TranLib Digests Archive (1154-1304)
July 27, 2002 - April 11, 2003
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 00:01:03 CDT
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1154
TRANLIB Digest 1154
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Rita Evans New Reference Librarian at UC Berkeley's
Transportation Library
by "Daniel C. Krummes"
2) LIST Committee Agenda
by Jeanne Thomas
Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20020726131716.00ab7870@library.berkeley.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:23:27 -0700
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
From: "Daniel C. Krummes"
Subject: Rita Evans New Reference Librarian at UC Berkeley's
Transportation Library
Staff of UC Berkeley’s Institute of Transportation Studies Library are pleased to announce that veteran Bay Area librarian Rita Evans has recently joined the library in a permanent position as Reference Librarian and Head of Reference Services.
Rita has over 25 years experience as a professional librarian, including 22 years providing reference services in a variety of specialized library settings. She has both a B.A. and an M.L.S. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Rita comes to the Institute with a strong background in science and engineering, having worked for Gulf Oil Corporation and Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in the mid-1980s. From 1985-1998 she was Head Librarian at Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco, and for the past several years worked as an information consultant and taxonomist for Wells Fargo, SAP and AuctionWatch.
Rita has been an exceptionally active member of the Special Libraries Association, particularly on the Chapter level in Pittsburgh and San Francisco. Rita was Chapter President 1997-1998, Bulletin Editor from 1992 through 1995, and has chaired or served on many committees; she is currently Chair of the Chapter’s Strategic Planning Committee.
Many Transportation Division librarians met Rita at the recent SLA Annual Conference in Los Angeles, and she has already accepted a Division “assignment” for the coming year to serve as “Kaleidoscope” and Division news editor for SciTech News.
---- Daniel C. Krummes, Director
Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 17:35:15 -0400
From: Jeanne Thomas
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: LIST Committee Agenda
Attached is the agenda for the LIST Committee Meeting, August 14, 2002
in Madison, Wisconsin. If you are planning to attend and do not have
registration materials for the Midwest Transportation Library
Conference, please e-mail me and I will send you the materials
electronically.
--jeanne thomas-- (jeannethomas@earthlink.net)
Agenda July 2002.doc
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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:02:20 CDT
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1155
TRANLIB Digest 1155
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) More "academic" transportation articles
by "Shofner, Pamela"
2) RE: More "academic" transportation articles
by "Maryanne Ward"
3) Re: More "academic" transportation articles
by Mary Tucker
4) RE: More "academic" transportation articles
by "Shofner, Pamela"
5) Re: More "academic" transportation articles
by "Jerry Baldwin"
6) Re: More "academic" transportation articles
by "Barbara Post"
7) Re: More "academic" transportation articles
by "Diana Amanze"
8) RE: More "academic" transportation articles
by "Rosa Serratore"
From: "Shofner, Pamela"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: More "academic" transportation articles
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:20:53 -0400
Good afternoon-
I have a question I hope I can get some feedback on. Someone here at Maine
DOT wants to have a discussion with me soon about how to access "more
academic" information on transportation subjects. He uses TRIS, and I
furnish additional information from Firstsearch, EBSCO, Ingenta, etc., etc.
Apparently he would like more obviously scholarly sources. I guess I am
wondering what the transportation community's reaction to this is (I realize
it's a bit vague), but are there places to look for information that would
fall into this kind of category? The transportation research centers
connected with the universities might be sources, but doesn't their material
end up in TRIS?
If anyone has comments, pointers, etc., I would greatly appreciate hearing
them.
Thanks-
Pam Shofner
Maine DOT Library
Message-ID:
From: "Maryanne Ward"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: More "academic" transportation articles
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 09:33:37 -0700
>From what angle is he coming? Engineering? Policy/Planning? etc etc.
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:38:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mary Tucker
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: More "academic" transportation articles
Message-ID:
Hi Pam,
In response to your query, as does Maryanne Ward, I have a question - on
what subjects specific to transportation does your patron want articles?
>> Someone here at Maine DOT wants to have a discussion with me soon about
how to access "more academic" information on transportation subjects.
IMHO, TRIS does a pretty good job of indexing and abstracting publications
from academic sources, including the transportation research center where
I work.
Regards,
Mary Ellen Tucker
*****************
Mary Ellen Tucker, M.L.S., Librarian
University of North Carolina
Highway Safety Research Center
730 Airport Road, Suite 300
Campus Box 3430
Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3430
Telephone: (919) 962-8701
Fax: (919) 962-8710
http://www.hsrc.unc.edu/
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From: "Shofner, Pamela"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: More "academic" transportation articles
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:51:51 -0400
No specified subject as yet, although I suspect policy and planning--just an
impression that he thinks there ought to be more in-depth, scholarly,
academic literature. I was simply worried that there was something obvious
out there that I was overlooking and should know about, which is why I
appealed to the experts.
On looking at your replies, most of the materials mentioned are familiar,
including the items Sandy listed. Thanks very much for your prompt
replies--I guess I feel more validated now, which is a big help!
Message-Id:
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:59:45 -0500
From: "Jerry Baldwin"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: More "academic" transportation articles
Pam's note reminded me there might be some on this list who might be interested, but not know about, the upcoming Midwest Conference on Library and Information Services for Transportation. Draft agenda attached.
____________________________________________________
"I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness
about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the
future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries."
Carl Sagan, in "Cosmos," 1980.
____________________________________________________
Jerry Baldwin, Library Director
Mn/DOT Library, M.S. 155
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55155
651-297-4532, Fax: 651-297-2354
jerry.baldwin@dot.state.mn.us
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/library/
MCLIST.doc
From: "Barbara Post"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Message-ID: <85256C06.0062F7F1.00@smtpmta.nas.edu>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:58:49 -0400
Subject: Re: More "academic" transportation articles
We are trying to get more "academic" material in TRIS. Beside the academic
journals like Elsevier transportation publications, ASCE Journals,
Transportation Quarterly ect which we index cover to cover., I am now trying to
regularly do searches in medical, environmental, and economic database to locate
articles in non-transportation journals for TRIS. It is tough as transportation
is such a broad discipline. We do try to cover all the reports from the
university transportation research centers but it is hard to get everything. If
there is a discipline that he feels is adequately covered in TRIS, please let me
know and we will try to do better. If any of you transportation librarians
come across material you think should be in TRIS, please send it to me. I
really do want suggestions for improvements for TRIS.
Barbara Post
Manager, Information Services
Transportation Research Board
Phone: (202) 334-2990
Fax: (202) 334-2527
E-Mail: bpost@nas.edu
"Shofner, Pamela" on 07/30/2002 12:20:53 PM
Please respond to tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
From: "Diana Amanze"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:37:07 +0200
Subject: Re: More "academic" transportation articles
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From: "Shofner, Pamela"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation
Librarians"
Subject: More "academic" transportation articles
Date sent: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 12:20:53 -0400
Send reply to: tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
Dear Palmela,
You might also like to veture to an Australian Abstract called Road-lit
published on a monthly basis. Whilst the Telford/ British Institute of
Engineering publish some 4 or 5 Journals. Solid work. TRL material
(UK) is always extremly well researched. I am currently not in my
Library, but am responding from home. Am in a workshop and will only
be back in the office on thursday, when I can give you more detailed
info.
Greetings
Diana E.Amanze diana@info.bw
Tel 584 187 (o)
Tel 373 976 (h)
Good afternoon-
I have a question I hope I can get some feedback on. Someone here at
Maine
DOT wants to have a discussion with me soon about how to access
"more
academic" information on transportation subjects. He uses TRIS, and I
furnish additional information from Firstsearch, EBSCO, Ingenta, etc.,
etc.
