TranLib Digests Archive (1505-1704)
March 18, 2004 - February 2, 2005
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TRANLIB Digest 1505
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Available for postage reimbursement
by "Sympson, Penny"
2) Re: Fleet Management Policies
by "Carol Paszamant"
3) Re: Fleet Management Policies
by "Carol Paszamant"
4) Old 10Ks for UAL
by "Dot Finn"
5) Available for postage reimbursement
by "Sympson, Penny"
Subject: Available for postage reimbursement
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:07:53 -0600
From: "Sympson, Penny"
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Available to North American libraries until March 26, 2004, for library rate postage reimbursement (stamps or checks made out to Wiss, Janney, Elstner).
NO dealers or resellers, please.
Email psympson@wje.com.
> Bond Strength of Epoxy-Coated Reinforcing Bars, University of Texas at Austin, PMFSEL Report No. 87-1, 1987
>
> Building Momentum for Change: creating a strategic forum for innovation in highway infrastructure, Transportation Research Board, Special Report 249, 1996
>
> Concrete Bridge Design, ACI SP-26, v.1-2, 1971
>
> Creep and Shrinkage Properties in Concrete Containing Fly Ash, by Mohand L. Sennour and Ramon L. Carrasquillo, Research Report 481-6, Center for Transportation Research, CTR 3-5/9-87-481-6, 1989
>
> Development and Implementation of Time-Dependent Cracking Material Model for Concrete, by Sharon B. Garner and Michael I. Hammons, U.S. Department of the Army, Technical Report SL-91-7, 1991
>
> Future Highway Transportation System and Society: suggested research on impacts and interactions, Transportation Research Board, 1997
>
> Information Needs to Support State and Local Transportation Decision Making into the 21st Century, Transportation Research Board, Conference Proceedings 14, 1997 (2 copies)
>
> NCHRP Synthesis 242: Trenchless Installation of Conduits Beneath Roadways, 1997
>
> NCHRP Synthesis 253: Dynamic Effects of Pile Installations on Adjacent Structures, 1997
>
> NCHRP Summary of Progress, 2003
>
> Potential for Energy Conservation Through the Use of Slag and Fly Ash in Concrete, by James D. Price, Peter Troop, and Harvey W. Gershman, U.S. Department of Energy, 1978
>
> Proceedings of the CANMET/ACI First International Conference on the use of Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Slag and Other Mineral By-Products in Concrete, ACI SP-79, v.1, 1983
>
> Safety and Maintenance Services: Maintenance, Transportation Research Board, 2002
>
>
>
Penny S. Sympson, Corporate Librarian
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Engineers | Architects | Materials Scientists
330 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
847.753.7202 tel | 847.498.0358 fax
psympson@wje.com
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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:30:57 -0500
From: "Carol Paszamant"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: Fleet Management Policies
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Jennifer,
I had forwarded your question to someone here at NJDOT on 2/10/04. Did
someone ever get back to you from NJDOT? If not, is this info still
needed? Before I badger this person for not responding, figured I
better check to make sure that he didn't just leave me out of the loop
and/or that you or patron still want a reply.
Carol
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Carol Paszamant, Librarian
NJ Dept. of Transportation
Research Library
PO Box 600 - MOB 3rd Fl.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
609-530-5289 fax: 609-530-2052
carol.paszamant@dot.state.nj.us
>>> BoteleJ@wsdot.wa.gov 2/9/2004 6:06:18 PM >>>
TO: Those of you who work in the public sector (government agencies)
RE: How agency-owned vehicles, such as heavy vehicles (dump trucks,
snow
plows, etc.) or light vehicles (cars, pick-up trucks, etc.) are
managed
If your organization has a fleet management policy, would you please
either
forward me a copy, direct me to an online version, or provide
instructions
on how to obtain a copy of the policy?
We are also interested in any fleet management measures or efficiency
standards, such as utilization rates, that your agency uses.
Thanks, in advance, for any assistance you can provide. --Jennifer
Jennifer Boteler, Librarian
Washington State Dept. of Transportation Library
310 Maple Park Ave. SE
PO Box 47425
Olympia, WA 98504-7425
Ph.(360) 705-7751
Fax(360) 705-6831
botelej@wsdot.wa.gov
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/library.htm#5
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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:39:24 -0500
From: "Carol Paszamant"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: Fleet Management Policies
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Sorry for the Nelda, everyone!
>>> Carol.Paszamant@DOT.STATE.NJ.US 3/17/2004 12:30:57 PM >>>
Jennifer,
I had forwarded your question to someone here at NJDOT on 2/10/04.
Did
someone ever get back to you from NJDOT? If not, is this info still
needed? Before I badger this person for not responding, figured I
better check to make sure that he didn't just leave me out of the loop
and/or that you or patron still want a reply.
Carol
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Carol Paszamant, Librarian
NJ Dept. of Transportation
Research Library
PO Box 600 - MOB 3rd Fl.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
609-530-5289 fax: 609-530-2052
carol.paszamant@dot.state.nj.us
>>> BoteleJ@wsdot.wa.gov 2/9/2004 6:06:18 PM >>>
TO: Those of you who work in the public sector (government agencies)
RE: How agency-owned vehicles, such as heavy vehicles (dump trucks,
snow
plows, etc.) or light vehicles (cars, pick-up trucks, etc.) are
managed
If your organization has a fleet management policy, would you please
either
forward me a copy, direct me to an online version, or provide
instructions
on how to obtain a copy of the policy?
We are also interested in any fleet management measures or efficiency
standards, such as utilization rates, that your agency uses.
Thanks, in advance, for any assistance you can provide. --Jennifer
Jennifer Boteler, Librarian
Washington State Dept. of Transportation Library
310 Maple Park Ave. SE
PO Box 47425
Olympia, WA 98504-7425
Ph.(360) 705-7751
Fax(360) 705-6831
botelej@wsdot.wa.gov
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/library.htm#5
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From: "Dot Finn"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Old 10Ks for UAL
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:31:37 -0500
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HI to all,
Does anyone have any ideas where I can get 10K reports for United Airlines from 1988 backwards 10 years. The SEC site only goes from 1993 forward, and I have a print one for 1991.
TIA
Dot Finn
GRA, Inc. dotf@gra-inc.com
115 West Avenue, Suite 201 www.gra-inc.com
Jenkintown, PA 19046
215 884-7500
215 884-1385 fax
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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:17:21 -0600
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Available to North American libraries until March 26, 2004, for library rate postage reimbursement (stamps or checks made out to Wiss, Janney, Elstner).
NO dealers or resellers, please.
Email psympson@wje.com.
