WHAT IS NEW WITH TRIS? GTRIC – Seattle, WA Barbara Post
RNS, RiP, and TRIS TRB currently produces three databases Research Needs Statement (RNS)Research Needs Statement (RNS) Research in Progress (RiP)Research in Progress (RiP) Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS)Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Research Needs Statement (RNS) Research in Progress (RiP) Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS)
What is included in TRIS? TRB indexing and abstractingTRB indexing and abstracting Serials, conferences, technical reports, booksSerials, conferences, technical reports, books TLIBTLIB Formerly analytics journalsFormerly analytics journals Thesis and conference papersThesis and conference papers Environmental Impact StatementsEnvironmental Impact Statements ITRDITRD TACTAC
TRISFull Text Links TLIB/EIS/ Thesis ITRDUpdates TRIS Online Yes NoMonthly- corrections File 63 - Dialog YesNoYesEnglish Language Only Monthly-No Corrections TRANSPORTU.S. published material NoYes Quarterly-No Corrections ITRD-STN U.S. published material- Selected No YesMonthly- No Corrections
Strategic Plan – Why? TRIS turned 40 last year – changes in access to information and producing informationTRIS turned 40 last year – changes in access to information and producing information Budget cut backs – but increase in transportation informationBudget cut backs – but increase in transportation information Changing transportation information environmentChanging transportation information environment TRIS needs to continue to changeTRIS needs to continue to change
Strategic Plan - Steps Survey – Ken WinterSurvey – Ken Winter Facilitated Focus GroupsFacilitated Focus Groups White paper on state of bibliographic databasesWhite paper on state of bibliographic databases TRB will produce strategic planTRB will produce strategic plan Review – B0002Review – B0002
Results of Survey and Focus Groups Most user satisfiedMost user satisfied TRIS is viewed as a reliable and authoritative source of informationTRIS is viewed as a reliable and authoritative source of information Different ideas on the future of TRISDifferent ideas on the future of TRIS
Comments from Survey/Focus Groups MoreMore Full text LinksFull text Links CitationsCitations Environmental / planning materialEnvironmental / planning material International materialInternational material LessLess DuplicatesDuplicates Links to WorldCatLinks to WorldCat
Progress Over 40,600 full text linksOver 40,600 full text links EIS records (thanks to Northwestern)EIS records (thanks to Northwestern) Expanding environmental coverageExpanding environmental coverage Added thesis (Northwestern and BerkeleyAdded thesis (Northwestern and Berkeley Deleted 3,000 duplicates from TRIS OnlineDeleted 3,000 duplicates from TRIS Online Collaborating on obtaining more international materialCollaborating on obtaining more international material
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