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Reduce highway fatalities, wasted fuel, and economic costs through advanced deployment of technology in transportation research. Collaborate with state DOTs and university libraries to bridge research gaps and share resources effectively.
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Safety, Mobility, Performance • 43,443 highway fatalities in 2005 • $78 billion cost to U.S. economy • 4.2 billion lost hours • 2.9 billion gallons of wasted fuel • S.F. and D.C. – 60 hrs annual delay
RITA – Research and Innovative Technology Administration • Technology Transfer • research results to potential users • directly implemented, utilized, applied • Advance deployment of cross-cutting technologies including ITS
State DOTs • Faster, better, cheaper • Avoid duplication of effort • Avoid research that’s already failed • Connections between lines of research
Develop state-of-the-art in transportation research Develop transportation professionals UCTC – Transportation Systems Policy and Analysis theme University Transportation Research - UTCs
Bridge – Transportation Libraries • SLA Transportation Division • National Transportation Library • TRB LIST Committee • State DOT Libraries • Transportation Knowledge Networks • University Transportation Libraries
Special Libraries Association – Transportation Division • Government Transportation Research Information Committee • Sources of Information in Transportation • TranLib discussion list • Directory of Transportation Libraries and Information Centers in North America
National Transportation Library • Leadership and tools to facilitate information transfer • NTL Integrated Search • TLCat – National Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries • Digital Repository • Catalog Metadata Guidelines • Transportation Librarians Roundtables
TRB Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee • TRB Special Report 284, Transportation Knowledge Networks: A Management Strategy for the 21st Century • Online International Transport Sources • TRB meeting programs
State DOT Libraries • VDOT collaborating with NTL and TRB • Pilot project • Digitizing research reports from VTRC • 60-year catalog • Permanent archive • National model for transportation libraries
Transportation Knowledge Networks: A Management Strategy for the 21st Century Regional TKNs formed beginning in 2001 Sharing resources and expertise in capturing and disseminating electronic information Transportation Knowledge Networks
University Transportation Libraries • Northwestern University Transportation Library • UC Berkeley, Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library • Libraries affiliated with UTCs
Information Resources • TRIS • RiP and TRB Publications Index • TLCat • University online catalogs
ITS Library and the Institute of Transportation Studies • 1948 – California entering freeway era • Graduate program in transportation engineering • Research units – PATH, CCIT, etc. • Technology Transfer – library partner for delivering information to public employees
B/TRIS and TLib • ITS Library contract with TRB for contributions to TRIS • Caltrans reports • California research – UCTC, ITS, PATH, CCIT, Metrans, Mineta, etc. • Dissertations – transportation engineering from UC Berkeley and other universities
Access to Technical Reports • NTIS reports • Collaboration between NUTL and ITSL • Cataloging • Access • TKN proposal for enhanced ILL service
Tools to Bridge the Gap • Government Transportation Research Information Committee • Google Transportation Searches • Transportation Librarian Roundtables
GTRIC • Government Transportation Research Information Committee • State DOT, federal and agency librarians • University librarians • Information updates • Technology you can use
NTL initiative Setting for monthly exchange of information Web-based forum Transportation Librarians Roundtable
Bottom Line • New York DOT – $9,000,000 savings on concrete mix for bridge decks • Illinois DOT – LSU research on heat strengthening saved $300,000
State DOTs + University Research • Partners in addressing transportation challenges • Transportation libraries – Bridge linking state DOTs and university research