> Automobile- Energy and Environment: a Technological Assessment of advanced automotive propulsion systems, by Douglas G. Harvey and W. Robert Menchen, 1974
>
> Concrete Laboratory Technical Conference, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1981
>
> Evaluation of Concrete Pavements with Tied Shoulders or Widened Lanes, by Bert E. Colley, Claire G. Ball and Pichet Arriyavat, Portland Cement Association, RD065.01P, 1980
>
> Fifth-Year Annual Report to National Science Foundation, v.1-2: Programs and Plans, 1991
>
> Handling Pavement Reinforcing Steel, American Concrete Paving Association, No. 14, 1972
>
> Hydration of Various Beta-Dicalcium Silicate Preparations, by D.L. Kantro and C.H. Weise, Portland Cement Association, RD070.01T, 1979
>
> Lessons Learned Over Time: Learning From Earthquake Series, v. 3: Bridge Repairs After the 1995 Kobe (Hyogo-Ken Nanbu) Earthquake, EERI, 2000
>
> Load Factors for Concrete Pipes Bedded in Cement-Treated Soil, by P.J. Nussbaum and Lilian Cadiena, Portland Cement Association, RD038.01W, 1975
>
> Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1978
>
> Properties of Expanded Polystyrene and Applications for Pavement Subbases, by Amir N. Hanna, Portland Cement Association, RD055.01P, 1978
>
> Railway Track Research-Theoretical and Experimental, by Amir N. Hanna, Portland Cement Association, RD030.01R, 1975
>
> Silane Chemical Protection of Bridge Decks, by Mitchell D. Smith, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, 1986 (2 copies)
>
> Tests of Joints for Concrete Pavements, by C.G. Ball and L.D. Childs, Portland Cement Association, RD026.01P, 1975
>
> Transportation of Hazardous Materials: Toward a National Strategy, v. 1-2, Transportation Research Board Special Report 197, 1983
>
>
>
Penny S. Sympson, Corporate Librarian
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Engineers | Architects | Materials Scientists
330 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
847.753.7202 tel | 847.498.0358 fax
psympson@wje.com
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1506
TRANLIB Digest 1506
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) extra publications available from Kansas DOT
by "Marie Manthe"
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Subject: extra publications available from Kansas DOT
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:48:31 -0600
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To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
The following publications are available from Kansas DOT Library, free of charge. If you're interested in acquiring any of the following, please send your request and mailing address to me at marie.manthe@ksdot.org. Please excuse any duplication. Thank you!
TRB
TRR: 1437, 1439, 1454, 1458, 1497, 1507, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1519, 1524, 1543, 1544, 1545, 1546, 1547, 1548, 1549, 1551, 1655, 1696 vol. 1 & 2, 1737, 1739
TR Circular: 503
NCHRP
Report: 462, 474 vol. 1 & 2, 477, 482
Research Results Digest: 262 (Feb. 02), 263 (Sept. 02)
Summary of Progress 2002
Synthesis: 263, 300, 301, 308
TCRP
Legal Research Digest: 18 (Dec. 01)
Report: 71 vol. 2 (2 copies), 78, 79 (2 copies), 82 vol. 1 & 2, 83 (2 copies), 85
Research Results Digest: 53 (Nov. 02), 54 (Nov. 02), 55 (Dec. 02)
Synthesis: 39
Miscellaneous
1. Annual report; Transportation Center at Northwestern University, 1973.
2. Annual report; Transportation Center at Northwestern University, 1978.
3. Experimental use of calcium magnesium acetate; Addendum to the final report for Iowa Highway Research Board Project HR-253; Iowa DOT; September 1984. (Photocopy of report)
4. Motor vehicle revenues and highway financing using facts and figures from Mississippi; Mississippi Highway Contractors' Association; March 1942.
5. Annual report; New Hampshire Department of Public Works and Highways; 1969. (2 copies)
6. Annual report; New Hampshire Department of Public Works and Highways; 1970.
7. Annual report; New Hampshire Department of Public Works and Highways; 1971.
8. Transportation improvement program: street and highway element, fiscal year 1976, Kansas City Metropolitan Region; Mid-America Regional Council; 1975.
9. Fatigue test of a three-span composite highway bridge: study 73-1; Missouri State Highway Department and Univ. of Missouri - Columbia; June 1978.
10. 1980 annual report; New Jersey Department of Transportation; September 1981.
11. Air quality manual, volume 3: traffic information requirements for estimates of highway impact on air quality; Interim report; Report no. FHWA-RD-72-35; FHWA; April 1972.
12. Evaluation of Portland cement concrete for permanent bridge deck repair; Interim report; Report no. FHWA-RD-74-5; FHWA; February 1974.
13. Planning and design criteria for bikeways in California; Caltrans; June 1978.
14. 4D drive-through visualization of I-280 for review of proposed signing; Report no. FHWA/NJ-99-002-CAIT6; Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), Rutgers University; October 1998.
15. Field evaluation of cold in-place recycling of asphalt concrete; Construction report for Highway Research Advisory Board Project HR-303; Iowa Department of Transportation; December 1990. (Photocopy of report)
16. Several issues of California highways and public works magazine: November -December 1964, January-February 1965, May-June 1965, July-August 1965, September-October 1965 (2 copies).
Marie Manthe, Librarian
Kansas DOT Library
2300 SW Van Buren St.
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 291-3854
FAX: (785) 296-2526
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1507
TRANLIB Digest 1507
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Civil Engineering Database enhancements
by "Van Fleet, Xi"
2) Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Jerry Baldwin"
3) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Maryanne Ward"
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Subject: Civil Engineering Database enhancements
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:24:37 -0500
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From: "Van Fleet, Xi"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
The ASCE Publication Department is always looking for ways to enhance researching capabilities of the Civil Engineering Database. Here are the latest enhancements:
· All abstracted CE Database records are searchable in Google.
· We have added more than 400 records of books published by ASCE, making the book records section complete back to 1927.
· Journal title field has been added for searching. This new field searches individual journal titles back to 1956.
Please visit CEDB at http://www.pubs.asce.org/cedbsrch.html.
Xi Van Fleet
Information Services, Manager
Publication Division
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:13:26 -0600
From: "Jerry Baldwin"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
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As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to
develop a group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to
anyone on the internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to
everyone involved, especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed
money and leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed
the shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian
transportation libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We
are now in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of
days on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion
should be carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside
MTKN. To that end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far
presented, in alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs"
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward the information (knowledge)
you need."
TranBase
TranCat USA
TranLine
TranNet
Trans911
TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge)
TransAuxilium
TransBase - Transportation KnowledgeBase
TransBiblio
TransCodex
TranSelect - Selected Resources in Transportation
TransGnoste
TransLiber
TransMovere (Moving Transportation)
TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select
Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most
useful from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In
Research by Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those
presented or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both
that might also be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen
it, you can connect to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among
others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
From: "Maryanne Ward"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:40:47 -0800
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Is it absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The "byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a very long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyond belief. I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc. etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN folks who
put this together.
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Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed the
shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian transportation
libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We are now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect - Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might also
be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can connect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
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Subject: TRANLIB digest 1508
TRANLIB Digest 1508
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Locating a report
by "Whitney, Lyn (TSA)"
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Subject: Locating a report
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:24:40 +1030
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Hello,
I am wondering if anyone has the following report in their library's
collection or can suggest where I might be able to obtain a copy:
Brown, J., Greaney, K., Mitchel, J. and Lee, W.S. (1993), Predicting
cccidents and insurance claims among older drivers.
Thanks and regards,
Lyn Whitney
Librarian
DTUP Library
Corporate Services Division
Department of Transport and Urban Planning
33-37 Warwick Street,
PO Box 1, Walkerville,
South Australia, 5081
AUSTRALIA
Ph: +61 8 8343 2522
Fax: +61 8 8343 2611
Email: mailto:lyn.whitney@transport.sa.gov.au
Internet site URL: http://www.transport.sa.gov.au
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Subject: TRANLIB digest 1509
TRANLIB Digest 1509
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Locating a report
by bsweet@umich.edu
2) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Winter, Kenneth A."
3) RE: Available for postage reimbursement
by Julie.Bolding@state.sd.us
4) RE: Available for postage reimbursement
by "Sympson, Penny"
5) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Amy Tursky"
6) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Maryanne Ward"
7) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Sillick, Susan"
8) Looking for TB-1990 Design Technical Bulletin (1990) edition from the International Slurry Surfacing Assn.
by "Brinton-wilson, Dustin"
9) duplicate items
by Lori.Fiscus@DOT.STATE.IA.US
10) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Carol Paszamant"
11) Re: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Dot Finn"
12) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Ruth Letson"
13) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Jim Byerly"
14) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Boteler, Jennifer"
15) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Jerry Baldwin"
16) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Maryanne Ward"
17) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Maryanne Ward"
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:56:58 -0500
From: bsweet@umich.edu
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: Locating a report
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Lyn:
We have that. We'll mail you a copy if you haven't already received one. Let me know off-list.
