OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVE at U.S. Department of Transportation LIBRARY PERSPECTIVE 2014 TRB Annual Meeting January 16, 2014 Lisa D. Zilinski Data Services Specialist Assistant Professor of Library Science Purdue University

OPPORTUNITIES EXPANDING ROLES 2 New Partnerships –Research Centers –Office of the Vice President of Research –Information Technology –Publishing Professional Development –Training and Education –Data Services and Management Jobs Expanding Relationships –Data Management Planning Consultations –Library Roles on Grants New Services & Collections –Institutional and Data Repositories –Data Workflow Management and Publishing

CHALLENGES POLICY & PRACTICE 3 Small Institutions & Organizations –Data Housing Costs –Personnel Bandwidth –Organizational Support Archiving & Preservation –Technology –Collection Management Policies Quality Control –Subject Matter Specialists –Labor Intensive Researcher Turnover –Intellectual Property & Licensing Issues –Transition Periods

CASE STUDY COLLABROATION WITH THE JOINT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAM 4