A NEW GUIDE TO REFERENCE SERVICES IN THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Collections housed in the National Hwy. Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) reference library, the Technical Reference Div. (TRD), are described; and their relation to the program elements originating them is outlined. Reference materials include: research reports, multidisciplinary accident investigation case reports, defects investigation files, safety defect recall campaign files, consumer letters, compliance test files, certification information request files, consumer advisories, the Docket (i.e. information and data relating to rulemaking activities for motor vehicle and highway safety standards), standards information, research and testing films, and other materials (e.g. automotive manufacturer specifications, periodicals, and government documents). Some of these materials are abstracted in the monthly journal, Highway Safety Literature. The collections are housed in the TRD's Reading Room or in facilities within commuting distance. Tables are provided which present information on the TRD collections under the following headings: series title, series prefix and numbering system, date of first in series, approximate number of items, format, indexing, and use of collection.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also HS-801 853.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Technical Reference Center, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Desmond, W F
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Defects; Disciplines; Guides to information; Libraries; Recall campaigns; Referencing; Research
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reference materials
• Old TRIS Terms: Docket; Guides; Multidisciplinary accident investigations
• Subject Areas: Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00361558
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-805 372
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1982 12:00AM