Apparently he would like more obviously scholarly sources. I guess I
am
wondering what the transportation community's reaction to this is (I
realize
it's a bit vague), but are there places to look for information that would
fall into this kind of category? The transportation research centers
connected with the universities might be sources, but doesn't their
material
end up in TRIS?
If anyone has comments, pointers, etc., I would greatly appreciate
hearing
them.
Thanks-
Pam Shofner
Maine DOT Library
Sincerely
Subject: RE: More "academic" transportation articles
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:41:03 +1000
Message-ID: <64267670b546eab43384c99d4d25d7c03d4716f9@arrb.com.au>
From: "Rosa Serratore"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Hello everyone,
Diane Amanze referred to a publication called Road-Lit. This is now called TARU (Transport and Road Update) which is produced by us. We index, among other items, Australian and international conferences and journals.
For further details about our Library's services and subject coverage, which includes transport planning and policy, go to http://www.arrb.com.au/inf_serv/inf_serv.htm
Note: ARRB was formerly known as the Australian Road Research Board.
Regards from Downunder,
Rosa Serratore
Manager, MG Lay Library
ARRB Transport Research
500 Burwood Hwy
Vermont South
Victoria 3133
Australia
Ph: 613 9881 1603
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Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 00:02:04 CDT
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1156
TRANLIB Digest 1156
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: More "academic" transportation articles
by "Shofner, Pamela"
2) Re: More "academic" transportation articles
by "Amy Tursky"
3) TRB paper needed
by Laila Zvejnieks
4) RE: TRB paper needed
by "Motzkus, Gisela H."
5) RE: More "academic" transportation articles
by Laila Zvejnieks
6) Gray/grey literature vs. "academic" transportation literature
by Mary Tucker
7) Re: Gray/grey literature vs. "academic" transportation literature
by "Janice Bain-Kerr"
8) Work safety on a haulage road
by "Betty Lou Hicks"
9) Re: Work safety on a haulage road
by Mary Tucker
10) Re: Work safety on a haulage road
by "Lisa Zwickey"
11) RE: Work safety on a haulage road
by "Yu, Hong"
12) RE: Work safety on a haulage road
by "Maryanne Ward"
Message-ID: <19E4D1F67AFDD411B11100508BB44F990160AD04@dotaugexch.dot.state.me.us>
From: "Shofner, Pamela"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: More "academic" transportation articles
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:23:21 -0400
Thanks very much. I'm learning a lot from this discussion!
Pam Shofner
Maine DOT Library
From: "Amy Tursky"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: More "academic" transportation articles
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:46:42 -0400
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Message-ID:
You may want to look at AIAA's aerospace Database and DTIC, yes DTIC. In the
aviation area I find that Aerospace Database does pick up a lot of
University Research that is NOT funded by a government entity. DTIC
picks up a lot of Military Univ research (Naval Post Graduate School, Army
War Collge, ect) not avialable elsewhere and is often in full text. Also
FAA's headquarters technical reports go to DTIC, not NTIS. They are
reviewed there for any technology transfer issues, then sent to NTIS for
public sale.
Amy Tursky
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:13:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Laila Zvejnieks
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRB paper needed
Message-ID:
Hi,
Could someone fax me a copy of a TRB paper? Our copy is checked out and
my patron needs this soon.
TRR 1185, paper titled "Estimation of safety at signalized intersections"
by Ezra Hauer, pp. 48-61. Thanks for your help.
Laila Zvejnieks
MTO Reference Services Librarian
H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering
McMaster University
1280 Main St. West
Hamilton, ON L8S 4P5
Voice: 905-525-9140 ex. 24143
Fax: 905-777-1110
Email: zvejniek@mcmaster.ca
Message-ID: <7139206825D7D211ABA60001FA449C76032AD27A@COCENT1EXCH1>
From: "Motzkus, Gisela H."
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: TRB paper needed
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:43:47 -0500
We'll do.
Gisela Motzkus
Illinois DOT Library
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:58:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: Laila Zvejnieks
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: More "academic" transportation articles
Message-ID:
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
This discussion reminded me that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation
research reports and other publications are now available fulltext, free
of charge to anyone at
this site: .
Currently there are over 1400 available. Perhaps some of your patrons
will find them useful.
Laila
*****************************************************************************
Laila Zvejnieks
MTO Reference Services Librarian
H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering
McMaster University
1280 Main St. West
Hamilton, ON L8S 4P5
Voice: 905-525-9140 ex. 24143
Fax: 905-777-1110
Email: zvejniek@mcmaster.ca
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:17:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mary Tucker
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Gray/grey literature vs. "academic" transportation literature
Message-ID:
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Hi everyone,
It's interesting to read the replies to Pam Shofner's posting, and to look
at the resources that are used to locate transportation information.
This thread, along with some work I was doing yesterday for one of our
research scientists leads me to pull down another can of information worms
down from the shelf - gray/grey literature. [I apologize for the analogy,
but this particular literature can be very frustrating to deal with. It
also is an interesting phenomenon to some of us who deal with research
information.]
What is gray literature? According to the U.S. Interagency Gray Literature
Working Group's "Gray Information Functional Plan," gray literature is
"foreign or domestic open source material that usually is available
through specialized channels and may not enter normal channels or systems
of publication, distribution, bibliographic control, or acquisition by
booksellers or subscription agents."
Where I work, we do multidisciplinary research related to surface
transportation safety. This includes the disciplines of applied
psychology, human factors, public health/injury prevention, sociology,
city and regional planning, engineering, biostatistics and epidemiology,
and computer science, to name a few. When I work on research projects, I
go looking for information in a lot of different places.
Not only do I need to locate gray literature from all these areas, we also
generate this literature during the process of our research. The gray
literature that we generate comes in the form of drafts and reports sent
to government agencies that can turns up in obscure web sites where
they're accessible for a while, only to land in bureaucratic limbo where
they take on a zombie-like existence during a review process that can
sometimes last for years. This is very dependent on the funding agency.
FHWA and TRB do an excellent job of providing access to our work, and to
keeping it accessible over time.
I manage our Center's web site where our e-bibliography of research from
1995-present resides. I've established a policy - NO GRAY LITERATURE AT
THIS SITE. It's too ephemeral, and raises lots of problems about
ownership, permissions, draft versions, etc, that make management of this
literature very difficult, from the production end.
Approaching gray literature from the searching end is also tricky, but
some efforts are being made to deal with the situation.
One of the nicest new sites I've found is from the U.S. Department of
Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). It's The
GrayLIT Network, http://www.osti.gov/graylit/index.html.
If you've managed to stay with me thus far, I have a few questions for
those of you who manage your organization's gray information, and for
those of you who search for gray literature.
If your organization generates gray literature, how is it managed? Do you
have a policy for its management?
If you work for a U.S. government agency that receives research that could
be classified as gray literature, what does your agency do to make it
accessible?
To those of you reading this from outside the U.S., what are your
frustrations and solutions to locating and managing gray literature?
Thanks for your replies!
Mary Ellen Tucker
*****************
Mary Ellen Tucker, M.L.S., Librarian
University of North Carolina
Highway Safety Research Center
730 Airport Road, Suite 300
Campus Box 3430
Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3430
Telephone: (919) 962-8701
Fax: (919) 962-8710
http://www.hsrc.unc.edu/
Message-ID: <002d01c238ae$a33c53e0$e798fea9@worker>
From: "Janice Bain-Kerr"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: Gray/grey literature vs. "academic" transportation literature
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:23:42 -0400
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Mary Ellen: A real need in transportation.