Bob Sweet
UMTRI
bsweet@umich.edu
--On Monday, March 22, 2004 3:24 PM +1030 "Whitney, Lyn (TSA)" wrote:
Hello,
I am wondering if anyone has the following report in their library's
collection or can suggest where I might be able to obtain a copy:
Brown, J., Greaney, K., Mitchel, J. and Lee, W.S. (1993), Predicting
cccidents and insurance claims among older drivers.
Thanks and regards,
Lyn Whitney
Librarian
DTUP Library
Corporate Services Division
Department of Transport and Urban Planning
33-37 Warwick Street,
PO Box 1, Walkerville,
South Australia, 5081
AUSTRALIA
Ph: +61 8 8343 2522
Fax: +61 8 8343 2611
Email: mailto:lyn.whitney@transport.sa.gov.au
Internet site URL: http://www.transport.sa.gov.au
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From: "Winter, Kenneth A."
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:53:23 -0500
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Maryanne is right...who cares about the name, this thing rocks!
Special thanks to Nelda for her tireless efforts to make TransCat a reality. For those who are not aware, Nelda and the staff of the NTL have expended an unbelievable amount of time and energy to make this a reality. Not to mention money. Charter members of TransCat have had their way paid by Nelda, and that will last until the end of February 2004. Simply put, if it were not for the financial support of Nelda using NTL funds, this would not exsit.
We should call it Nelda! Ok, how about NeldaCat.
Seriously, the other big player here is OCLC, who found a way to create an affordable search tool that provides a fast, simple way to search the holdings of all participants. Right now that's over 300,000 records representing over 400,000 actual holdings. Stay posted. Those numbers will grow.
If you are running a transportation library (anywhere on planet earth) that does not participate in OCLC, you now have some nice ammunition to help make that happen. By the end of the year, you will have even more ammo. Please consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that participates in a limited way in OCLC but parts of your collection that you wish were in OCLC aren't yet, this is excellent ammunition to help make that happen. Please consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that already does all these things but are still on the fence, call Nelda and talk to her. Your return on investment will become obvious in ways that can be quantified. Again, the more libraries join, and the more records are contributed, the more powerful this tool becomes, the more your library is valued, the more you get for your money, and the more you "maximize" $ already spent on OCLC cataloging.
For those of you in the rest of the country (and anywhere on planet earth) who do not understand the difference between MTKN and TransCat (or whatever we are calling it tomorrow), please understand that MTKN and TransCat are two separate entities.
Repeat, MTKN and TransCat are NOT the same thing.
If you want to join MTKN contact Jerry Baldwin.
If you want to join TransCat, call Nelda Bravo.
Now, back to the name...after careful consideration, the only logical name should be an unpronounceable symbol. Or perhaps "The catalog formerly known as TransCat."
Ken Winter, MLIS
Research Librarian
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-1990
Email: Ken.Winter@Virginiadot.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:41 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Is it absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The "byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a very long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyond belief. I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc. etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN folks who
put this together.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed the
shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian transportation
libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We are now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect - Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might also
be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can connect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
Message-ID: <22868BBFDFE8504496A56D7B6FC5FA29045A5E0E@espr1exc1.state.sd.local>
From: Julie.Bolding@state.sd.us
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Available for postage reimbursement
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:25:42 -0600
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Penny,
Can you send me this one, using the "credit" we talked about earlier?
Thanks. Julie.
Hydration of Various Beta-Dicalcium Silicate Preparations, by D.L.
> Kantro and C.H. Weise, Portland Cement Association, RD070.01T, 1979
Julie Bolding
S.D. Dept. of Transportation
Research Office
700 E. Broadway
Becker-Hansen Building
Pierre, SD 57501
-----Original Message-----
From: Sympson, Penny [mailto:Psympson@wje.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:17 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Available for postage reimbursement
Available to North American libraries until March 26, 2004, for library
rate postage reimbursement (stamps or checks made out to Wiss, Janney,
Elstner).
NO dealers or resellers, please.
Email psympson@wje.com.
> Automobile- Energy and Environment: a Technological Assessment of
> advanced automotive propulsion systems, by Douglas G. Harvey and W.
> Robert Menchen, 1974
>
> Concrete Laboratory Technical Conference, U.S. Department of the
> Interior, 1981
>
> Evaluation of Concrete Pavements with Tied Shoulders or Widened Lanes,
> by Bert E. Colley, Claire G. Ball and Pichet Arriyavat, Portland
> Cement Association, RD065.01P, 1980
>
> Fifth-Year Annual Report to National Science Foundation, v.1-2:
> Programs and Plans, 1991
>
> Handling Pavement Reinforcing Steel, American Concrete Paving
> Association, No. 14, 1972
>
> Hydration of Various Beta-Dicalcium Silicate Preparations, by D.L.
> Kantro and C.H. Weise, Portland Cement Association, RD070.01T, 1979
>
> Lessons Learned Over Time: Learning From Earthquake Series, v. 3:
> Bridge Repairs After the 1995 Kobe (Hyogo-Ken Nanbu) Earthquake, EERI,
> 2000
>
> Load Factors for Concrete Pipes Bedded in Cement-Treated Soil, by P.J.
> Nussbaum and Lilian Cadiena, Portland Cement Association, RD038.01W,
> 1975
>
> Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation, U.S. Department of
> Transportation, 1978
>
> Properties of Expanded Polystyrene and Applications for Pavement
> Subbases, by Amir N. Hanna, Portland Cement Association, RD055.01P,
> 1978
>
> Railway Track Research-Theoretical and Experimental, by Amir N. Hanna,
> Portland Cement Association, RD030.01R, 1975
>
> Silane Chemical Protection of Bridge Decks, by Mitchell D. Smith,
> Oklahoma Department of Transportation, 1986 (2 copies)
>
> Tests of Joints for Concrete Pavements, by C.G. Ball and L.D. Childs,
> Portland Cement Association, RD026.01P, 1975
>
> Transportation of Hazardous Materials: Toward a National Strategy, v.
> 1-2, Transportation Research Board Special Report 197, 1983
>
>
>
Penny S. Sympson, Corporate Librarian
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Engineers | Architects | Materials Scientists
330 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
847.753.7202 tel | 847.498.0358 fax
psympson@wje.com
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Hi Julie,
Sure can.
Glad you can use.
Will send off today library rate.
Penny
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of
Julie.Bolding@state.sd.us
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 8:26 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Available for postage reimbursement
Penny,
Can you send me this one, using the "credit" we talked about earlier?
Thanks. Julie.
Hydration of Various Beta-Dicalcium Silicate Preparations, by D.L.
> Kantro and C.H. Weise, Portland Cement Association, RD070.01T, 1979
Julie Bolding
S.D. Dept. of Transportation
Research Office
700 E. Broadway
Becker-Hansen Building
Pierre, SD 57501
From: "Amy Tursky"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:03:20 -0500
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How about TLCAT? It's nice to have something I can use for ILL, since we have no funds. or OCLC access. I do hope a major aviation library such as Embry-Riddle Aero Univ., National Air & Space Musuem Library & Archives, ect will get involved, so there will be more in aviation.
Amy Tursky
FLAIR
Maryanne is right...who cares about the name, this thing rocks!
Special thanks to Nelda for her tireless efforts to make TransCat a reality.
For those who are not aware, Nelda and the staff of the NTL have expended an
unbelievable amount of time and energy to make this a reality. Not to
mention money. Charter members of TransCat have had their way paid by
Nelda, and that will last until the end of February 2004. Simply put, if it
were not for the financial support of Nelda using NTL funds, this would not
exsit.
