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The three main kinds of records you will find are:
The three main kinds of records you will find are:


{{publication symbol}} '''Publications''' - reports, mostly PDFs produced by think tanks, advocacy groups and all levels of government<br>
{{publication symbol}} '''Publications''' - reports, mostly PDFs produced by think tanks, advocacy groups and all levels of government<br />
{{book symbol}} '''Books''' - from authors writing about sustainable transport<br>
{{book symbol}} '''Books''' - from authors writing about sustainable transport<br />
{{journal article symbol}} '''Journal articles''' - from academic publishers
{{journal article symbol}} '''Journal articles''' - from academic publishers


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There are also some linking records that help navigation and discovery:  
There are also some linking records that help navigation and discovery:  


{{keyword symbol}} '''Keywords''' - link together publications covering similar subjects<br>
{{keyword symbol}} '''Keywords''' - link together publications covering similar subjects<br />
{{organisation symbol}} '''Organisations''' - link together everything from the same publisher<br>
{{organisation symbol}} '''Organisations''' - link together everything from the same publisher<br />
{{location symbol}} '''Geographic locations''' - link together publications or case studies covering the same place<br>
{{location symbol}} '''Geographic locations''' - link together publications or case studies covering the same place<br />
{{person symbol}} '''Authors''' - link together all publications from the same author<br>
{{person symbol}} '''Authors''' - link together all publications from the same author<br />


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And there are some other further linking records that are sometimes used:
And there are some other further linking records that are sometimes used:


{{campaign symbol}} '''Campaigns''' - link together publications produced as part of a campaign<br>
{{campaign symbol}} '''Campaigns''' - link together publications produced as part of a campaign<br />
{{project symbol}} '''Projects''' - link together publications that are part of the same project<br>
{{project symbol}} '''Projects''' - link together publications that are part of the same project<br />
{{series symbol}} '''Series''' - link together publications that form part of a series over time<br>
{{series symbol}} '''Series''' - link together publications that form part of a series over time<br />
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Everything on the wiki can be read without any privileged access and there are links to help you do that:
Everything on the wiki can be read without any privileged access and there are links to help you do that:


{{web symbol}} '''Live links''' - to the publication online or a link to borrow the physical books from a library<br>
{{web symbol}} '''Live links''' - to the publication online or a link to borrow the physical books from a library<br />
{{archive symbol}} '''Archive links''' - to an archived copy of the publication
{{archive symbol}} '''Archive links''' - to an archived copy of the publication



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