Message-Id:
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:19:44 -0500
From: "Betty Lou Hicks"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Work safety on a haulage road
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I have been asked to find information on how to protect workers as they
are doing work on a haulage road going to a quarry. The road needs work
done on it and a railroad crosses this haulage road. It is heavily
traveled by very large vehicles. I tried a TRIS search but did not have
good results. Perhaps I am using the wrong terminology. I can find all
kinds of things on work zone safety, but everything seems to deal with
public highways. Any help would be most appreciated.
Betty Lou Hicks
Manager Library Services
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Springfield, Il.
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:35:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mary Tucker
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: Work safety on a haulage road
Message-ID:
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Betty Lou,
How about NIOSH, OSHA and MSHA? Your area certainly is in the field of
occupational safety information, and crosses over into mining safety
information.
The link to the NIOSH web site is: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
and you can also search for mining safety and health information there,
too.
Regards,
Mary Ellen
************
Mary Ellen Tucker, M.L.S., Librarian
University of North Carolina
Highway Safety Research Center
730 Airport Road, Suite 300
Campus Box 3430
Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3430
Telephone: (919) 962-8701
Fax: (919) 962-8710
http://www.hsrc.unc.edu/
Message-Id:
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:48:01 -0500
From: "Lisa Zwickey"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: Work safety on a haulage road
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There is a publication called Pit & Quarry (www.pitandquarry.com), but don't know if they have an online index. It is searchable, however, through www.findarticles.com.
Lisa
Lisa A. Zwickey
Sr. Research Specialist
J.J. Keller & Associates
Research & Technical Library
(MS1560)
3003 W. Breezewood Lane
Neenah, WI 54957-0368
lzwickey@jjkeller.com
920-727-7287
Fax: 920-727-7455
Message-ID:
From: "Yu, Hong"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Work safety on a haulage road
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:47:33 -0500
Betty:
Below are a few web sites I found. Hope it helps.
http://www.msha.gov/S&HINFO/SAFETY/HCARD/TRAINING.HTM
http://www.mine-safety.mtu.edu/haulroad/haulroad.htm
http://www.nysafety.org/minerslist.htm
Ms. Hong Yu
Assistant Research Librarian
National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
Texas Transportation Institute
Information and Technology Exchange Center
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: (979) 845-5770
Fax: (979) 845-0568
Email: hong-yu@tamu.edu
Web Site: http://wzsafety.tamu.edu
Message-ID:
From: "Maryanne Ward"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Work safety on a haulage road
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:22:26 -0700
Have you tried the TTI page:
Work Zone Safety Standards and Practices Database.url
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 00:01:42 CDT
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1157
TRANLIB Digest 1157
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: Work safety on a haulage road
by sureshn@tafe.co.in
2) RE: Work safety on a haulage road
by "Lynne Webb"
3) U.S. commuter rail - statistics
by kathleen.nichols@accenture.com
4) Research on carbide granules in retreaded or remolded tires
by "Cherney, John"
5) RE: U.S. commuter rail - statistics
by "Amy E Tursky"
6) RE: U.S. commuter rail - statistics
by kathleen.nichols@accenture.com
7) RE: Research on carbide granules in retreaded or remolded tires
by sureshn@tafe.co.in
From: sureshn@tafe.co.in
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 16:44:40 +0530
Message-Id: <"QMAX9:6411-020801164339-0004*/S=sureshn/O=tafeho/PRMD=globalnet/ADMD=vsnl/C=in/"@MHS>
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Cc: tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
Subject: RE: Work safety on a haulage road
Hello Betty Lou Hicks:
Good Morning.
Your message conveyed to us mean repair on a haulage road which has a railway crossing. Such roads are available in plenty in our country, India. In order to ensure safety, manually/ electrically operated signals are used adequately ahead of the work spot to ensure the indication to the vehcles passing by. Ropes with reflector/ flourescent covering is also used to segregate the work zone, entirely from traffic. Near the railway crossing manual controls/ railway gates are provided.
As a permanent solution, an overbridge/ sub-way in the rail zone is also constructed in our country. Since, the topic is quite interesting even we are anxious to know more.
regards,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Suresh D Nair
Research & Development Division
Tractors & Farm Equipment Limited
Hozur Gardens, Sembiam
Chennai 600 011
Phone (Office) - 0091 44 5583619/5375861 xtn. 141
Phone (Reside) - 0091 44 6500924
Fax: 0091 44 5375690
Email - sureshn@tafe.co.in
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: kathleen.nichols@accenture.com
Subject: U.S. commuter rail - statistics
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Message-ID:
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 10:14:49 -0500
I've been asked to gather some statistics on commuter rail. Below are the
specific points that we're trying to track down. I've already taken a look
at the Public Transportation Fact Book but it doesn't have the exact
information we need. If anyone has any leads, I would appreciate hearing
about them.
Business traffic - how many business people per day or week or whatever
Non-business traffic - how many non-business people per day or week or
whatever
Customer dwell time - how long the individual stays at the station -
minutes, hours, etc
Frequency of customer visits - how many times in a week or month or
whatever the person is at the venue
Thanks in advance.
Kathy Nichols
Kathleen (Kathy) Nichols
Accenture - Chicago
Knowledge Center Network - Transportation and Travel Services
Tel: 312-693-5767
Fax: 312-652-5767
Octel: 68/35767
Message-ID: <80EA151D5976D611A9760004ACE529D65AA329@mad00mp7.dot.state.wi.us>
From: "Cherney, John"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Research on carbide granules in retreaded or remolded tires
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 10:44:40 -0500
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone is familiar with research on the following topic:
The use of carbide granules in remolded tires (or carbide-infused retreads)
and whether this causes accelerated pavement damange.
I've searched around, and have found very little at this point.
Thanks to anyone if they can help!
Sincerely,
John
John J. Cherney
WisDOT Library
4802 Sheboygan Ave., Room 803
Madison, WI 53707
(voice)608-266-0724
(fax) 608-261-6306
(email) john.cherney@dot.state.wi.us
From: "Amy E Tursky"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: U.S. commuter rail - statistics
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 17:07:00 GMT
Message-Id:
You may wish to try this url http://www.apta.com/stats/ridershp/. APTA may have additional info as well.
Amy Tursky
DOT Library
Aviation Br.
