To browse the library shelves use the general call numbers below.
Motor vehicles. Cycles TL 1-484
Highway engineering TE 1-450
Railroad engineering TF
Ships and marine vessels VM
Bicycling. Motorcycling GV1040-1060
Ever wonder how books are shelved?
In this library we use The Library of Congress Classification System to organize books on the shelves. The LC SYSTEM organizes material in libraries according to twenty-one branches of knowledge called classes. The system uses letters to represent the twenty-one broad branches of knowledge. The letters I, O, W, X AND Y are not used.
The twenty-one classes are:
A – GENERAL WORKS
B – PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION
C – AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY
D – HISTORY: GENERAL & OUTSIDE THE AMERICAS
E – HISTORY: UNITED STATES
F – HISTORY: UNITED STATES LOCAL & AMERICAS
G – GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION
H – SOCIAL SCIENCE
J – POLITICAL SCIENCE
K – LAW
L – EDUCATION
M – MUSIC & BOOKS ON MUSIC
N – FINE ARTS
P – LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
Q – SCIENCE
R – MEDICINE
S – AGRICULTURE
T – TECHNOLOGY
U – MILITARY SCIENCE
V – NAVAL SCIENCE
Z – BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIBRARY SCIENCE & INFORMATION RESOURCES
These twenty-one broad subject areas are further divided into more specific subject areas by adding one or two additional letters as well as some numbers. For a more detailed breakdown of any subject, go to the Library of Congress web page.
So, How Do I Find a Book on the Shelf?
Try this exercise, which was put together by the librarians at Kent State University, to see if you have figured out the Library of Congress system!
Finding Books on Your Topic
Once you have chosen a topic and done your background research you will be ready to conduct more comprehensive research using books.
Use the Library Catalog to find books. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword.
Use the following terms to search by KEYWORD for books on your topic.
Here are few E-books which may be useful in your research:
Threats from Car Traffic to the Quality of Urban LifeHere are a just a few books available in the library which may be useful in your research:
The American Aviation Experience
The Car and Its Future
The Car That Could
Driverless
Electric Vehicles
The Folklore of the Freeway
Future Drive
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Ninety Percent of Everything
The Post-Automobile City
Railway by 
Route 66
The Self-Propelled Voyager
Three Revolutions
Transportation
U. S. National Debate Topic, 2012-2013
