Transportation Library Connectivity

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General Information
Study Number: TPF-5(105)
Former Study Number:
Lead Organization: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Solicitation Number: 910
Partners: Center for Transportation Studies (University of Minnesota), Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison, AZDOT, CA, CT, IADOT, ID, KS, LA, LACMTA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NM, NY, OH, OR, PADOT, TN, WA, WI
Status: Closed
Est. Completion Date:
Contract/Other Number: TPF-5(237)
Last Updated: Apr 19, 2012
Contract End Date:
Financial Summary
Contract Amount: $1,213,630.00
Suggested Contribution:
Total Commitments Received: $1,320,000.00
100% SP&R Approval: Approved
Contact Information
Lead Study Contact(s): Lynn Hanus
lynnm.hanus@dot.wi.gov
Phone: 608-267-2294
Organization Year Commitments Technical Contact Name Funding Contact Name
Arizona Department of Transportation 2008 $5,000.00 Dale Steele Frank Darmiento
Arizona Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Dale Steele Frank Darmiento
Arizona Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Dale Steele Frank Darmiento
California Department of Transportation 2008 $20,000.00 Christine Azevedo Sang Le
California Department of Transportation 2010 $20,000.00 Christine Azevedo Sang Le
Center for Transportation Studies (University of Minnesota) 2008 $5,000.00 Arlene Mathison
Center for Transportation Studies (University of Minnesota) 2009 $5,000.00 Arlene Mathison
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Bette Ambler James Sime
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Bette Ambler James Sime
Idaho Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 Amanda Laib
Idaho Department of Transportation 2009 $15,000.00 Amanda Laib
Idaho Department of Transportation 2010 $40,000.00 Amanda Laib
Iowa Department of Transportation 2008 $5,000.00 Hank Zaletel Carol Culver
Iowa Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Hank Zaletel Carol Culver
Iowa Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Hank Zaletel Carol Culver
Kansas Department of Transportation 2005 $15,000.00 Marie Manthe Rodney Montney
Kansas Department of Transportation 2006 $15,000.00 Marie Manthe Rodney Montney
Kansas Department of Transportation 2007 $15,000.00 Marie Manthe Rodney Montney
Kansas Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 Marie Manthe Rodney Montney
Kansas Department of Transportation 2009 $15,000.00 Marie Manthe Rodney Montney
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority 2008 $5,000.00 Matthew Barrett
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority 2009 $5,000.00 Matthew Barrett
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority 2010 $5,000.00 Matthew Barrett
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2005 $20,000.00 Harold Paul
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2006 $20,000.00 Harold Paul
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2008 $20,000.00 Harold Paul
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2009 $20,000.00 Harold Paul
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2010 $20,000.00 Harold Paul
Michigan Department of Transportation 2008 $5,000.00 Alexandra Briseno Andre' Clover
Michigan Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Alexandra Briseno Andre' Clover
Michigan Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Alexandra Briseno Andre' Clover
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2005 $20,000.00 Sheila Hatchell Ann Mclellan
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2006 $20,000.00 Sheila Hatchell Ann Mclellan
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2007 $40,000.00 Sheila Hatchell Ann Mclellan
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2009 $20,000.00 Sheila Hatchell Ann Mclellan
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 Cindy Smith James Watkins
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2009 $15,000.00 Cindy Smith James Watkins