202 267-3113
From: sureshn@tafe.co.in
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 8:18:33 +0530
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To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Research on carbide granules in retreaded or remolded tires
An article which we could locate for you was available at http://www.greendiamondna.com/news3.html. Hope this would be fine for you,
Regards,
Suresh Nair
Carbide-infused retreads give snow tires a new way to grip
article by Mike Manges
Modern Tire Dealer Magazine
Drivers who want better than average traction in severe winter weather have numerous options: dedicated snow tires, studded tires, even tires containing ground walnut shells. Elmira, NY based tire dealer Jeff Barlow is promoting another alternative: remolded tires containing carbide granules in their treads. Barlow's three outlet dealership Twin Tier Tire Corp., began selling carbide infused passenger and light truck retreads last year with what he calls "tremendous" results. "We sold 3,000 units out of our stores." Four of the company's retail customers in surrounding areas sold another 7,000 tires - not bad for a product that until recently had only been available in Scandinavia, he says. Twin Tier Tire imports the retreads, called Green Diamond Traction Tires from Eastern Tire Co., a wholesaler in New Glasgow, Novia Scotia, that manufactures them. (Carbide granule retread technology, pioneered in Iceland during the 1970's, was introduced to the Scandinavian mass market four years ago by a native company called New Industries LTD.) Barlow through Green Diamond North America, Inc. (www.greendiamondna.com) has exclusive distribution rights to the tires in the United States. He expects to sell up to 50,000 units this season as more customers become aware of their performance capabilities. The tires' ultra hard, pyramid shaped carbide granules are added to tread rubber as it's being attached to casings during the retreading process. They fall out as the tire wears, to be replaced by more granules located deeper in the rubber. The granules bite into pavement like studs, but that is where the similarities between the two traction methods end, according to Barlow. Green Diamond granules are so small - usually half the size of a grain of rice, if not smaller - "They don't damage roads," Barlow says. "You can run them year round." "Studs also wear down and don't have the gripping power they did when new. That doesn't happen with these tires, since they maintain constant traction because of the proliferation of granules." As states continue to severely regulate stud usage due to environmental worries and other concerns carbide-infused retreads may provide a viable alternative, he says. Feedback from customers who ran Green Diamond retreads last winter was positive, Barlow says. "I must have gotten twenty calls from people who had stories about how well the tires worked." Green Diamond's efforts to advertise the tires have been minimal so far. The company ran a 30-second Commercial late last year that explained the risks of winter driving plus the features and benefits of it's tires, and new commercials are in the works. But most of the buzz surrounding the product has been by word of mouth. "We've received twice the response we expected. For whatever reason, people love the idea." Barlow is targeting retailers in the New England area for domestic distribution, but plans to expand his scope westward as business picks up. "We'd like one in each major market." Green Diamond's product selection currently includes passenger and light truck retreads. Medium commercial truck units for bus and pickup / delivery applications are expected to come on-line through a precure process within a few months. "It may make sense to have our own manufacturing facility at some point, but that is a long way down the road." The company is also shopping out the concept to various tire manufacturers. In addition, Barlow wants to expand Green Diamond's two-man sales force, which includes his uncle, ex-Twin Tier Tire President H. Carlton Eldrett, who has come out of retirement to help promote the product. "Green Diamond Traction Tires will be to the tire industry what Viagra is to an old man," Barlow predicts. But for now he will settle for rising awareness. featured in Modern Tire Dealer magazine, July 2001
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Subject: TRANLIB digest 1158
TRANLIB Digest 1158
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) PennDOT Request
by "Bodan, Cheryl"
Message-ID:
From: "Bodan, Cheryl"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Cc: "Grassetti, Steve" ,
"Bodan, Cheryl"
Subject: PennDOT Request
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:18:51 -0400
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is requesting assistance with
the following:
I am currently evaluating our PENNDOT ride specifications and would like to
know what each of the other States' is doing in the area of ride
specifications. In the past we've requested other States' specifications and
we tried to interpret them which was sometimes very difficult and time
consuming. Below is a brief summary of Pennsylvania's ride specifications. I
would appreciate it greatly if someone could provide me with a brief summary
of their State's ride specifications and provide me with the name of a
contact person that I may contact with questions regarding the summary or
the specifications.
Our ride specifications are on our State website for anyone who is
interested. You can read them by going to and
then click on "doing business with PennDOT" and you will see "Construction
Specifications". Our current interstate ride specs are Section 404 for
Bituminous Pavements and Section 507 for Concrete Pavements. If anyone is
interested in our Pilot Specs for "Bridge Decks and Approaches" or for
"Bituminous ride specs on roadways other than interstates" I will be glad to
send them to you. Thank you for your time and response.
Please respond directly to me at:
Steve Grassetti, P.E.
Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation
Bureau of Construction and Materials
Quality Assurance Engineer
PO Box 2926, 1118 State St.
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2926
(717) 783-9759
(717) 705-2460 fax
We put ride specification requirements on all interstate and expressway type
projects. Our current ride specifications exclude areas, on these types of
projects, such as bridge decks and approaches and/or areas on bituminous
rehabilitation projects which do not get a minimum of 3 construction
operations (which include milling, scratch, leveling, binder or wearing
courses). These excluded areas must meet a 10' straight edge tolerance
(3/16" maximum deviation). We pay different bonus amount for concrete and
bituminous pavements. The table below summarizes our payments
CONCRETE PAVEMENTS BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS
Bonus IRI ("/mile")
Bonus
6% (~$1500) < 35 $300
4% (~$1000) < 50 $150
2% (~$ 500) < 60 $ 75
0% < 70 $ 0
Must correct > 70 Must correct
We have a pilot program for bituminous pavements other than interstates and
expressways which is intended for projects with ADT>7000 and speeds >45mph
which have a minimum of 2 construction operations. This pilot has the same
bonuses listed above and no corrective action required if straight edge
criteria is met. We are also implementing a Pilot ride spec for interstates
which includes bridge decks and approaches.
Please send me information similar to what I've summarized, namely required
IRI, bonus for concrete, bonus for bituminous, bridge deck requirements and
bonuses etc.
Thank you for you assistance.
Cheryl Bodan, Librarian
PennDOT Knowledge Center
Commonwealth Keystone Building
Fifth Floor
400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0041
717 787 6527
cbodan@dot.state.pa.us
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Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: PennDOT Request
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To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
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Subject: Re: PennDOT Request
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Michigan uses the attached special provisions for Ride Quality. We use the 2 course HMA spec for all resurfacing projects with at least 2 courses of HMA over existing concrete or flexible pavements. The 2 course spec measures the % improvement from the original to finished surface. We use the other spec on new and reconstructed HMA or Concrete with measurements on the finished surface.. Our incentive is $1/square yard for full incentive
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Subject: TRANLIB digest 1160
TRANLIB Digest 1160
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: PennDOT Request
by "Brad Allen"
2) Maintenance and Construction Technician Classifications.
by droberts@dor.state.ne.us
3) PennDOT Information Request
by "Bodan, Cheryl"
4) Re: PennDOT Information Request
by "Jerry Baldwin"
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Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 11:37:05 -0400
From: "Brad Allen"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: PennDOT Request
Cheryl,
Your e-mail has been forwarded to me. NYSDOT has been developing a pilot specification for ride quality. We have two pilot projects scheduled for this fall. I expect to have several next season. We followed your specifications and the pending AASHTO provisional specifications to develop ours. Pat Gardner was very helpful. I traveled to PA in June to witness Hank Lahr and Mike Long verify a lightweight profiler. Below is a brief summary of the spec requirements.
The specification is limited to use on controlled access highways receiving a two course overlay or reconstruction. We exclude all areas not receiving this minimum treatment and ramps shorter than 300 m.
The pavement is divided into lots 200 m long. measurements are made with inertial profilers.
The payment table dollar values differ around the state. Quality units are awarded or subtracted depending on the IRI in each lot. We use an index price for the quality units that represents the average price of one Metric Ton of in place HMA for a given geographic region. This system keeps the bidders for adjusting their prices to take advantage of the system and allows us to recognize that it is more expensive to do business in certain areas than others. For most of the State the index price is $35/ quality unit, on Long Island it's $65/ q.u., NYC is $75/ q.u., Poughkeepsie area is $45/ q.u. and Buffalo area is $40/ q.u.
The payment table is as follows, all IRI are in m/km (sorry):
IRI < 0.55 = 10 q.u.
0.56 < IRI < 0.70 = 5 q.u.
0.71 < IRI < 0.90 = 2 q.u.
0.91 < IRI < 1.10 = 0 q.u.
1.11 < IRI < 1.30 = -5 q.u.
1.31 < IRI < 1.50 = -10 q.u.
1.51 < IRI < 1.90 = -20 q.u.**
IRI > 1.91 = -40 q.u.**
** The Department will evaluate the lot to determine if it will remain in place. It the lot remains in place the listed disincentive will apply.
If you have any questions on our spec, please feel free drop me a line.
Brad Allen, P.E.