We should call it Nelda! Ok, how about NeldaCat.
Seriously, the other big player here is OCLC, who found a way to create an
affordable search tool that provides a fast, simple way to search the
holdings of all participants. Right now that's over 300,000 records
representing over 400,000 actual holdings. Stay posted. Those numbers will
grow.
If you are running a transportation library (anywhere on planet earth) that
does not participate in OCLC, you now have some nice ammunition to help make
that happen. By the end of the year, you will have even more ammo. Please
consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that participates in a limited way
in OCLC but parts of your collection that you wish were in OCLC aren't yet,
this is excellent ammunition to help make that happen. Please consider
joining...
If you work in a transportation library that already does all these things
but are still on the fence, call Nelda and talk to her. Your return on
investment will become obvious in ways that can be quantified. Again, the
more libraries join, and the more records are contributed, the more powerful
this tool becomes, the more your library is valued, the more you get for
your money, and the more you "maximize" $ already spent on OCLC cataloging.
For those of you in the rest of the country (and anywhere on planet earth)
who do not understand the difference between MTKN and TransCat (or whatever
we are calling it tomorrow), please understand that MTKN and TransCat are
two separate entities.
Repeat, MTKN and TransCat are NOT the same thing.
If you want to join MTKN contact Jerry Baldwin.
If you want to join TransCat, call Nelda Bravo.
Now, back to the name...after careful consideration, the only logical name
should be an unpronounceable symbol. Or perhaps "The catalog formerly known
as TransCat."
Ken Winter, MLIS
Research Librarian
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-1990
Email: Ken.Winter@Virginiadot.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:41 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Is it absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The "byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a very long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyond belief. I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc. etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN folks who
put this together.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed the
shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian transportation
libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We are now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect - Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might also
be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can connect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
_________________________________________________________________
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From: "Maryanne Ward"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:11:07 -0800
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My biggest worry now is that the rest of us will relax, enjoying getting something for "free", and simply not fight the battle for funds in our own organizations. Yes,it is a battle--but every department, every manager is doing it, on a daily basis. That's what managing a unit within an organization is all about. To somehow believe that this can substitute for our own outfit's membership in OCLC is fantasy. Comfortable, but fantasy.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu [mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Winter, Kenneth A.
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 5:53 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Maryanne is right...who cares about the name, this thing rocks!
Special thanks to Nelda for her tireless efforts to make TransCat a reality. For those who are not aware, Nelda and the staff of the NTL have expended an unbelievable amount of time and energy to make this a reality. Not to mention money. Charter members of TransCat have had their way paid by Nelda, and that will last until the end of February 2004. Simply put, if it were not for the financial support of Nelda using NTL funds, this would not exsit.
We should call it Nelda! Ok, how about NeldaCat.
Seriously, the other big player here is OCLC, who found a way to create an affordable search tool that provides a fast, simple way to search the holdings of all participants. Right now that's over 300,000 records representing over 400,000 actual holdings. Stay posted. Those numbers will grow.
If you are running a transportation library (anywhere on planet earth) that does not participate in OCLC, you now have some nice ammunition to help make that happen. By the end of the year, you will have even more ammo. Please consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that participates in a limited way in OCLC but parts of your collection that you wish were in OCLC aren't yet, this is excellent ammunition to help make that happen. Please consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that already does all these things but are still on the fence, call Nelda and talk to her. Your return on investment will become obvious in ways that can be quantified. Again, the more libraries join, and the more records are contributed, the more powerful this tool becomes, the more your library is valued, the more you get for your money, and the more you "maximize" $ already spent on OCLC cataloging.
For those of you in the rest of the country (and anywhere on planet earth) who do not understand the difference between MTKN and TransCat (or whatever we are calling it tomorrow), please understand that MTKN and TransCat are two separate entities.
Repeat, MTKN and TransCat are NOT the same thing.
If you want to join MTKN contact Jerry Baldwin.
If you want to join TransCat, call Nelda Bravo.
Now, back to the name...after careful consideration, the only logical name should be an unpronounceable symbol. Or perhaps "The catalog formerly known as TransCat."
Ken Winter, MLIS
Research Librarian
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-1990
Email: Ken.Winter@Virginiadot.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:41 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Is it absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The "byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a very long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyond belief. I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc. etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN folks who
put this together.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed the
shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian transportation
libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We are now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect - Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might also
be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can connect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
Message-ID: <1245D1C0C039D411933708002BB29C6411F39453@DOAISD02003>
From: "Sillick, Susan"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:40:42 -0700
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I like TLCat.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Baldwin [mailto:jerry.baldwin@dot.state.mn.us]
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 4:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to
develop a group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to
anyone on the internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to
everyone involved, especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed
money and leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed
the shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian
transportation libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We
are now in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of
days on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion
should be carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside
MTKN. To that end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far
presented, in alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs"
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward the information (knowledge)
you need."
TranBase
TranCat USA
TranLine
TranNet
Trans911
TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge)
TransAuxilium
TransBase - Transportation KnowledgeBase
TransBiblio
TransCodex
TranSelect - Selected Resources in Transportation
TransGnoste
TransLiber
TransMovere (Moving Transportation)
TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select
Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most
useful from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In
Research by Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those
presented or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both
that might also be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen
it, you can connect to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among
others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
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Subject: Looking for TB-1990 Design Technical Bulletin (1990) edition from the International Slurry Surfacing Assn.
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:05:27 -0500
Message-ID: <9BC16C276AFA7048852F376E43CAF3A4F8E428@ENHBGPRI02.PA.LCL>
From: "Brinton-wilson, Dustin"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Hello all:
Would any of you happen to have a copy of the 1990 Edition of TB-1990 Design Technical Bulletin published by the International Slurry Surfacing Assn.?
Thanks,
-Dustin
Dustin L. Brinton-Wilson, Librarian
Pa. Department of Transportation
Library and Research Center
717-705-1546
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We have the following duplicate items available:
Transportation Research Record CD: Volumes 1741 - 1780
(2 copies)
Transportation Research Record CD: Volumes 1696 - 1740
(1 copy)
TRB Special Report #211, "Twin Trailer Trucks"
(1 copy)
TRB Special Report #227, "New Trucks for Greater Productivity and Less Road
Wear: An Evaluation of the Turner Proposal"
(1 copy)
TRB Special Report #223, "Providing Access for Large Trucks"
(1 copy)
TRB Special Report #225, "Truck Weight Limits: Issues and Options"
(1 copy)
TRB Special Report #277, "Measuring Personal Travel and Goods Movement: A
Review of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Surverys"
(3 copies)
TRB Special Report #267, "Regulation of Weights, Lengths, and Widths of
Commercial Motor Vehicles"
(1 copy)
TRB Special Report #275, "The Workforce Challenge: Recruiting, Training,
and Retaining Qualified Workers for Transportation and Transit Agencies"
(1 copy)
Selected papers from AASHTO PROCEEDINGS, Phoenix, Arizona (Nov. 27 through
Dec. 1, 1972)
(1 copy)
System Considerations for Urban Arterial Streets: An ITE Informational
Report, October 1969
(1 copy)
Evaluation Findings: The Segmental Concrete Channel Bridge System
(Technical Evaluation Report)(HITEC) March 1996
(1 copy)
Committee Proceedings, (AASHTO Proceedings), Detroit, Michigan (Nov. 28 -
Dec. 2, 1960)
(2 copies)
System Considerations for Urban Freeways, October 1967
(1 copy)
Journal of Transportation and Statistics, Volume 2 -- No. 1, May1999
(1 copy)
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:17:54 -0500
From: "Carol Paszamant"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
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Or how about TranLibCat, a hybrid of the full name and the shorter versions? Or really shorten it to TLC.
