MnDOT Library Reference Databases (Minnesota Department of Transportation)

Reference Databases

Items marked with the help icon are available only from PCs logged into MnDOT's internal network. Minnesota residents can access some of these resources using their public library card. If you need assistance with any of these resources please contact us at 651-366-3791 or email library.dot@state.mn.us.

Magazines | Newspapers | Reference

Magazines

Academic Search™ Premier (A service of ELM)

Academic Search™ Premier contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
EBSCO MegaFILE (A service of ELM)
EBSCO MegaFILE is a multi-disciplinary database providing full text for more than 15,000 total publications and indexing & abstracting for more than 19,000 publications. Coverage spans every area of academic study and general interest subject area and offers information dating as far back as the 1800s. In addition, the database contains more than 84,000 biographies, 83,000 primary source documents, 10,000 company profiles and an image collection of more than 107,000 photos, maps and flags.
MasterFILE™ Premier (A service of ELM)
MasterFILE™ Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, and multi-cultural issues. This database also contains full text for more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags.

Newspapers

Saint Paul Pioner Press, Saint Paul, MN. (A service of ELM)
Full text coverage of the Saint Paul Pioner Press newspaper from April 21, 2010 to current.
Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN. (A service of ELM)

Full text coverage the Star Tribune newspaper from Jan 1, 1986 to current.
National Newspapers (A service of ELM)

Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires. Includes Star Tribune.
Wall Street Journal (A service of ELM)

Searchable database of full text articles from the Wall Street Journal.

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Reference

MnLINK - Minnesota Library Information Network

MnLINK is a service that will allow you to search multiple library catalogs, including the MnDOT Library, simultaneously using a standard interface instead of searching the catalogs of individual libraries separately. MnLINK also provides access to online databases with full text articles.
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)

The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC®) serves the DoD community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today.
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

The National Technical Information Service serves as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today.
National Audiovisual Center

NAC is a unique centralized resource for federally developed training and education materials. Its collection contains over 9,000 audiovisual and media productions. The range of subject areas includes training in occupational safety and health, fire services, law enforcement, and foreign languages. Information and educational materials include areas such as history, health, agriculture, and natural resources.
Science.gov: FirstGov for Science

Science.gov is a gateway to government science information and research results. Science.gov provides a search of over 42 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to over 2000 scientific Websites.
U.S. Department of Transportation Online Publications

The Database allows customers to access DOT publications that are available online.
U.S. Government Printing Office Sales Catalog

Catalog of U.S. Government Printing Office publications.
WorldCat - Worldwide library catalog
WorldCat is the world's largest and most comprehensive database of library catalog information.

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Documents and Databases

Transportation Resources

Transportation Library Resources

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