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National Transportation Library GTRIC Nelda Bravo

National Transportation Library GTRIC Nelda Bravo. SLA, Toronto June 5, 2005. Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act. November 30, 2004 established: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

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National Transportation Library GTRIC Nelda Bravo

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  1. National Transportation LibraryGTRICNelda Bravo SLA, Toronto June 5, 2005

  2. Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act November 30, 2004 established: • Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) • Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)

  3. PHMSA • Oversees the safety of hazardous materials shipments, and • The transport of our nation’s energy supply by pipelines.

  4. RITA Mission “Identify and facilitate solutions to the challenges and opportunities facing America’s transportation system.”

  5. RITA resources will be used to: • Coordinate and advance research efforts within DOT; • Support professionals in their research efforts through grants and consulting services as well as professional development through training centers; and

  6. Resources, cont: • Inform transportation decision-makers on intermodal and multimodal transportation topics through the release of statistics, research reports, and a variety of information products via the internet, publications, and in-person venues such as conferences.

  7. RITA allows the DOT an opportunity for • collaboration, • information sharing, • coordination, • support, and • advocacy for its widespread research efforts.

  8. 2006 International Library Conference • 2nd International Symposium on Transportation Technology Transfer • July 30 – August 5, 2006 • Trade Winds Hotel, St. Petersburg, FL 2nd International Conference on Accessing Transportation Information, joint conference

  9. Connecticut Illinois Iowa Kansas Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Ohio South Dakota Virginia Washington Wisconsin TLCAT State DOT Members

  10. More TLCAT Members • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority • National Transportation Library • Northwestern University, Transportation Library • Transportation Research Board • University of California Berkeley, Transportation Library • University of Michigan, Transportation Research Institute

  11. TLCAT News: • Volpe Transportation Research Center Library • FHWA-TFHRC Technical Resource Center Library • And, view to TRANSCAT PLUS

  12. Search on USDOT is now Google

  13. NTL Collection • 16,000 digital documents • Collection Development • Not expanding • Focus on NTIS documents & those rec’d from UTCs & States.

  14. Data Structure Redesign • TRIS Online • NTL Catalog • Moving both to Oracle

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