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TRID-the TRIS and ITRD Database trid.trb.org

TRID-the TRIS and ITRD Database trid.trb.org. Lisa Loyo Manager, Information Services lloyo@nas.edu. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD INFORMATION SERVICES. In 2008 JTRC decided to review the ITRD database and conducted a survey to determine how to move forward

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TRID-the TRIS and ITRD Database trid.trb.org

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  1. TRID-the TRIS and ITRD Databasetrid.trb.org Lisa Loyo Manager, Information Services lloyo@nas.edu

  2. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD INFORMATION SERVICES • In 2008 JTRC decided to review the ITRD database and conducted a survey to determine how to move forward • The recommendation was to strengthen the links between ITRD and TRIS and was supported by the Operational Committee • TRB and sponsors wanted access to more international material. This was very clear from focus groups and a survey done by TRIS a few years ago • Both TRIS and ITRD liked the idea of one database for users • TRIS has always been a collaborative database. TRIS and ITRD have a long history of collaboration starting in 1972 when IRRD first started, so it was natural progression to expand cooperation with ITRD • March 2010 the decision was made to integrate the databases Integration of TRIS & ITRD Databases

  3. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD INFORMATION SERVICES • TRID includes over 900,000 records covering: • Transportation research from ITRD and TRIS • TRB publications going back to 1923, including Highway Research Board, SHRP and Marine Board publications • Records in English, French, German, or Spanish • Environmental impact statements • Theses • Reports • Research in progress • Records not necessarily indexed in Google Benefits of using TRID

  4. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD INFORMATION SERVICES • TRIS & ITRD Integration • Searching of RIP via the TRID interface • Searching enabled for: • Accession numbers • ITRD subject areas and subject codes • ITRD thesaurus • ISBNS and ISSNs are being indexed at this time • Search for and access material in French, German, English, or Spanish • Default is now all dates Latest Developments with the TRID Database

  5. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD INFORMATION SERVICES • Additional functionality • Search history • Modifying searches • RSS feeds • Printing and downloading of records • Sharing and bookmarking of results via social media • Preview abstracts • Highlighting of terms • Inclusion of related TRB publications and events at top of search results Latest Developments with the TRID Database, cont’d

  6. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD INFORMATION SERVICES TRID – the TRIS and ITRD Database trid.trb.org

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