AT 381 Transportation Security-Purdue Libraries Research Guide

Purdue Libraries have numerous resources for conducting research on transportation security. These may be in the Aviation Technology (AVTE), Engineering (ENGR), Humanities, Social Science, and Education (HSSE), and Management and Economics Libraries (MEL). The Purdue Libraries Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). Sample Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) searches you can conduct include:

Aeronautics, Commercial Security Measures United States
Airline Security Measures United States
Local Transit Security Measures United States
Terrorism United States Prevention
Transportation Security Measures United States
United States Transportation Security Administration

You can use LCSH to find works about this government agency or any nongovernmental organization. You can also search for goverment agencies and nongovernmental organizations as authors in the OPAC.

Journal Article Databases
Several libraries databases can be used to find scholarly and trade journal articles on transportation security. Some of these include:

ABI Inform: Trade and Industry (Database providing articles from management & economics journals and trade publications.)
Academic Search Premier(Provides access to articles in a variety of subjects.)
Aerospace & High Technology Database (Covers aerospace, aviation, and high technology areas.)
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (Provides access to U.S. Government publications from 1976-present with many recent documents being full text.)
LexisNexis Academic (Multifaceted database providing access to U.S. and international newspaper articles, some industry analysis, law review journal articles, federal and state laws, and federal and state court cases.)
PAIS International (Provides access to political science and public policy journal articles and some U.S. Government documents.)

U.S. Government Resources
Numerous U.S. Government resources provide information about various aspects of transportation security including:

Homeland Security Digital Library (This cooperative venture between the Department of Homeland Security & Naval Postgraduate School provides access to federal, state, and local government materials on this subject and resources from universities and public policy research institutions. An ESSENTIAL Resource!)
Transportation Security Administration (Agency responsible for protecting U.S. transportation systems. Part of the Dept. of Homeland Security.)
Dept. of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (Issues reports on the management performance of Dept. of Homeland Security programs and htas the legal authority to issue criminal penalties if fraud is committed in these programs by agency employees or private sector contractors.)
Dept. of Transportation Office of Inspector General (Issues reports on Transportation Dept. programs covering agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, etc.)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (The Transportation Dept's statistical branches produces reports and statistics on numerous transportation topics. BTS' National Transportation Library has numerous reports on transportation policy issues.)
Federal Aviation Administration (Federal civilian aviation regulatory agency.)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Transportation Dept. agency responsible for reducing crashes, injuries, and deaths involving large trucks and buses.)
Federal Railroad Administration (Transportation Dept. agency responsible for promoting rail safety regulations and conducting research and development to support improved rail safety and national railroad transportation policy.)
Federal Transit Administration (Transportation Dept. agency responsible for supporting locally owned and operated public mass transit systems.)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Transportation Dept. agency responsible for ensuring the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials to industry and consumer by all transporation nodes including pipelines.)

Congressional Resources
The U.S. Congress is responsible for passing transportation laws, conducting oversight of existing transportation policy programs, and funding these programs. Rexources available for finding information on congressional transportation security activities include:

GPO Access (Provides one-stop acces to the U.S. Government's legal, legislative, and regulatory information resources including congresional bills, committee legislative reports, laws, and regulations.)
House Appropriations Committee Transportation Subcommittee HSSE Microfiche Y 4.AP 6/1:T 68/
House Homeland Security Committee HSSE DOC Y 4.H 75
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee HSSE DOC Y 4.T 68/2
Senate Appropriations Committee Transportation Subcommittee HSSE Microfiche Y 4.AP 6/2
Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee HSSE DOC Y 4.C 73/7
Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee HSSE DOC
Y 4.G 74/9
Congressional Budget Office (HSSE DOC Y 10)(Congressional support agency issuing reports on the federal budget and budgetary implications of federal programs in areas such as transportation.)
Congressional Research Service (This Library of Congress division prepares objective reports on public policy issues for members of Congress, congresional committees, and congressional staff.)
Government Accountability Office (Congressional support agency issuing hundreds of reports annually evaluating the management performance of government programs.)

Quasi-U.S. Government
Transportation Research Board (Part of the National Academy of Sciences, this organization issues various reports on transportation issues.)

Selected Foreign and International Government Organizations
European Union Transport Activities
International Civil Aviation Organization (United Nations affiliated organization seeking to promote global civil aviation security, safety, and operational efficiency.)
Australia Dept. of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (Cooperative venture between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.)
United Kingdom Dept. for Transport (Transportation Security)

Professor Bert Chapman
Government Information & Political Science Librarian
chapmanb@purdue.edu