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Safety, Mobility, Performance

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

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Safety, Mobility, Performance

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. State DOTs • Faster, better, cheaper • Avoid duplication of effort • Avoid research that’s already failed • Connections between lines of research

  4. Develop state-of-the-art in transportation research Develop transportation professionals UCTC – Transportation Systems Policy and Analysis theme University Transportation Research - UTCs

  5. Bridge – Transportation Libraries • SLA Transportation Division • National Transportation Library • TRB LIST Committee • State DOT Libraries • Transportation Knowledge Networks • University Transportation Libraries

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. University Transportation Libraries • Northwestern University Transportation Library • UC Berkeley, Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library • Libraries affiliated with UTCs

  12. Information Resources • TRIS • RiP and TRB Publications Index • TLCat • University online catalogs

  13. TRIS Database

  14. Research in Progress

  15. RiP – Search by State or Tier

  16. TLCat

  17. University catalog – NUTL

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Access to Technical Reports • NTIS reports • Collaboration between NUTL and ITSL • Cataloging • Access • TKN proposal for enhanced ILL service

  21. Tools to Bridge the Gap • Government Transportation Research Information Committee • Google Transportation Searches • Transportation Librarian Roundtables

  22. GTRIC • Government Transportation Research Information Committee • State DOT, federal and agency librarians • University librarians • Information updates • Technology you can use

  23. Google Custom Search

  24. NTL initiative Setting for monthly exchange of information Web-based forum Transportation Librarians Roundtable

  25. 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

  26. State DOTs + University Research • Partners in addressing transportation challenges • Transportation libraries – Bridge linking state DOTs and university research

  27. Thank you!

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