Carol
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Carol Paszamant, Librarian
NJ Dept. of Transportation
Research Library
PO Box 600 - MOB 3rd Fl.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
609-530-5289 fax: 609-530-2052
carol.paszamant@dot.state.nj.us
>>> amytursky@hotmail.com 3/22/2004 10:03:20 AM >>>
How about TLCAT? It's nice to have something I can use for ILL, since we
have no funds. or OCLC access. I do hope a major aviation library such as
Embry-Riddle Aero Univ., National Air & Space Musuem Library & Archives, ect
will get involved, so there will be more in aviation.
Amy Tursky
FLAIR
Maryanne is right...who cares about the name, this thing rocks!
Special thanks to Nelda for her tireless efforts to make TransCat a reality.
For those who are not aware, Nelda and the staff of the NTL have expended an
unbelievable amount of time and energy to make this a reality. Not to
mention money. Charter members of TransCat have had their way paid by
Nelda, and that will last until the end of February 2004. Simply put, if it
were not for the financial support of Nelda using NTL funds, this would not
exsit.
We should call it Nelda! Ok, how about NeldaCat.
Seriously, the other big player here is OCLC, who found a way to create an
affordable search tool that provides a fast, simple way to search the
holdings of all participants. Right now that's over 300,000 records
representing over 400,000 actual holdings. Stay posted. Those numbers will
grow.
If you are running a transportation library (anywhere on planet earth) that
does not participate in OCLC, you now have some nice ammunition to help make
that happen. By the end of the year, you will have even more ammo. Please
consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that participates in a limited way
in OCLC but parts of your collection that you wish were in OCLC aren't yet,
this is excellent ammunition to help make that happen. Please consider
joining...
If you work in a transportation library that already does all these things
but are still on the fence, call Nelda and talk to her. Your return on
investment will become obvious in ways that can be quantified. Again, the
more libraries join, and the more records are contributed, the more powerful
this tool becomes, the more your library is valued, the more you get for
your money, and the more you "maximize" $ already spent on OCLC cataloging.
For those of you in the rest of the country (and anywhere on planet earth)
who do not understand the difference between MTKN and TransCat (or whatever
we are calling it tomorrow), please understand that MTKN and TransCat are
two separate entities.
Repeat, MTKN and TransCat are NOT the same thing.
If you want to join MTKN contact Jerry Baldwin.
If you want to join TransCat, call Nelda Bravo.
Now, back to the name...after careful consideration, the only logical name
should be an unpronounceable symbol. Or perhaps "The catalog formerly known
as TransCat."
Ken Winter, MLIS
Research Librarian
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-1990
Email: Ken.Winter@Virginiadot.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:41 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Is it absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The "byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a very long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyond belief. I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc. etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN folks who
put this together.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed the
shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian transportation
libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We are now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect - Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might also
be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can connect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
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From: "Dot Finn"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: Re: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:23:59 -0500
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Hi to all,
I like Carol's idea and I definitely agree with Amy's suggestions for
additions in the field of aviation. I would also add Air University.
Dot Finn
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> Or how about TranLibCat, a hybrid of the full name and the shorter
versions? Or really shorten it to TLC.
>
> Carol
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Carol Paszamant, Librarian
> NJ Dept. of Transportation
> Research Library
> PO Box 600 - MOB 3rd Fl.
> Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
> 609-530-5289 fax: 609-530-2052
> carol.paszamant@dot.state.nj.us
>
> >>> amytursky@hotmail.com 3/22/2004 10:03:20 AM >>>
>
> How about TLCAT? It's nice to have something I can use for ILL, since we
> have no funds. or OCLC access. I do hope a major aviation library such as
> Embry-Riddle Aero Univ., National Air & Space Musuem Library & Archives,
ect
> will get involved, so there will be more in aviation.
>
>
> Amy Tursky
> FLAIR
>
>
> Maryanne is right...who cares about the name, this thing rocks!
>
> Special thanks to Nelda for her tireless efforts to make TransCat a
reality.
> For those who are not aware, Nelda and the staff of the NTL have expended
an
> unbelievable amount of time and energy to make this a reality. Not to
> mention money. Charter members of TransCat have had their way paid by
> Nelda, and that will last until the end of February 2004. Simply put, if
it
> were not for the financial support of Nelda using NTL funds, this would
not
> exsit.
>
> We should call it Nelda! Ok, how about NeldaCat.
>
> Seriously, the other big player here is OCLC, who found a way to create an
> affordable search tool that provides a fast, simple way to search the
> holdings of all participants. Right now that's over 300,000 records
> representing over 400,000 actual holdings. Stay posted. Those numbers
will
> grow.
>
> If you are running a transportation library (anywhere on planet earth)
that
> does not participate in OCLC, you now have some nice ammunition to help
make
> that happen. By the end of the year, you will have even more ammo.
Please
> consider joining...
>
> If you work in a transportation library that participates in a limited way
> in OCLC but parts of your collection that you wish were in OCLC aren't
yet,
> this is excellent ammunition to help make that happen. Please consider
> joining...
>
> If you work in a transportation library that already does all these things
> but are still on the fence, call Nelda and talk to her. Your return on
> investment will become obvious in ways that can be quantified. Again, the
> more libraries join, and the more records are contributed, the more
powerful
> this tool becomes, the more your library is valued, the more you get for
> your money, and the more you "maximize" $ already spent on OCLC
cataloging.
>
> For those of you in the rest of the country (and anywhere on planet earth)
> who do not understand the difference between MTKN and TransCat (or
whatever
> we are calling it tomorrow), please understand that MTKN and TransCat are
> two separate entities.
>
> Repeat, MTKN and TransCat are NOT the same thing.
>
> If you want to join MTKN contact Jerry Baldwin.
>
> If you want to join TransCat, call Nelda Bravo.
>
> Now, back to the name...after careful consideration, the only logical name
> should be an unpronounceable symbol. Or perhaps "The catalog formerly
known
> as TransCat."
>
> Ken Winter, MLIS
> Research Librarian
> Virginia Transportation Research Council
> 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
> Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-1990
> Email: Ken.Winter@Virginiadot.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:41 AM
> To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
> Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
>
>
> Is it absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
> thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this is
> available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in the
> world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy type
of
> name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The
"byline"
> can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are included,
> etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
> catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include US
and
> maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
> international, and a goal would be to have as complete an international
> catalog as is possible.
>
> By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
> development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a very
long
> time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyond belief. I
> hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of course,
> but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc. etc.
> etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN folks
who
> put this together.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
> [mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
> Baldwin
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
> To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
> Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
>
>
> As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
> (MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to develop
a
> group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
> internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
> especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and
leadership).
>
> A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
> After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
> Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
> Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed the
> shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian
transportation
> libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
> (http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We are
now
> in search of a new name for the group catalog.
>
> A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of days
> on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should be
> carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To
that
> end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
> alphabetic order:
>
> NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet the
> world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward
> the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine
TranNet
> Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium
TransBase
> - Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect -
Selected
> Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
> Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
> Transport Select Transportation Select
>
> I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
> speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most useful
> from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research by
> Actively Locating Literature."
>
> I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those
presented
> or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might
also
> be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can
connect
> to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
>
> Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
>
> _________________________________________________________________
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:48:49 -0600
From: "Ruth Letson"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
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TLC is already taken by a show on HGTV.
>>> Carol.Paszamant@DOT.STATE.NJ.US 3/22/2004 3:17:54 PM >>>
Or how about TranLibCat, a hybrid of the full name and the shorter versions? Or really shorten it to TLC.
