roadside vegetation,
design-build construction advantages,
new generation excavators,
accelerated construction techniques and cost-effective stormwater management.
Most articles describe specific projects and applications and frequently cite
usage by state departments of transportation.
TM+E:
Transportation Management + Engineering
www.tmemag.com
A quarterly supplement to Roads and Bridges,
TM+E is aimed at traffic and transit system engineers,
planners,
designers and managers.
It has recently published articles covering intersection design,
how to deal with traffic congestion,
traffic calming,
aging infrastructure and how transit agencies are dealing with increased fuel
costs.
Asphalt
California Asphalt
Published by Asphalt Pavement Association (California)
6 issues/year,
free
To subscribe:
E-mail
astmartin@apaca.org
or call (949) 855-6489
Online access:
www.apaca.org
California Asphalt provides the California asphalt industry with information
about industry trends,
challenges,
and innovations with an emphasis on the use and promotion of quality paving
asphalt and workmanship.
Recent issues have focused on California-specific freeway asphalt
rehabilitation,
industry challenge forecasts,
and private construction.
HMAT:
Hot Mix Asphalt Technology
Published by National Asphalt Pavement Association
6 issues/year,
$48/year,
free to qualified subscribers and NAPA members
To subscribe:
Complete form at
www.hotmix.org/tcPDFs/hmat/hmat_wrap.pdf
or email
jfrykman@hotmix.org.
Not available online.
HMAT publishes features,
news,
analysis,
reviews,
reports,
and opinions for hot mix producers and contractors,
and the agency engineers,
public works department officials,
and state departments of transportation personnel who are their customers.
Environmental concerns,
asphalt additives,
mix production and laydown temperatures,
and the regulatory climate are typical topics addressed in HMAT.
Transit
Transit California
Published by California Transit Association
6 issues/year,
$18/year,
free to CTA members
To subscribe:
Complete form at
www.caltransit.org
Online access:
www.caltransit.org
Promotes increased transit funding and transit-friendly policies in California.
Articles focus on funding,
regulations,
environmental issues and new technologies.
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