NYSDOT Materials Bureau
Bldg 7A, Rm 230
1220 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12232
(518) 457-4582
From: droberts@dor.state.ne.us
Subject: Maintenance and Construction Technician Classifications.
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Message-ID:
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 11:55:02 -0500
Please forward the following message to your DOT's Personnel or Human
Resources Divisions. Thank you
very much for your help.
The Nebraska Dept. of Roads, Human Resources Division would like your
assistance:
1. Has your state combined your Highway Maintenance and Construction
Technician classifications into one class?
If so, what has been your experience concerning employee acceptance,
any downfalls of the merge, problems with cross training of
employees, union involvement? What has been the positive side that
you've experienced of the merge of these classifications?
Are the classification specs available online, and if so, where may
we find them? If not, would you please mail or fax a copy to us?
2. Is it a requirement for your top position within your state's
Districts/Area Divisions to be a licensed engineer, or is the
position administrative, rather than a licensed engineer? What is
this position's job title?
If this position is administrative, what do you see as advantages and
disadvantages, rather than requiring the position to be a licensed
engineer?
Are the classification specs for this position available online, and
if so, where may we find them? If not, would you please mail or fax
a copy to us?
Thank you for your time in responding to these questions. If you have any
more information you feel may be useful to use, we would appreciate all you
can send us.
Please respond directly to
Sue Larson, Human Resources Administrator
Nebraska Dept. of Roads
1500 Nebraska Hwy 2 Lincoln, NE 68509-4759
Phone (402) 479-3643 Fax (402) 479-3765
slarson@dor.state.ne.us
Don Robertson, Librarian
Nebraska Dept. of Roads
1500 Hwy. 2
P.O. Box 94759
Lincoln, NE 68509-4759
Phone: 402-479-4316
Fax: 402-479-3989
E-mail: droberts@dor.state.ne.us
Message-ID:
From: "Bodan, Cheryl"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: PennDOT Information Request
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:26:50 -0400
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is requesting assistance with
the following:
I have requested a name change for the PennDOT Knowledge Center. When I
approached my Division Chief and Bureau Director about the change of name, I
offered to send this email to include the input of many other transportation
libraries. An escalating problem facing our very small library staff (two
professional librarians when we are at full staffing with occasional
temporary or high school intern assistance) is the numerous telephone calls
and emails we get stemming from confusion over our name. People find the
telephone numbers and email addresses in directories and assume we are the
contact for general PennDOT information. Contact information for the agency
is readily available, and we do not have the time or resources to continue
to handle these questions. The library in the past has been known under
other names, such as Transportation Employees Library, in an effort to
reflect services we provide and identify our primary customers. We have
hired another librarian (Sue Shultz) who will be starting at the end of
August, and we have to redo all our handouts to reflect that addition; this
seems a perfect time to rename ourselves, too. The individual who chose the
name "Knowledge Center" retired from PennDOT a few years ago, so that is a
consideration we also do not have at this time. I would appreciate any
ideas/suggestions/philosophy on library titles. Thank you for your time and
your ideas concerning my question.
Cheryl Bodan, Librarian
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Knowledge Center
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, Fifth Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0041
(717) 787-6527
cbodan@dot.state.pa.us
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Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 19:15:31 -0500
From: "Jerry Baldwin"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: PennDOT Information Request
Normally, I don't reply to the list. However, since I think there might be some general interest in this story, I'll make an exception.
When I began employment in what is now known officially as Mn/DOT Library, it was known as the Minnesota Department of Highways General Library. It soon occured to me that use of the term "general" implied there might be other, more special libraries in the department. Seeking to lay claim to wider turf, I changed the name to MDH Library. This stood for a short time until all the "information" buzz that accompanied "The Third Wave" in the early eighties and the big-iron, data processing folks attempting to lay claim to "information" by developing management information systems and such.
At the time, I had a supervisor who felt the library might be left in the dust by our computer jocks. Not wanting to offend a good supervisor who was also a strong supporter of the library, I suggested renaming our facility to "Information Resources Center." Unfortunately, at the same time, what had been our department's Office of Systems Management, decided it wanted to be known henceforth (thenceforth?) as the Office of Information Resource Management. Short negotiations twixt the combatants vying for the "information" crown led to conceding the "resources" sobriquet to the data processing types and our adopting the moniker, "Information Services Center."
This held sway through the eighties until, at the behest of the Commissioner's Office, a new entity was created to handle all those "general information" questions Cheryl refers to. This was deemed necessary since the newly appointed secretary of the newly appointed commissioner of the moment didn't particularly like (an incredible understatement) dealing with the general public. The responsibility for doing so had been undertaken by the Commissioner's Office under a previous administration upon the retirement of a truly remarkable woman.
She had been employed by the department for nearly forty years and most of that time occupied a desk in the lobby of the headquarters building. On her desk sat several Rolodexes crammed with notes, addresses and phone numbers she had accumulated. If those Rolodexes had ever been transferred into a computer database, they would have constituted what is today referred to as a "knowledge management system.' She could connect any caller with the proper contact for virtually any question posed. At the time of her retirement, replacing her was deemed to be an extravagance the department couldn't afford. But I digress!
Selecting a name for the new entity, responsible for screening general calls to the department and directing them to the proper office, proved to be a problem due to the existing entities, Information Resource Management and Information Services Center. Somehow, it was considered the name "Information Center" would not muddy the waters overmuch. It did however lead to considerable confusion, especially amongst those responsible for creating phone directories of various sorts. They seemed to choose one of the three "information" entities at random to use as a general information number.
About a decade ago, the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) and Mn/DOT entered into a partnership. One aspect of the program was to collaborate in providing library and information services to Minnesota's transportation practitioners in local government agencies. One thing that had to be decided was what to call the program and the entities that would provide the services. After CTS hired a librarian to operate its portion of the program, a staff meeting, consisting of the CTS librarian and staff of Mn/DOT's Information Services Center, was held to discuss the issue. At the meeting someone suggested calling the entities CTS Library and Mn/DOT Library. I, for one, didn't like it. Too simple! Wiser heads carried the day.
The Minnesota Transportation Libraries program was launched with considerable promotion and promulgation of the new names. To my surprise our new name was an instant hit with our customers. Many expressed their gratitude for eliminating the confusion created by calling ourselves the "Information Services Center." No longer did we answer calls with "Information Services Center," only to have the person on the other end of the line say "Hello! Is this the library?" As one customer put it, "I'm so glad you went back to calling yourself the library! After all, that's what you are!"
As for the Information Center, it has retained that name and at one point had a staff of five doing what that one woman had done with the help of her Rolodexes. As for the Information Resources Management group, they're now the Office of Information Technology, more in keeping with their actual role, but they still can't wean themselves from the "I" word.
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TRANLIB Digest 1161
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) looking for some IEC standards
by "Brian Gerber"
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Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 11:44:16 -0400
From: "Brian Gerber"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: looking for some IEC standards
This is being submitted to several listservs, sorry for any duplication.
We are looking for a number of IEC standards (International Electrotechnical Commission, based in Switzerland). Most of them are not in OCLC nor Linda Hall nor Cisti and the few I found in OCLC probably will not be loaned to us since the lender does not lend out of state.
I know where we can buy them, but since they are a bit expensive we were hoping to look at them before deciding which to purchase.
They are:
IEC 60721 -1 1990 Classification of Environmental Conditions - Part 1: Environmental Parameters and their severities
IEC 60721 -3-0 1984 Classification of Environmental Conditions - Part 3: Classifications of groups of Environmental Parameters and their severities. Introduction.
IEC 60721 -3-4 1995 Classification of Environmental Conditions - Part 3: Classifications of groups of Environmental Parameters and their severities.
