Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library new acquisitions
Order library materials in three ways:
- Order online, www.ctre.iastate.edu/library/search.cfm.
- Contact Jim Hogan, library coordinator, 515-294-9481, hoganj@iastate.edu, fax 515-294-0467.
- Mail or fax the order form on the back cover of Technology News.
Publications
P 1659 Native Wildflowers: This brochure shows examples of using native wildflowers along highway projects in several states.
Videos
V 735 Fall Protection: This video covers OSHA’s requirement to protect anyone working six feet or more above ground from falling. It describes types of fall protection: guardrails, safety nets, fall arrest and monitoring systems, and control access zones. It also includes information on body harnesses and drop tests, types of lanyards, snaphooks, and d-rings, pre-use inspection of equipment, and rescue methods.
Selected Iowa DOT library new acquisitions
The Iowa DOT library and Iowa’s LTAP library are teaming up to provide Iowa’s local agencies with the broadest possible variety of relevant resources.
To receive the following publications, contact Hank Zalatel, Iowa DOT librarian, 515-239-1200, hank.zalatel@dot.iowa.gov. You can search the entire Iowa DOT library online as part of the State Library of Iowa. Make sure to "refine your search" by selecting Dept. of Transportation Library from the list box below the main search fields.
Highway Safety: Federal and State Efforts to Address Rural Road Safety Challenges: United States General Accounting Office. Report No. GAO-04-663. 2004, 51 p. TE229/H537/2004.
The Lincoln Highway Association’s “Object Lesson”: The Seedling Mile in Linn County, Iowa: Sponsored by Linn County, Iowa. 2004, 16 p. HE356/.L7/R64/2004.
Winter Operations: Abrasives and Salt Brine: Geza Pesti and Yu Liu; University of Nebraska. Report No. SPR-P1(03)P557. 2003, 34 p. TE220.5/P47/2003.