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2010 $15,000.00 Cindy Smith James Watkins
Missouri Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 AJ Million Jennifer Harper
Missouri Department of Transportation 2009 $15,000.00 AJ Million Jennifer Harper
Missouri Department of Transportation 2010 $15,000.00 AJ Million Jennifer Harper
Montana Department of Transportation 2005 $20,000.00 Susan Sillick Susan Sillick
Montana Department of Transportation 2006 $25,000.00 Susan Sillick Susan Sillick
Montana Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Susan Sillick Susan Sillick
New Mexico Department of Transportation 2009 $20,000.00 Deirdre Billingsley
New York State Department of Transportation 2008 $5,000.00 Gary Frederick Gary Frederick
New York State Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Gary Frederick Gary Frederick
New York State Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Gary Frederick Gary Frederick
Ohio Department of Transportation 2005 $0.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale
Ohio Department of Transportation 2006 $20,000.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale
Ohio Department of Transportation 2007 $20,000.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale
Ohio Department of Transportation 2008 $20,000.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale
Ohio Department of Transportation 2009 $20,000.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale
Ohio Department of Transportation 2010 $10,000.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale
Oregon Department of Transportation 2005 $15,000.00 Laura Wilt Barnie Jones
Oregon Department of Transportation 2006 $15,000.00 Laura Wilt Barnie Jones
Oregon Department of Transportation 2007 $15,000.00 Laura Wilt Barnie Jones
Oregon Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 Laura Wilt Barnie Jones
Oregon Department of Transportation 2010 $15,000.00 Laura Wilt Barnie Jones
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2006 $15,000.00 Cheryl Bodan Bonnie Fields
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2007 $15,000.00 Cheryl Bodan Bonnie Fields
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 Cheryl Bodan Bonnie Fields
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2009 $15,000.00 Cheryl Bodan Bonnie Fields
Tennessee Department of Transportation 2005 $20,000.00 Stephanie Vincent
Tennessee Department of Transportation 2006 $20,000.00 Stephanie Vincent
Tennessee Department of Transportation 2007 $20,000.00 Stephanie Vincent
Tennessee Department of Transportation 2008 $20,000.00 Stephanie Vincent
Tennessee Department of Transportation 2009 $25,000.00 Stephanie Vincent
Washington State Department of Transportation 2005 $15,000.00 Leni Oman Tim Carlile
Washington State Department of Transportation 2006 $10,000.00 Leni Oman Tim Carlile
Washington State Department of Transportation 2008 $10,000.00 Leni Oman Tim Carlile
Washington State Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Leni Oman Tim Carlile
Washington State Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Leni Oman Tim Carlile
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2005 $170,000.00 Lori Richter Lori Richter
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2006 $20,000.00 Lori Richter Lori Richter
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2007 $20,000.00 Lori Richter Lori Richter
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2008 $20,000.00 Lori Richter Lori Richter
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2009 $20,000.00 Lori Richter Lori Richter
Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison 2006 $20,000.00 Jason Bittner Teresa Adams
Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison 2007 $20,000.00 Jason Bittner Teresa Adams
Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison 2008 $5,000.00 Jason Bittner Teresa Adams
Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison 2009 $5,000.00 Jason Bittner Teresa Adams
Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison 2010 $5,000.00 Jason Bittner Teresa Adams