Carol
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Carol Paszamant, Librarian
NJ Dept. of Transportation
Research Library
PO Box 600 - MOB 3rd Fl.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
609-530-5289 fax: 609-530-2052
carol.paszamant@dot.state.nj.us
>>> amytursky@hotmail.com 3/22/2004 10:03:20 AM >>>
How about TLCAT? It's nice to have something I can use for ILL, since we
have no funds. or OCLC access. I do hope a major aviation library such as
Embry-Riddle Aero Univ., National Air & Space Musuem Library & Archives, ect
will get involved, so there will be more in aviation.
Amy Tursky
FLAIR
Maryanne is right...who cares about the name, this thing rocks!
Special thanks to Nelda for her tireless efforts to mak! e TransCat a reality.
For those who are not aware, Nelda and the staff of the NTL have expended an
unbelievable amount of time and energy to make this a reality. Not to
mention money. Charter members of TransCat have had their way paid by
Nelda, and that will last until the end of February 2004. Simply put, if it
were not for the financial support of Nelda using NTL funds, this would not
exsit.
We should call it Nelda! Ok, how about NeldaCat.
Seriously, the other big player here is OCLC, who found a way to create an
affordable search tool that provides a fast, simple way to search the
holdings of all participants. Right now that's over 300,000 records
representing over 400,000 actual holdings. Stay posted. Those numbers will
grow.
If you are running a transportation library (anywhere on planet earth) that
does not participate in OCLC, you now have some nice ammunition to help mak! e
that happen. By the end of the year, you will have even mor e ammo. Please
consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that participates in a limited way
in OCLC but parts of your collection that you wish were in OCLC aren't yet,
this is excellent ammunition to help make that happen. Please consider
joining...
If you work in a transportation library that already does all these things
but are still on the fence, call Nelda and talk to her. Your return on
investment will become obvious in ways that can be quantified. Again, the
more libraries join, and the more records are contributed, the more powerful
this tool becomes, the more your library is valued, the more you get for
your money, and the more you "maximize" $ already spent on OCLC cataloging.
For those of you in the rest of the country (and anywhere on planet earth)
who do not understand the difference between MTKN and TransCat (or whatever
we are calling it tomorrow), please understand! that MTKN and TransCat are
two separate entities.
Repeat, MTKN and TransCat are NOT the same thing.
If you want to join MTKN contact Jerry Baldwin.
If you want to join TransCat, call Nelda Bravo.
Now, back to the name...after careful consideration, the only logical name
should be an unpronounceable symbol. Or perhaps "The catalog formerly known
as TransCat."
Ken Winter, MLIS
Research Librarian
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-1990
Email: Ken.Winter@Virginiadot.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:41 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
! Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Is i t absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The "byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a very long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyo! nd belief. I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc. etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN folks who
put this together.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda ! Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and leadership).
A n ecessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed the
shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian transportation
libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We are now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking! researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect - Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might also
be consi! dered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can conn ect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
_________________________________________________________________
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:47:09 -0600
From: "Jim Byerly"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
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Not to mention "The Learning Channel."
http://www.discovery.com/?channel=TLC
>>> Ruth.Letson@state.tn.us 03/22/04 03:48PM >>>
TLC is already taken by a show on HGTV.
>>> Carol.Paszamant@DOT.STATE.NJ.US 3/22/2004 3:17:54 PM >>>
Or how about TranLibCat, a hybrid of the full name and the shorter
versions? Or really shorten it to TLC.
Carol
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Carol Paszamant, Librarian
NJ Dept. of Transportation
Research Library
PO Box 600 - MOB 3rd Fl.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
609-530-5289 fax: 609-530-2052
carol.paszamant@dot.state.nj.us
>>> amytursky@hotmail.com 3/22/2004 10:03:20 AM >>>
How about TLCAT? It's nice to have something I can use for ILL, since
we
have no funds. or OCLC access. I do hope a major aviation library
such
as
Embry-Riddle Aero Univ., National Air & Space Musuem Library &
Archives, ect
will get involved, so there will be more in aviation.
Amy Tursky
FLAIR
Maryanne is right...who cares about the name, this thing rocks!
Special thanks to Nelda for her tireless efforts to make TransCat a
reality.
For those who are not aware, Nelda and the staff of the NTL have
expended an
unbelievable amount of time and energy to make this a reality. Not to
mention money. Charter members of TransCat have had their way paid by
Nelda, and that will last until the end of February 2004. Simply put,
if it
were not for the financial support of Nelda using NTL funds, this
would
not
exsit.
We should call it Nelda! Ok, how about NeldaCat.
Seriously, the other big player here is OCLC, who found a way to
create
an
affordable search tool that provides a fast, simple way to search the
holdings of all participants. Right now that's over 300,000 records
representing over 400,000 actual holdings. Stay posted. Those
numbers
will
grow.
If you are running a transportation library (anywhere on planet earth)
that
does not participate in OCLC, you now have some nice ammunition to
help
make
that happen. By the end of the year, you will have even more ammo.
Please
consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that participates in a limited
way
in OCLC but parts of your collection that you wish were in OCLC aren't
yet,
this is excellent ammunition to help make that happen. Please
consider
joining...
If you work in a transportation library that already does all these
things
but are still on the fence, call Nelda and talk to her. Your return
on
investment will become obvious in ways that can be quantified. Again,
the
more libraries join, and the more records are contributed, the more
powerful
this tool becomes, the more your library is valued, the more you get
for
your money, and the more you "maximize" $ already spent on OCLC
cataloging.
For those of you in the rest of the country (and anywhere on planet
earth)
who do not understand the difference between MTKN and TransCat (or
whatever
we are calling it tomorrow), please understand that MTKN and TransCat
are
two separate entities.
Repeat, MTKN and TransCat are NOT the same thing.
If you want to join MTKN contact Jerry Baldwin.
If you want to join TransCat, call Nelda Bravo.
Now, back to the name...after careful consideration, the only logical
name
should be an unpronounceable symbol. Or perhaps "The catalog formerly
known
as TransCat."
Ken Winter, MLIS
Research Librarian
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-1990
Email: Ken.Winter@Virginiadot.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:41 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Is it absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this
is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in
the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy
type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The
"byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are
included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include
US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an
international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a
very
long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyond
belief.
I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of
course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc.
etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN
folks who
put this together.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to
develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and
leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed
the
shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian
transportation
libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We
are
now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of
days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should
be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To
that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet
the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you
toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine
TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium
TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect -
Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce
Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most
useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research
by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those
presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might
also
be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can
connect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
_________________________________________________________________
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Message-ID:
From: "Boteler, Jennifer"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:49:13 -0800
Content-Type: text/plain
I vote for "Transportation Libraries Catalog" for all of the reasons
Maryanne Ward listed. I would prefer to call the catalog what it is.
No matter what short name we come up with that is a combination of partial
words that mean something to us, others will not understand what it means.
I did a web search of catalog names and there are duplications (as we found
out with TransCat). Other examples include:
CLIO - Columbia Libraries Information Online or Cooperating Libraries In
Olympia
ORBIS - Yale University Library Catalog or Oregon Academic Union Catalog
(now part of Summit)
There are other union catalogs that call the catalog what it is, but when
the name of the catalog needs to be shortened, use an acronym:
City University of New York Union Catalog - CUNY Union Catalog
New Hampshire Union Public Access Catalog - NHU-PAC
So if we officially called the catalog "Transportation Libraries Catalog"
but needed or wanted to abbreviate it for our own purposes (email
correspondence, webpage hypertext link, etc.) I don't see what would prevent
us from within our organizations (or internally on TRANLIB) referring to the
Transportation Libraries Catalog as TLC. I don't have a set, but I bet if we
looked up TLC in the Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary there
would be many entries listed for TLC. Therefore, I don't think we have to
worry about trademark/copyright infringement for using TLC as an
abbreviation.
