Transport and Logistics Studies Subject Guide

Resources

*Transport & Logistics Databases
*USYD catalogue - Transport and Logistics entire collection
*UYSD catalogue - Transport and Logistics electronic resources

Other Transport and Logistics databases freely available on the web

*Transportation Research Information Service (TRIS Online) (http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do)
This database provides access to over 535,000 bibliographic records of published transportation research including technical reports, books, conference proceedings and journal articles." "TRIS Online is a public-domain, web-based version of the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) bibliographic database

*TRANweb Transportation article file (http://tran.library.northwestern.edu)
This resource is produced by the Northwestern University Transportation Library. Web based periodical index of transportation and law enforcement articles and conference proceedings. This includes supply chain and logistics topics

Internet Resources - Australia

NSW Ministry of Transport (http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au)
NSW ministry of transport publications list, includes Annual Reports

BTRE (http://www.btre.gov.au)
The Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE) operates within the Department of Transport and Regional Services to provide information and analysis for the Government and the community, improving the understanding of the economic factors influencing the transport sector and regional Australia.

DOTARS (http://www.dotars.gov.au)
The Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services deals with land transport, including road safety; civil aviation and air navigation; aviation security; delivery of regional and rural specific services; maritime transport, including shipping; investigation of aviation and maritime accidents and incidents; regional development; matters relating to local government and administration of Australia's external territories.

AUSLINK (http://www.auslink.gov.au)
AusLink is Australia's first National Land Transport Plan. By linking transport performance outcomes to projected economic growth and development, it has transformed the way Australian Governments fund major road and rail systems infrastructure.

ATC (http://www.atcouncil.gov.au)
Ministerial forum for Australian, State and Territory consultations and advice to governments on the coordination and integration of all transport and road policy issues at a national level.

PATREC (http://www.patrec.org)
The Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC) is a unique 'collaborative knowledge network' of four universities. Based in Perth Western Australia and established in May 2003, it offers high quality post-graduate education and research programs in transport and logistics.

*Australian Transport Statistics June 2007
Topics include employment, GDP, passenger and freight movements, trade, funding, motor vehicles, fatalities and estimated greenhouse gas emissions attributed to the transport industry. Information is provided for the road, rail, maritime and aviation sectors. Data are gathered from various sources both within the Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics and external organisations

Internet Resources - International

National Transportation Library (http://ntl.bts.gov/)
US Dept of Transportation: This site allows you to search the National Transportation Library Digital Collection. There are links on this site to the TRIS database, a bibliographic database covering a wide range of material in the areas of transportation, logistics and supply chain management. This extensive database can be freely searched on the web. There are also links to TRB Research in Progress

The Logistics Institute - Asia-Pacific (http://www.tliap.nus.edu.sg/default.aspx)
This site includes under 'Resources' freely available online case studies.

Transportation and Logistics Security Group (http://www2.isye.gatech.edu/setra/)
TLSG investigates existing security practices in global freight systems, and the potential impacts of heightened security requirements on system efficiency and reliability.

Council of Supply Chain Management professionals (http://www.cscmp.org)
This site includes under 'Resources' freely available online case studies.

Transport Studies Group (http://home.wmin.ac.uk/transport/)
The Transport Studies Group comprises a multi-disciplinary team of research and teaching staff at the University of Westminster. Carries out a wide range of academic and applied research covering most of the main transport sectors, policy, planning, behavioural, management and operational issues, examining topics that include road traffic and private car travel, parking, freight and logistics, public land passenger transport, and airlines and airports.

* Web evaluation sites -a guide to evaluating web sites, from the University of South Dakota

Libraries

The main library that you will need to use is
Fisher Library

Library Contacts

Economics and Business Liaison Librarian
Ph (02) 9351 3506
email: Nick Zografos