Study Description

Accessible, reliable, and timely information is critical for transportation agencies and stakeholders. Yet, a vast amount of transportation-related information is neither collected nor made available for use. Effective library and information services are critical for getting needed information in the hands of practitioners and decision-makers within state departments of transportation. This pooled fund project on Transportation Library Connectivity focuses on making transportation information more readily available through better communication and coordination among state, federal, academic and private sector libraries. The study aims to institutionalize the best practices of individual transportation libraries and regional Transportation Knowledge Networks.

Objectives

Pooled fund members adopted the following objectives, which were accomplished through member activities and the services of a full-time consultant: 1. Technical guidance and support to members, focused on the smaller libraries that are served by only one librarian. Support activities will include such things as site visits, advice on cataloguing, inter-library loan procedures, on-line catalogues and library Web site presence (Internet and Intranet). 2. Teleconferences of pooled fund members to enable sharing of best practices and new ideas. 3. Promotion of the value and importance of transportation library and information services to top-level transportation administrators throughout the country through targeted activities, such as: * Feature articles that vividly tell the stories of library and information professionals helping agencies save time, money and lives. * Presentations to gatherings of top-level DOT administrators, such as meetings of AASHTO committees (Highways, Planning, Environment, Highway Traffic Safety). *A session for the TRB 2009 Annual Meeting that features top-level transportation administrators pointing to the value of their libraries in critical endeavors at the heart of their agencies missions. 4. Workshops for librarians on the value of the Transportation Librarian's Toolkit, emphasizing how it can be used with top-level administrators to demonstrate the range and value of library and information services. 5. Annual meeting and workshop on strategic planning to help member states identify and communicate the value of library and information services to their internal customers and top management. 6. A project Web site as a one-stop shop for pooled fund resources and business, including the tracking and reporting of relevant state, regional and national efforts. 7. Support of members in their efforts to form and grow regional Transportation Knowledge Networks. 8. Collaboration with the National Transportation Library, the new AASHTO RAC Task Group on TKNs and others, including retired transportation librarians, to enhance communication between transportation librarians and the transportation research community and to build broader support for and funding of a national network of transportation libraries among top-level transportation administrators at the state and federal level. 9. Facilitation of payment of OCLC and TLCat subscriptions for eligible pooled fund members. 10. Implementation of focused research and technology projects, as proposed by members, on specific topics, such as: promotion of the value and importance of transportation library and information services to top-level transportation administrators, collection analysis tools, collaborative approaches to developing strong specialized collections, digital collection development efforts among member libraries and collaboration with university and industry initiatives.

Scope of Work

Pooled fund activities will include the range of objectives listed above and others as developed by the Technical Advisory Committee.

Comments

Objectives Fulfilled 10/27/11 -- JKK The work of this project has been transfered to TPF-5(237) lead by MoDOT. Please reference this project or the project URL for more information. Quarterly reports other study documents can be found on the project Web site http://www.libraryconnectivity.org/about.html.

Subjects: Planning and Administration

Documents Attached
Title File/Link Document Category Document Type Privacy Document Date Download
Transportation Library Connectivity Pooled Fund Project Brief TPF-5(105) Library Brief final.pdf TPF Study Documentation Study Summary Public 2012-01-18
Transportation Library Connectivity Pooled Fund Project Final Report LibraryConnectivty_FinalReport.pdf Deliverable Final Report Public 2011-10-18
Library Connectivity lead state acceptance memo acceptance_memo.pdf Memorandum Other Public 2008-10-29
Library Pooled Fund Frequently Asked Questions FAQ_11-2004.pdf Other Other Public 2005-03-16
Pooled Fund Proposal proposal_11-16-04.pdf Other Other Public 2005-03-16
Documents Attached
Title File/Link Document Category Document Type Privacy Document Date Download
Transportation Library Connectivity 910.pdf TPF Study Documentation Solicitation Public 2011-09-25

