Regulatory Library:Regulatory Library:Ground Transportation and AirportsGround Transportation and Airports

Ray A. Mundy, Ph.D.Ray A. Mundy, Ph.D.

Overview Overview

• IntroductionIntroduction• ObjectiveObjective• MethodologyMethodology• ConclusionConclusion

IntroductionIntroduction

• Convergence of computing and Convergence of computing and communicationcommunication

• Ever-increasing demand for Ever-increasing demand for informationinformation

• Higher expectations from usersHigher expectations from users• Over-abundance of informationOver-abundance of information

ObjectiveObjective

• Information resource Information resource • CreateCreate• Maintain Maintain • Use Use

• Concise library source related to ground Concise library source related to ground transportation in city ordinances and at transportation in city ordinances and at airportsairports• CollectCollect• Analyze Analyze • ReportReport• DisperseDisperse

• User accessibility User accessibility • Soft copy: Online SharingSoft copy: Online Sharing• Hard copy: Physical StorageHard copy: Physical Storage

MeMetthodologyhodologyPhase OnePhase One

• Research availability of online as well as Research availability of online as well as documented resourcesdocumented resources• Sample included 98 major cities in US and Sample included 98 major cities in US and

CanadaCanada• Sort according to enplanements at cities’ Sort according to enplanements at cities’

airport(s):airport(s):• Large -Large -

• Medium –Medium –

• Small -Small -

MethodologyMethodology

Phase One (cont’d…)Phase One (cont’d…)• Search at City Libraries:Search at City Libraries:

• Thomas Jefferson Library at UMSLThomas Jefferson Library at UMSL• Saint Louis University Law Library at SLUSaint Louis University Law Library at SLU

MethodologyMethodology

Phase One Phase One (cont’d…)(cont’d…)

• Online resources:Online resources:• Municipality Codes Corporation Municipality Codes Corporation ((

http://www.municode.com))

• Coded Systems and Services Coded Systems and Services ((http://www.codedsystems.com/newservices.htm))

• Lexis Nexis Lexis Nexis (http://www.lexisnexis.com/municipalcodes/)(http://www.lexisnexis.com/municipalcodes/)

• American Legal American Legal (http://www.amlegal.com)(http://www.amlegal.com)

• Municipality Websites Municipality Websites (http://www.munisource.org)(http://www.munisource.org)

• Other independent website hostsOther independent website hosts

MethodologyMethodology

Phase TwoPhase Two• Municipal Codes of Ordinances were:Municipal Codes of Ordinances were:

• CollectedCollected• Sorted as per ground transportation & Sorted as per ground transportation &

airportsairports• Compiled Compiled

• Create Create electronicelectronic format of documents format of documents• Create Create paperpaper format of documents format of documents

MethodologyMethodologyPhase Two Phase Two (cont’d…)(cont’d…)

• Storage of materialStorage of material• Online/electronic database (E-database)Online/electronic database (E-database)

• E-database stored on weblinkE-database stored on weblinkhttp://www.cts-umsl.org/regulatory/http://www.cts-umsl.org/regulatory/

• Printed materials filingPrinted materials filing• Tri-level alphabetical sorting according to Tri-level alphabetical sorting according to

i)City i)City →→ ii)State ii)State →→ iii)International airport code iii)International airport code• Example:Example:

Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ AZ PHXPHX

MethodologyMethodology• Online/electronic database (E-Online/electronic database (E-

database)database)http://www.cts-umsl.org/regulatory/http://www.cts-umsl.org/regulatory/

MethodologyMethodologyFiling located at Center Filing located at Center

for Transportation Studiesfor Transportation StudiesGraduate Assistant Graduate Assistant

working on projectworking on project

MethodologyMethodology• Limitations:Limitations:

• Code of Ordinances are Code of Ordinances are updated/amended periodically, therefore, updated/amended periodically, therefore, documents may not reflect the documents may not reflect the mostmost current legislation adopted by the current legislation adopted by the municipalitymunicipality

• Other Limitations:Other Limitations:• Resources not available online Resources not available online • Lack of search engine capabilityLack of search engine capability• Inactive web-linksInactive web-links• Reserved documents not displayedReserved documents not displayed

ConclusionConclusion

• The AGTA/CTS-UMSL library offers an The AGTA/CTS-UMSL library offers an accessible, comprehensive source of accessible, comprehensive source of regulatory information related to regulatory information related to ground transportation and airports.ground transportation and airports.

Thank You!Thank You!

Ray Mundy, Ph.D.Ray Mundy, Ph.D.

Email: mundyr@umsl.eduEmail: mundyr@umsl.edu

Website: http://cts-umsl.org/regulatoryWebsite: http://cts-umsl.org/regulatory