So I would rather call a spade a spade or else pick a name that is a real
word.
Jennifer Boteler, Senior Librarian
Washington State DOT Library
310 Maple Park Ave. SE
PO Box 47425
Olympia, WA 98504-7425
Ph. 360-705-7751
Fax 360-705-6831
botelej@wsdot.wa.gov
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/library.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 9:41 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Is it absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The "byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a very long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyond belief. I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc. etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN folks who
put this together.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed the
shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian transportation
libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We are now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect - Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might also
be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can connect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
Message-Id:
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:49:09 -0600
From: "Jerry Baldwin"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
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One of the things we were shooting for is originality. Google returns
1,940,000 items with TLC in the title and the same number with TLC in
the URL. I think we now know the maximum number of returns Google will
provide.
>>> jim.byerly@dot.state.mn.us 03/22/04 04:47PM >>>
Not to mention "The Learning Channel."
http://www.discovery.com/?channel=TLC
>>> Ruth.Letson@state.tn.us 03/22/04 03:48PM >>>
TLC is already taken by a show on HGTV.
>>> Carol.Paszamant@DOT.STATE.NJ.US 3/22/2004 3:17:54 PM >>>
Or how about TranLibCat, a hybrid of the full name and the shorter
versions? Or really shorten it to TLC.
Carol
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Carol Paszamant, Librarian
NJ Dept. of Transportation
Research Library
PO Box 600 - MOB 3rd Fl.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
609-530-5289 fax: 609-530-2052
carol.paszamant@dot.state.nj.us
>>> amytursky@hotmail.com 3/22/2004 10:03:20 AM >>>
How about TLCAT? It's nice to have something I can use for ILL, since
we
have no funds. or OCLC access. I do hope a major aviation library
such
as
Embry-Riddle Aero Univ., National Air & Space Musuem Library &
Archives, ect
will get involved, so there will be more in aviation.
Amy Tursky
FLAIR
Maryanne is right...who cares about the name, this thing rocks!
Special thanks to Nelda for her tireless efforts to make TransCat a
reality.
For those who are not aware, Nelda and the staff of the NTL have
expended an
unbelievable amount of time and energy to make this a reality. Not to
mention money. Charter members of TransCat have had their way paid by
Nelda, and that will last until the end of February 2004. Simply put,
if it
were not for the financial support of Nelda using NTL funds, this
would
not
exsit.
We should call it Nelda! Ok, how about NeldaCat.
Seriously, the other big player here is OCLC, who found a way to
create
an
affordable search tool that provides a fast, simple way to search the
holdings of all participants. Right now that's over 300,000 records
representing over 400,000 actual holdings. Stay posted. Those
numbers
will
grow.
If you are running a transportation library (anywhere on planet earth)
that
does not participate in OCLC, you now have some nice ammunition to
help
make
that happen. By the end of the year, you will have even more ammo.
Please
consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that participates in a limited
way
in OCLC but parts of your collection that you wish were in OCLC aren't
yet,
this is excellent ammunition to help make that happen. Please
consider
joining...
If you work in a transportation library that already does all these
things
but are still on the fence, call Nelda and talk to her. Your return
on
investment will become obvious in ways that can be quantified. Again,
the
more libraries join, and the more records are contributed, the more
powerful
this tool becomes, the more your library is valued, the more you get
for
your money, and the more you "maximize" $ already spent on OCLC
cataloging.
For those of you in the rest of the country (and anywhere on planet
earth)
who do not understand the difference between MTKN and TransCat (or
whatever
we are calling it tomorrow), please understand that MTKN and TransCat
are
two separate entities.
Repeat, MTKN and TransCat are NOT the same thing.
If you want to join MTKN contact Jerry Baldwin.
If you want to join TransCat, call Nelda Bravo.
Now, back to the name...after careful consideration, the only logical
name
should be an unpronounceable symbol. Or perhaps "The catalog formerly
known
as TransCat."
Ken Winter, MLIS
Research Librarian
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-1990
Email: Ken.Winter@Virginiadot.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:41 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Is it absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this
is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in
the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy
type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The
"byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are
included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include
US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an
international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a
very
long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyond
belief.
I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of
course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc.
etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN
folks who
put this together.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to
develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and
leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed
the
shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian
transportation
libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We
are
now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of
days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should
be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To
that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet
the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you
toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine
TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium
TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect -
Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce
Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most
useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research
by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those
presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might
also
be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can
connect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
_________________________________________________________________
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From: "Maryanne Ward"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:25:36 -0800
Message-ID: <000101c41075$c1a153d0$6601a8c0@maryanne>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0002_01C41032.B37E13D0"
Well, there are only 26 letters, after all, and there will be some duplication of efforts, but at least not in the same "domain". I think maybe the show is not too related to the serious business of transportation literature.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu [mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Ruth Letson
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 1:49 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
TLC is already taken by a show on HGTV.
>>> Carol.Paszamant@DOT.STATE.NJ.US 3/22/2004 3:17:54 PM >>>
Or how about TranLibCat, a hybrid of the full name and the shorter versions? Or really shorten it to TLC.
Carol
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Carol Paszamant, Librarian
NJ Dept. of Transportation
Research Library
PO Box 600 - MOB 3rd Fl.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
609-530-5289 fax: 609-530-2052
carol.paszamant@dot.state.nj.us
>>> amytursky@hotmail.com 3/22/2004 10:03:20 AM >>>
How about TLCAT? It's nice to have something I can use for ILL, since we
have no funds. or OCLC access. I do hope a major aviation library such as
Embry-Riddle Aero Univ., National Air & Space Musuem Library & Archives, ect
will get involved, so there will be more in aviation.
Amy Tursky
FLAIR
Maryanne is right...who cares about the name, this thing rocks!
Special thanks to Nelda for her tireless efforts to mak! e TransCat a reality.
For those who are not aware, Nelda and the staff of the NTL have expended an
unbelievable amount of time and energy to make this a reality. Not to
mention money. Charter members of TransCat have had their way paid by
Nelda, and that will last until the end of February 2004. Simply put, if it
were not for the financial support of Nelda using NTL funds, this would not
exsit.
We should call it Nelda! Ok, how about NeldaCat.
Seriously, the other big player here is OCLC, who found a way to create an
affordable search tool that provides a fast, simple way to search the
holdings of all participants. Right now that's over 300,000 records
representing over 400,000 actual holdings. Stay posted. Those numbers will
grow.
If you are running a transportation library (anywhere on planet earth) that
does not participate in OCLC, you now have some nice ammunition to help mak! e
that happen. By the end of the year, you will have even mor e ammo. Please
consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that participates in a limited way
in OCLC but parts of your collection that you wish were in OCLC aren't yet,
this is excellent ammunition to help make that happen. Please consider
joining...
If you work in a transportation library that already does all these things
but are still on the fence, call Nelda and talk to her. Your return on
investment will become obvious in ways that can be quantified. Again, the
more libraries join, and the more records are contributed, the more powerful
this tool becomes, the more your library is valued, the more you get for
your money, and the more you "maximize" $ already spent on OCLC cataloging.
For those of you in the rest of the country (and anywhere on planet earth)
who do not understand the difference between MTKN and TransCat (or whatever
we are calling it tomorrow), please understand! that MTKN and TransCat are
two separate entities.
Repeat, MTKN and TransCat are NOT the same thing.
If you want to join MTKN contact Jerry Baldwin.
If you want to join TransCat, call Nelda Bravo.
Now, back to the name...after careful consideration, the only logical name
should be an unpronounceable symbol. Or perhaps "The catalog formerly known
as TransCat."
Ken Winter, MLIS
Research Librarian
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-1990
Email: Ken.Winter@Virginiadot.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:41 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
! Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Is i t absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The "byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a very long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyo! nd belief. I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc. etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN folks who
put this together.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda ! Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and leadership).