Transportation Library Connectivity

General Information
Study Number: TPF-5(105)
Lead Organization: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Solicitation Number: 910
Partners: Center for Transportation Studies (University of Minnesota), Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison, AZDOT, CA, CT, IADOT, ID, KS, LA, LACMTA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NM, NY, OH, OR, PADOT, TN, WA, WI
Status: Closed
Est. Completion Date:
Contract/Other Number: TPF-5(237)
Last Updated: Apr 19, 2012
Contract End Date:
Financial Summary
Contract Amount: $1,213,630.00
Total Commitments Received: $1,320,000.00
100% SP&R Approval:
Contact Information
Lead Study Contact(s): Lynn Hanus
lynnm.hanus@dot.wi.gov
Phone: 608-267-2294
Commitments by Organizations
Organization Year Commitments Technical Contact Name Funding Contact Name Contact Number Email Address
Arizona Department of Transportation 2008 $5,000.00 Dale Steele Frank Darmiento 602- 712-3134 fdarmiento@azdot.gov
Arizona Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Dale Steele Frank Darmiento 602- 712-3134 fdarmiento@azdot.gov
Arizona Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Dale Steele Frank Darmiento 602- 712-3134 fdarmiento@azdot.gov
California Department of Transportation 2008 $20,000.00 Christine Azevedo Sang Le (916)701-3998 sang.le@dot.ca.gov
California Department of Transportation 2010 $20,000.00 Christine Azevedo Sang Le (916)701-3998 sang.le@dot.ca.gov
Center for Transportation Studies (University of Minnesota) 2008 $5,000.00 Arlene Mathison 612/624-3646 mathi032@umn.edu
Center for Transportation Studies (University of Minnesota) 2009 $5,000.00 Arlene Mathison 612/624-3646 mathi032@umn.edu
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Bette Ambler James Sime 860-258-0309 james.sime@ct.gov
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Bette Ambler James Sime 860-258-0309 james.sime@ct.gov
Idaho Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 Amanda Laib 208-334-8181 amanda.laib@itd.idaho.gov
Idaho Department of Transportation 2009 $15,000.00 Amanda Laib 208-334-8181 amanda.laib@itd.idaho.gov
Idaho Department of Transportation 2010 $40,000.00 Amanda Laib 208-334-8181 amanda.laib@itd.idaho.gov
Iowa Department of Transportation 2008 $5,000.00 Hank Zaletel Carol Culver 515-239-1208 carol.culver@iowadot.us
Iowa Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Hank Zaletel Carol Culver 515-239-1208 carol.culver@iowadot.us
Iowa Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Hank Zaletel Carol Culver 515-239-1208 carol.culver@iowadot.us
Kansas Department of Transportation 2005 $15,000.00 Marie Manthe Rodney Montney 785-291-3844 rodney@ksdot.org
Kansas Department of Transportation 2006 $15,000.00 Marie Manthe Rodney Montney 785-291-3844 rodney@ksdot.org
Kansas Department of Transportation 2007 $15,000.00 Marie Manthe Rodney Montney 785-291-3844 rodney@ksdot.org
Kansas Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 Marie Manthe Rodney Montney 785-291-3844 rodney@ksdot.org
Kansas Department of Transportation 2009 $15,000.00 Marie Manthe Rodney Montney 785-291-3844 rodney@ksdot.org
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority 2008 $5,000.00 Matthew Barrett 213-922-7444 BarrettM@metro.net
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority 2009 $5,000.00 Matthew Barrett 213-922-7444 BarrettM@metro.net
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority 2010 $5,000.00 Matthew Barrett 213-922-7444 BarrettM@metro.net
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2005 $20,000.00 Harold Paul 225-767-9101 harold.paul@la.gov
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2006 $20,000.00 Harold Paul 225-767-9101 harold.paul@la.gov
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2008 $20,000.00 Harold Paul 225-767-9101 harold.paul@la.gov
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2009 $20,000.00 Harold Paul 225-767-9101 harold.paul@la.gov
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2010 $20,000.00 Harold Paul 225-767-9101 harold.paul@la.gov
Michigan Department of Transportation 2008 $5,000.00 Alexandra Briseno Andre' Clover 517-749-9001 clovera@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Alexandra Briseno Andre' Clover 517-749-9001 clovera@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Alexandra Briseno Andre' Clover 517-749-9001 clovera@michigan.gov
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2005 $20,000.00 Sheila Hatchell Ann Mclellan 651-366-3769 ann.mclellan@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2006 $20,000.00 Sheila Hatchell Ann Mclellan 651-366-3769 ann.mclellan@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2007 $40,000.00 Sheila Hatchell Ann Mclellan 651-366-3769 ann.mclellan@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2009 $20,000.00 Sheila Hatchell Ann Mclellan 651-366-3769 ann.mclellan@state.mn.us