Section 4: Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations
IEC/TR3 61000-2-1 1990 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Part 2: Environment - Section 1 - Description of the Environment - Electromagnetic environment for low-frequency conducted disturbances and signalling in public power supply systems
Thanks for any help.
IEC/TR3 61000-1-2 2001 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Part 1-2: General - Methodology for the achievement of the functional safety of electrical and electronic equipment with regard to electromagnetic phenomena
IEC/TR3 61000-1-1 1992 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Part 1 - General - Section 1: Application and interpretation of fundamental definitions and terms
Brian Gerber
MTA Bridges & Tunnels
Technical Library
Randalls Island
New York NY 10035
bgerber@mtabt.org
Phone: 212-360-3067
Fax: 212-360-2935
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TRANLIB Digest 1162
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: LIST Committee Agenda
by "Tucker, Sandy"
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From: "Tucker, Sandy"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: LIST Committee Agenda
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 15:14:21 -0500
Jeanne,
Where can I call you?
Sandy
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TRANLIB Digest 1163
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: PennDOT Request
by "Nicholas Vitillo"
2) Information from 2001 International Transportation Technology
Transfer Symposium
by "Jerry Baldwin"
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Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 13:01:27 -0400
From: "Nicholas Vitillo"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: PennDOT Request
The attached is NJDOT's current Ride Quality Specification. We are performing research to replace our rolling straight edge with profiler. We will also need to replace our %Defective Length with another ride statistic. We hope to have a new procedure by next year.
Nicholas P. Vitillo
Manager, Bureau of Research
NJ Department of Transportation
PO Box 600
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
(609) 530-5637 (609) 530-3722 FAX
Nick.Vitillo@dot.state.nj.us
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Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 14:59:50 -0500
From: "Jerry Baldwin"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Information from 2001 International Transportation Technology
Transfer Symposium
I thought subscribers might be interested in the following exchange. Since the confereence materials were never published in hard copy, does anyone have any ideas about how to make this information available? BTW, the "Conference on Accessing Transportation Information Resources Worldwide" portion of the symposium is once again available at http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/accessconf/index.htm.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Baldwin [mailto:jerry.baldwin@dot.state.mn.us]
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:51 PM
To: Ltap
Subject: Help, please
I'm looking for information from "2001 International Transportation
Technology Transfer Symposium." FHWA's International Program's Office
provides a link to http://www.ltapt2.org/ltapconfltap.htm, but it's not
there, nor could I find it elsewhere on your website.
>>> "Lisa Pogue" 08/12/02 01:52PM >>>
Jerry - I haven't kept it up as we've had another conference since then.
What specific information did you need? --- lisa
Lisa Haakon Pogue, LTAP Clearinghouse
Director of Technology Transfer, American Public Works Association
1401 K Street NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 408-9541, Fax: (202) 408-9542, www.ltapt2.org
From: "Lisa Pogue"
To: "Jerry Baldwin"
Date: 8/12/02 2:17PM
Subject: RE: Help, please
Jerry - I had to take them down as they weren't 508 compliant and it was
going to take a lot of time to convert to HTML. Also, we had another
conference to promote. -- lisa
Lisa Haakon Pogue, LTAP Clearinghouse
Director of Technology Transfer, American Public Works Association
1401 K Street NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 408-9541, Fax: (202) 408-9542, www.ltapt2.org
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Subject: TRANLIB digest 1164
TRANLIB Digest 1164
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Free documents
by Lori.Fiscus@DOT.STATE.IA.US
2) RE: Free documents
by "Motzkus, Gisela H."
From: Lori.Fiscus@DOT.STATE.IA.US
Subject: Free documents
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Message-ID:
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 14:30:58 -0500
Iowa DOT Library has copies of the following documents available on a
first come first served basis. Please respond to our e-mail rather than
the list.
Byway Beginnings: Understanding, Inventorying, and Evaluating a Byway's
Intrinsic Qualities. National Scenic Byways Program, Federal Highway
Administration. 1999.
(2 copies)
The Road Beckons. American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials, National Scenic Byways Program. 2001.
(3 copies)
Community Guide to Planning & Managing a Scenic Byway. U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. 1997.
(10 copies)
Lori Fiscus
Iowa DOT Library
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa 50010-6915
1/800-262-0003 x 1379
fax 515/233-7840
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From: "Motzkus, Gisela H."
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Free documents
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:56:57 -0500
I'll take a copy of item 3, if still available. Thanks!
Gisela Motzkus
Illinois DOT Library
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62764-0001
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TRANLIB Digest 1165
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) New Publication from the Arizona Transportation Research Center
by dsteele@dot.state.az.us
2) Re: New Publication from the Arizona Transportation Research
Center
by "Lynne Webb"
From: dsteele@dot.state.az.us
Message-ID: <8EFA5473F0DA4C41A7DDBA3832F257333AEDC8@e180exch.dot.state.az.us>
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Subject: New Publication from the Arizona Transportation Research Center
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:18:10 -0700
The Arizona Transportation Research Center recently published _Improved
Mechanisms for Stakeholder Environmental Education_ by Louis F. Cohn and
Roswell A. Harris. Report no. FHWA-AZ-01-523.
This report discusses the development of a video tape and companion brochure
designed for use in public meetings to explain ADOT's noise policy and
related issues important to highway projects in Arizona.
Copies of the report are available online at:
http://www.dot.state.az.us/ABOUT/atrc/Publications/SPR/AZ523.pdf
and
http://www.ntl.bts.gov/Reports/AZ_523.pdf
Government agencies and educational institutions may request free paper
copies from the ATRC Library at the address below.
For-profit enterprises may purchase paper copies for from ADOT's
Engineering Records Section. Ordering information is available at their web
site: http://www.dot.state.az.us/ABOUT/engrecs/index.htm
Agencies and institutions that want to automatically receive ATRC reports
should ask that they be put on our mailing list at the address below.
Dale Steele
Librarian
Arizona Transportation Research Center
206 S. 17th Ave. #075R
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Voice: 602.712.3138
Fax: 602.712-3400
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 00:02:36 CDT
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1166
TRANLIB Digest 1166
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) World Automotive Manufacturing June Issue
by barbara.mccall@gm.com
2) nautical trip mile rule
by "Adcock, Ann"
3) RE: nautical trip mile rule
by "Amy E Tursky"
4) Re: nautical trip mile rule
by weberk@stb.dot.gov
5) FW: free to a good home- photo collection
by "Susan M. Browning"
6) Re: FW: free to a good home- photo collection
by Paul Hernandez
7) Re: FW: free to a good home- photo collection
by Paul Hernandez
8) Re: FW: free to a good home- photo collection
by "Lynne Webb"
9) Call for Papers -- Science and Technology Division, SLA
by "Beckman, Roger Earl"
From: barbara.mccall@gm.com
Subject: World Automotive Manufacturing June Issue
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:23:43 -0400
Message-ID:
Does anyone carry this magazine? I am looking for an article. There is no
record in OCLC for it.
Contact me direct at barbara.mccall@gm.com if you can help.
Thanks
Barbara McCall
Allison Transmission
317 242-0470
317 242-3626 fax
Barbara.McCall@gm.com
Message-ID:
From: "Adcock, Ann"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: nautical trip mile rule
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:53:09 -0400
Has anyone ever heard of something called the "100 Nautical Trip Mile Rule?"
A woman called me this morning and she needs to find some information about
this rule for her boss. It is supposed to be a USDOT rule. I am still
looking in some sources and on the internet, but I haven't had any luck so
far.