A n ecessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname.
After considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation
Libraries Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices.
Unfortunately, no sooner did the product go live than we were informed the
shortname, "TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian transportation
libraries, TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We are now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking! researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect - Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might also
be consi! dered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can conn ect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
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From: "Maryanne Ward"
To: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:27:28 -0800
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Which is why I believe we should just go with the "real" words. Why not?
They say what we want to say, do what we want to do. They are unambiguous
and liable to come up pretty near the top on most searches.
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From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:49 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
One of the things we were shooting for is originality. Google returns
1,940,000 items with TLC in the title and the same number with TLC in the
URL. I think we now know the maximum number of returns Google will provide.
>>> jim.byerly@dot.state.mn.us 03/22/04 04:47PM >>>
Not to mention "The Learning Channel." http://www.discovery.com/?channel=TLC
>>> Ruth.Letson@state.tn.us 03/22/04 03:48PM >>>
TLC is already taken by a show on HGTV.
>>> Carol.Paszamant@DOT.STATE.NJ.US 3/22/2004 3:17:54 PM >>>
Or how about TranLibCat, a hybrid of the full name and the shorter versions?
Or really shorten it to TLC.
Carol
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Carol Paszamant, Librarian
NJ Dept. of Transportation
Research Library
PO Box 600 - MOB 3rd Fl.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
609-530-5289 fax: 609-530-2052
carol.paszamant@dot.state.nj.us
>>> amytursky@hotmail.com 3/22/2004 10:03:20 AM >>>
How about TLCAT? It's nice to have something I can use for ILL, since we
have no funds. or OCLC access. I do hope a major aviation library such as
Embry-Riddle Aero Univ., National Air & Space Musuem Library & Archives, ect
will get involved, so there will be more in aviation.
Amy Tursky
FLAIR
Maryanne is right...who cares about the name, this thing rocks!
Special thanks to Nelda for her tireless efforts to make TransCat a reality.
For those who are not aware, Nelda and the staff of the NTL have expended an
unbelievable amount of time and energy to make this a reality. Not to
mention money. Charter members of TransCat have had their way paid by
Nelda, and that will last until the end of February 2004. Simply put, if it
were not for the financial support of Nelda using NTL funds, this would not
exsit.
We should call it Nelda! Ok, how about NeldaCat.
Seriously, the other big player here is OCLC, who found a way to create an
affordable search tool that provides a fast, simple way to search the
holdings of all participants. Right now that's over 300,000 records
representing over 400,000 actual holdings. Stay posted. Those numbers will
grow.
If you are running a transportation library (anywhere on planet earth) that
does not participate in OCLC, you now have some nice ammunition to help make
that happen. By the end of the year, you will have even more ammo.
Please
consider joining...
If you work in a transportation library that participates in a limited way
in OCLC but parts of your collection that you wish were in OCLC aren't yet,
this is excellent ammunition to help make that happen. Please consider
joining...
If you work in a transportation library that already does all these things
but are still on the fence, call Nelda and talk to her. Your return on
investment will become obvious in ways that can be quantified. Again, the
more libraries join, and the more records are contributed, the more powerful
this tool becomes, the more your library is valued, the more you get for
your money, and the more you "maximize" $ already spent on OCLC cataloging.
For those of you in the rest of the country (and anywhere on planet
earth)
who do not understand the difference between MTKN and TransCat (or whatever
we are calling it tomorrow), please understand that MTKN and TransCat are
two separate entities.
Repeat, MTKN and TransCat are NOT the same thing.
If you want to join MTKN contact Jerry Baldwin.
If you want to join TransCat, call Nelda Bravo.
Now, back to the name...after careful consideration, the only logical name
should be an unpronounceable symbol. Or perhaps "The catalog formerly known
as TransCat."
Ken Winter, MLIS
Research Librarian
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: (434) 293-1959 FAX: (434) 293-1990
Email: Ken.Winter@Virginiadot.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryanne Ward [mailto:ward.maryanne@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:41 AM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
Is it absolutely necessary to have a short, catchy type of name? I'm
thinking of all the potential users (after all,I understand that this is
available to everybody who has internet, at this point, anywhere in the
world) who may be weary of trying to figure out what a short, catchy type of
name actually means. I like "Transportation Libraries Catalog". The "byline"
can briefly summarize what it is, what libraries currently are included,
etc. etc. Most people (esp. non-librarians) know that libraries have
catalogs and what that implies. The name is generic enough to include US and
maybe other countries' libraries--after all, OCLC is definitely
international, and a goal would be to have as complete an international
catalog as is possible.
By the way, this is an absolutely amazing, terrific, outstanding
development. From my vantage point (of being in the trenches for a very long
time with resources of varying usefulness), it is almost beyond belief. I
hope all transportation librarians not only use it as a matter of course,
but add a link to their internal intranet homepages for staffs, etc. etc.
etc. I really have to bow down in praise to Nelda and all the MTKN folks who
put this together.
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From: owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu
[mailto:owner-tranlib@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry
Baldwin
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 3:13 PM
To: TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians
Subject: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
As you probably know, the Midwest Transportation Knowledge Network
(MTKN) worked with the National Transportation Library and OCLC to develop a
group catalog of transportation libraries, accessible to anyone on the
internet, that went live on March 1 (BTW, kudos to everyone involved,
especially Nelda Bravo and the NTL for providing seed money and leadership).
A necessary element for the group catalog is a name and a shortname. After
considerable discussion amongst MTKN members, "Transportation Libraries
Catalog" and "TransCat" evolved as the prefered choices. Unfortunately, no
sooner did the product go live than we were informed the shortname,
"TransCat," conflicted with a product of Canadian transportation libraries,
TRANSCAT PLUS
(http://www.rose-net.co.ir/products/PRODUCTS1/SP/transcat.htm). We are now
in search of a new name for the group catalog.
A discussion on this topic has been carried on for the past couple of days
on the MTKN e-mail list. It was suggested that the discussion should be
carried on in a wider group and involve participants outside MTKN. To that
end, here's a list of the proposed alternatives so far presented, in
alphabetic order:
NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Linking researchers and knowledge to meet the
world's transportation needs" NTL Move or NTL Travel - "Moving you toward
the information (knowledge) you need." TranBase TranCat USA TranLine TranNet
Trans911 TransAgnoscere (Transportation Knowledge) TransAuxilium TransBase
- Transportation KnowledgeBase TransBiblio TransCodex TranSelect - Selected
Resources in Transportation TransGnoste TransLiber TransMovere (Moving
Transportation) TranspIRE - Transportation Information Resorce Exchange
Transport Select Transportation Select
I have elected not to include my favorite proposal that stuck (so to
speak) to the "cat" theme (being the most creative, if not the most useful
from a marketing standpoint), "HAIRBALL - Helping Agencies In Research by
Actively Locating Literature."
I would like to know if you have a preferred alternative of those presented
or might be able to suggest a short name, long name or both that might also
be considered for the product. In case you haven't seen it, you can connect
to it at www.mtkn.org, or ntl.bts.gov, among others.
Thank you for your kind assistance and advice!
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From: "TRANLIB: Discussion Group for Transportation Librarians"
Subject: TRANLIB digest 1510
TRANLIB Digest 1510
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Motzkus, Gisela H"
2) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Christie, Rebecca"
3) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Jim Byerly"
4) looking for a long shot
by bsweet@umich.edu
5) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Roger Garren"
6) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Jennifer Osther"
7) Looking for additional copies of the following FHWA reports
by "Brinton-wilson, Dustin"
8) RE: Union Catalog of Transportation Libraries
by "Cherney, John"
9) RE: naming Union Catalog