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This document explores the evolving landscape of the information industry, focusing on the integration of government resources with commercial products and services. Highlighting key tools like the Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) and the capabilities of the National Transportation Library, it emphasizes efficient searching, access to extensive documentation, and the importance of virtual reference services. It also covers digital repositories and the critical role they play in enhancing transportation research and planning.
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ASIDIC 2007 “Trends, Tactics and Truths in the Information Industry” “Leveraging Government Resources Using Commercial Products and Services”
U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration http://ntl.bts.gov The National Transportation Library NTL Digital Collection & Portal Full text and web sites! TLCat Access to U.S. and Canadian transportation libraries! -Efficient searches -Full text and critical metadata -On-call Virtual Reference TRIS Online TRB Bibliographic Index The Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) The ultimate transportation keyword and taxonomy tool Need help? Call or email our reference librarians: (800) 853-1351 Librarian@bts.gov TRISOnline@bts.gov
18,000 documents Tech reports, policy, planning, statistical. Pdf, html, graphic, tif, etc Tomorrow’s Transportation; new systems for the urban user. US Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1968. Digital Repository
All you need is…. http://ntl.bts.gov
The Harmonized NTLData Structure : Infrastructure : Functions
The Transportation Research Thesaurus • Created by National Cooperative Highway Research Project 20-32. • Reported out in 2001 in NCHRP Report 450. • Transportation Research Thesaurus and User’s Guide. • Content Maintained by the Transportation Research Board. • Available from http://trt.trb.org and http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/trt.do • Widely used. • MOVED TO NTL 2007.
Joyce Koeneman Digital Librarian National Transportation Library Joyce.Koeneman@dot.gov 202.366.4203