Thanks,
Ann Adcock, Librarian
South Carolina Department of Transportation
From: "Amy E Tursky"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: nautical trip mile rule
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:47:38 -0400
Message-Id:
try the following url http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/units/sea.htm. The triple concept is discussed there.
Amy Tursky
DOT Library
Aviation Br.
202 267-3113
From: weberk@stb.dot.gov
Subject: Re: nautical trip mile rule
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Message-ID:
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:43:14 -0400
My husband is in the Coast Guard and I'll ask him as soon as he answers his
phone (don't know if he's at lunch or a meeting)
Kelley A. Weber, Librarian
Surface Transportation Board
1925 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20423
(202) 565-1668
weberk@stb.dot.gov
Message-ID: <6FDE6D9C8EE4CF11A63200805FE2ADB10C7E90E6@metro_exchange.hou-metro.harris.tx.us>
From: "Susan M. Browning"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: FW: free to a good home- photo collection
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:40:19 -0500
I thought someone might be interested in this collection. We don't have the
space. Please respond to demicottage (Paul Crater), not me. Thanks.
Susan Browning, Metro Transit Houston
Message-Id: <200208212009.g7LK97u26117@library.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:09:13 -0700
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
From: Paul Hernandez
Subject: Re: FW: free to a good home- photo collection
We at Berkeley would be very interested in this collection, if it's still
available.
Paul
Message-Id: <200208212010.g7LKASu30441@library.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:10:33 -0700
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
From: Paul Hernandez
Subject: Re: FW: free to a good home- photo collection
Message-Id:
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:11:21 -0400
From: "Lynne Webb"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: FW: free to a good home- photo collection
Subject: Call for Papers -- Science and Technology Division, SLA
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:14:51 -0500
Message-ID: <6044944ACF123944AF79AADBA249400F179D28@iu-mssg-mbx06.ads.iu.edu>
From: "Beckman, Roger Earl"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
CALL FOR PAPERS
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS SESSION
Science and Technology Division
Special Libraries Association Annual Conference
June 2003, New York
The SLA Science & Technology Division invites submissions for its
Contributed Papers Session for the Annual SLA Conference in New York,
June 7-12, 2003.
SESSION THEME:
Needs Assessment in the Sci-Tech Library: Using Innovative Analytical
and Practical Experience to Improve Services and Products to our Library
Users.
We are all being asked to work more efficiently and provide the most
cost effective products and services to our users. A needs assessment
is one way to gain direct feedback from users. Have you conducted a
needs assessment that led to an effective solution for your library
patrons? Tell us how you were able to turn your findings into an
effective plan. How was the study designed? What were the results? What
effective solutions were put in place? Were the solutions
effective?
ABSTRACT: A 300-500 word abstract should accurately convey the subject
of the paper, its scope, conclusions, and relevance to the program
theme.
ELIGIBILITY: Any SLA member is welcome to submit an abstract for
consideration. Preference will be given to members of the Science &
Technology Division.
CRITERIA: Criteria for review will include relevance to the session
theme and evidence of scholarship and methodology.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: October 31, 2002.
PAPERS: If chosen, acceptance of your paper reflects a commitment on
your
part to: 1) submit the complete text of your paper to the program
convener
by March 31, 2003; 2) give a presentation of your paper for no longer
than
20 minutes at the SLA annual conference, June 7-12, 2003 in New York;
3)
where appropriate and feasible, offer a brief demonstration or
representation
of your project during your presentation.
SUBMIT ABSTRACTS TO:
Roger Beckman
beckmanr@indiana.edu (e-mail submissions preferred)
Life Sciences Library
Indiana University
Jordan Hall A304
1001 E. Third St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-3700
Phone: (812) 855-9792 Fax: (812) 855-6612
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Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 00:02:32 CDT
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1167
TRANLIB Digest 1167
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) SLA Elections
by r-sarmiento@northwestern.edu
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:17:46 -0500 (CDT)
From: r-sarmiento@northwestern.edu
Message-Id: <200208231417.JAA21870@webemail.it.northwestern.edu>
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: SLA Elections
Cc:
Dear SLA-Transportation Division member:
Be on the lookout! Our bylaws revision ballot was mailed August 15. The
deadline to return ballots to Langan Associates is October 1.
Please help the Association out with the following:
* Exercise your right to vote
* Return your ballot early (As we say in Chicago, vote early and vote often!)
* Remember to use the enclosed return envelope (addressed to Langan Associates)
* Let the Association know if you do not receive your ballot by the close of
this month
Below you will find the URL for the Bylaws Comparison Chart.
Bylaws Comparison Chart
http://www.sla.org/Documents/BylawsCompChart.htm
Roberto
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1168
TRANLIB Digest 1168
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Transportation Division website "What's New" update
by "Roberto A. Sarmiento"
Message-Id: <5.0.2.1.2.20020826152133.08c7f978@casbah.it.northwestern.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 15:42:06 -0500
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
From: "Roberto A. Sarmiento"
Subject: Transportation Division website "What's New" update
I will like to call your attention to the Division's website "What's New" section for August 2002
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation/slatran/td_new.html
In it you will find a Mary Ellen Tucker file she built as a follow up to her 2002 SLA annual meeting session on sustainable development and non-motorized transportation. It contains lots of links to web resources described by all three speakers, that I am sure will be of interest to all of us.
Also posted is the revised list of division officers for 2002/2003; the proposed 1997 changes to the Division Bylaws are now restored to the web site (after an unforgivable deletion); the 2001/2002 sponsors list and links and updated address information for our TRANLIB discussion list.
Hope you all had a great summer.
Roberto
Roberto A. Sarmiento
Head, Transportation Library
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
Voice 847-491-2913
Fax 847-491-8601
Visit the Transportation Library at:
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To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1170
TRANLIB Digest 1170
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: query 28 Aug 2002
by Mary Geary
2) Special Report 262
by "Barbara Post"
3) Re: Special Report 262
by "Betty Lou Hicks"
4) Re: Special Report 262
by Chester Bunnell
Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20020829091205.01b44730@lulu.it.northwestern.edu>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:13:21 -0500
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
From: Mary Geary
Subject: RE: query 28 Aug 2002
If you go to: http://isddc.dot.gov/, click on "GET a document", you can just type in the title or other identifying information. A very useful resource!.
At 05:26 PM 8/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:
Nelda, How did you find it? Sandy
-----Original Message-----
From: Neldabravo@aol.com [mailto:Neldabravo@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 5:22 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Re: query 28 Aug 2002
There's a copy of the retrofitting manual at:
http://isddc.dot.gov/olpfiles/FHWA/010433.pdf
Cheers,
Nelda
Nelda Bravo
National Transportation Library
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
USDOT
Mary Kathleen Geary
Public Services Librarian
Transportation Library
Northwestern University Library
1935 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
Voice (847) 467-5325
Fax (847) 491-8601
email m-geary@northwestern.edu
Visit the Transportation Library at:
From: "Barbara Post"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Message-ID: <85256C24.00509CF8.00@smtpmta.nas.edu>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:35:56 -0400
Subject: Special Report 262
TRB has a number of extra copies of Special Report 262, A Process for Setting,
Managing, and Monitoring Environmental Windows for Dredging Projects. If anyone
can would like some copies, please let me know.
Barbara Post
Manager, Information Services
Transportation Research Board
Phone: (202) 334-2990
Fax: (202) 334-2527
E-Mail: bpost@nas.edu
Message-Id:
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:48:11 -0500
From: "Betty Lou Hicks"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: Special Report 262
Barbara,
Please send one report to me.
