The mission of the library is to support the administrative, academic and research functions of the Institute. The library seeks to provide access to information for research, education and technology transfer in various aspects of surface transportation issues and policies TransWeb shall be used to link to relevant transportation sites, listservs, databases of some available printed resources, Mineta Transportation Institute publications and other information. The library's clientele consists of the Institute's faculty, research associates, students, and other authorized individuals and agencies.
Research associates working on projects and students have borrowing privileges.
Other individuals may use materials in the library. The subjects represented by the library collection will be on both national and international surface transportation policy studies and transportation management education. Collections in the San Jose State University Library support the undergraduate and graduate curriculum of the university. Materials required for the successful completion of a Masters in Transportation Policy Program will be purchased and housed in the SJSU libraries.