Betty Lou Hicks
Hanson Professional Services
1525 South Sixth Street
Springfield, Il. 62703
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:49:30 -0500
From: Chester Bunnell
Subject: Re: Special Report 262
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Message-id: <3D6E347A.86DF1CD5@slu.edu>
Barbara,
I would appreciate receiving a copy of Special Report 262. My mailing
address is below.
Thanks.
Chet
Chet Bunnell bunnellcs@slu.edu
Pius Library 314-977-3908 (voice)
Saint Louis University 314-977-3108 (fax)
3650 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1171
TRANLIB Digest 1171
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) NUL Transportation Library File Milestone
by "Roberto A. Sarmiento"
2) RE: NUL Transportation Library File Milestone
by "Jim Olivetti"
3) NRC reports
by cfield@cement.org
4) RE: NUL Transportation Library File Milestone
by "Barbara Post"
5) Antigen found =*.htm file
by ANTIGEN_PDOTEXCHNT01
6) RE: NUL Transportation Library File Milestone
by "Dot Finn"
7) Warning: transportation materials cataloging issue
by Julie.Bolding@state.sd.us
8) Ideas & Actions
by Paul Hernandez
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Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 11:33:25 -0500
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
From: "Roberto A. Sarmiento"
Subject: NUL Transportation Library File Milestone
It is a pleasure to inform you all that the 250,000th citation in the Transportation Article File was created this past Tuesday August 27. Our last milestone, the 200,000th citation, was created about five years ago.
To learn more about the Transportation Article File visit our website at http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation/
To search the Transportation Article File visit http://tran.library.northwestern.edu/
Roberto A. Sarmiento
Head, Transportation Library
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
Voice 847-491-2913
Fax 847-491-8601
Visit the Transportation Library at:
Subject: RE: NUL Transportation Library File Milestone
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:01:21 -0400
From: "Jim Olivetti"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Congratulations on the milestone! And now the inevitable question (sorry).....
Are all the article references currently going into TRAN also being added to TRIS? If so, are they added in a timely fashion, or is there a significant delay?
Thanks.
Jim
Jim Olivetti
Information Center Manager
American Public Transportation Association
1666 K St. NW 11th Floor / Washington DC 20006 jolivetti@apta.com
202 496 4807 (phone) 202 496 4326 (fax)
Register Now for APTA’s Annual Meeting & EXPO 2002!
For more information, visit http://www.apta.com/meetings/annual/index02.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Roberto A. Sarmiento [mailto:r-sarmiento@northwestern.edu]
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 12:33 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: NUL Transportation Library File Milestone
It is a pleasure to inform you all that the 250,000th citation in the Transportation Article File was created this past Tuesday August 27. Our last milestone, the 200,000th citation, was created about five years ago.
To learn more about the Transportation Article File visit our website at http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation/
To search the Transportation Article File visit http://tran.library.northwestern.edu/
Roberto A. Sarmiento
Head, Transportation Library
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
Voice 847-491-2913
Fax 847-491-8601
Visit the Transportation Library at:
smime.p7s
From: cfield@cement.org
Message-ID:
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: NRC reports
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:49:40 -0500
We have a collection of 200+ published U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission reports dating from the mid-1970's to 1991 that we have decided to discard. (About 12 feet of shelving space we desperately need.) A brief list of about half of them is attached. Is this information of interest to anyone? I'm not on the Engineering Division listserv but maybe I should be directing this to that group.
Connie Field
Manager, Library & Information Services
Portland Cement Association
5420 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL 60077-1083
847.972.9174
Fax 847.972.9175
Library Fax: 847.966.6221
cfield@cement.org
NUREG1.doc
From: "Barbara Post"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Message-ID: <85256C25.006356F9.00@smtpmta.nas.edu>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:00:12 -0400
Subject: RE: NUL Transportation Library File Milestone
Let me try to answer this and Roberto can add additional comments. TRIS
receives indexing for journal articles from a varienty of sources. AT TRB, our
indexers regularly index and abstract over regular 150 titles for TRIS. We get
indexing from international journals from ITRD. PATH indexes some unique
journals in the ITS area and we receive articles for the TLIB file from
Northwestern and Berkeley. Naturally some of the articles indexed by TRB, ITRD,
PATH, or Berkeley are also indexed by Northwestern and are in the TRAN.
Northwestern sends TRIS only articles from selected journals that are not
generally duplicated by other sources. Northwestern also indexes some law
enforcement journals for TRAN that do not go into TRIS because it is beyond the
scope of the database. So, to answer your question not all of TRAN is part of
TRIS and most but not all the articles in TRAN are also in TRIS. Northwestern
generally sends us quarterly updates of selected records entered into TRAN.
Northwestern just sent over 3 updates within the last week or so which have now
been added to TRIS and will be in the updates to be sent to Dialog and TRIS
Online the beginning of next week. Due to staff changes Northwestern was behind
in updates but they are conscientious on getting material to us.
TRAN is an excellent resource particularly if you looking information covered
in "trade" transportation publications which are not covered as extensively in
TRIS.
Below I have attached a listing of the regularlly covered journals in TRIS with
notation on the source of the indexing. We are starting work to update this
list - a big job. If you have any additional questions on journal coverage,
please feel free to contact me.
Barbara Post
Manager, Information Services
Transportation Research Board
Phone: (202) 334-2990
Fax: (202) 334-2527
E-Mail: bpost@nas.edu
"Jim Olivetti" on 08/30/2002 01:01:21 PM
Please respond to tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
cc: (bcc: Barbara Post)
Subject: RE: NUL Transportation Library File Milestone
Congratulations on the milestone! And now the inevitable question
(sorry).....
Are all the article references currently going into TRAN also being
added to TRIS? If so, are they added in a timely fashion, or is there a
significant delay?
Thanks.
Jim
Jim Olivetti
Information Center Manager
American Public Transportation Association
1666 K St. NW 11th Floor / Washington DC 20006 jolivetti@apta.com
202 496 4807 (phone) 202 496 4326 (fax)
Register Now for APTA's Annual Meeting & EXPO 2002!
For more information, visit
http://www.apta.com/meetings/annual/index02.htm
All opinions expressed are personal and do not necessarily reflect
official APTA policy.
From: "Dot Finn"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: NUL Transportation Library File Milestone
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:06:38 -0400
Message-ID: <001a01c2504f$fdd924a0$0700a8c0@dotf>
C ongratulations to all! And thanks to all those dedicated people who input the data. I especially think of Dorothy Ramm, now retired. This is a very useful file. I use it every week.
Dot Finn
GRA, Inc. dotf@gra-inc.com
115 West Avenue, Suite 201 http://www.gra-inc.com
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 884-7500
(215) 884-1385
From: Julie.Bolding@state.sd.us
Message-ID:
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Warning: transportation materials cataloging issue
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:41:46 -0500
Content-Type: text/plain
Just a reminder to those doing original cataloging of transportation
materials to put an 856 field in for each NCHRP Report published from 2001
onward. A few earlier reports have been posted as well. What a convenience
for the engineers using the catalog!
I'm doing retrospective cataloging of the SD DOT's 13,000+ item collection.
And even 2002 OCLC records for these reports don't include the 856. The list
of reports and their URLS is at:
http://www4.trb.org/trb/onlinepubs.nsf/web/nchrp_reports
There's no need to input more than one URL (that I can tell). If you link to
Part A, its index will link you to subsequent parts.
Yes, the electronic version can lag. Maybe the hassle of inputting these
URLs locally is inevitable in some cases. I'd do this myself on OCLC if I
had that level of authorization, but I don't.
Julie Bolding
SD DOT
Message-Id: <200208302127.g7ULRVu02763@library.berkeley.edu>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:27:58 -0700
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
From: Paul Hernandez