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 Cindy Smith James Watkins 601-359-7650 jwatkins@mdot.state.ms.us
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2009 $15,000.00 Cindy Smith James Watkins 601-359-7650 jwatkins@mdot.state.ms.us
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2010 $15,000.00 Cindy Smith James Watkins 601-359-7650 jwatkins@mdot.state.ms.us
Missouri Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 AJ Million Jennifer Harper 573-526-3636 Jennifer.Harper@modot.mo.gov
Missouri Department of Transportation 2009 $15,000.00 AJ Million Jennifer Harper 573-526-3636 Jennifer.Harper@modot.mo.gov
Missouri Department of Transportation 2010 $15,000.00 AJ Million Jennifer Harper 573-526-3636 Jennifer.Harper@modot.mo.gov
Montana Department of Transportation 2005 $20,000.00 Susan Sillick Susan Sillick 406-444-7693 ssillick@mt.gov
Montana Department of Transportation 2006 $25,000.00 Susan Sillick Susan Sillick 406-444-7693 ssillick@mt.gov
Montana Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Susan Sillick Susan Sillick 406-444-7693 ssillick@mt.gov
New Mexico Department of Transportation 2009 $20,000.00 Deirdre Billingsley 505-841-9147 Deirdre.Billingsley@state.nm.us
New York State Department of Transportation 2008 $5,000.00 Gary Frederick Gary Frederick 518-457-4645 gary.frederick@dot.ny.gov
New York State Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Gary Frederick Gary Frederick 518-457-4645 gary.frederick@dot.ny.gov
New York State Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Gary Frederick Gary Frederick 518-457-4645 gary.frederick@dot.ny.gov
Ohio Department of Transportation 2005 $0.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale 6146448173 jacquelin.martindale@dot.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of Transportation 2006 $20,000.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale 6146448173 jacquelin.martindale@dot.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of Transportation 2007 $20,000.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale 6146448173 jacquelin.martindale@dot.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of Transportation 2008 $20,000.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale 6146448173 jacquelin.martindale@dot.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of Transportation 2009 $20,000.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale 6146448173 jacquelin.martindale@dot.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of Transportation 2010 $10,000.00 Monique Evans Jill Martindale 6146448173 jacquelin.martindale@dot.ohio.gov
Oregon Department of Transportation 2005 $15,000.00 Laura Wilt Barnie Jones 503- 986-2845 barnie.p.jones@odot.state.or.us
Oregon Department of Transportation 2006 $15,000.00 Laura Wilt Barnie Jones 503- 986-2845 barnie.p.jones@odot.state.or.us
Oregon Department of Transportation 2007 $15,000.00 Laura Wilt Barnie Jones 503- 986-2845 barnie.p.jones@odot.state.or.us
Oregon Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 Laura Wilt Barnie Jones 503- 986-2845 barnie.p.jones@odot.state.or.us
Oregon Department of Transportation 2010 $15,000.00 Laura Wilt Barnie Jones 503- 986-2845 barnie.p.jones@odot.state.or.us
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2006 $15,000.00 Cheryl Bodan Bonnie Fields 717-214-8686 bfields@state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2007 $15,000.00 Cheryl Bodan Bonnie Fields 717-214-8686 bfields@state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2008 $15,000.00 Cheryl Bodan Bonnie Fields 717-214-8686 bfields@state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2009 $15,000.00 Cheryl Bodan Bonnie Fields 717-214-8686 bfields@state.pa.us
Tennessee Department of Transportation 2005 $20,000.00 Stephanie Vincent 615.741.2203 Stephanie.Vincent@tn.gov
Tennessee Department of Transportation 2006 $20,000.00 Stephanie Vincent 615.741.2203 Stephanie.Vincent@tn.gov
Tennessee Department of Transportation 2007 $20,000.00 Stephanie Vincent 615.741.2203 Stephanie.Vincent@tn.gov
Tennessee Department of Transportation 2008 $20,000.00 Stephanie Vincent 615.741.2203 Stephanie.Vincent@tn.gov
Tennessee Department of Transportation 2009 $25,000.00 Stephanie Vincent 615.741.2203 Stephanie.Vincent@tn.gov
Washington State Department of Transportation 2005 $15,000.00 Leni Oman Tim Carlile 360-705-7975 carlilt@wsdot.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Transportation 2006 $10,000.00 Leni Oman Tim Carlile 360-705-7975 carlilt@wsdot.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Transportation 2008 $10,000.00 Leni Oman Tim Carlile 360-705-7975 carlilt@wsdot.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Transportation 2009 $5,000.00 Leni Oman Tim Carlile 360-705-7975 carlilt@wsdot.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Transportation 2010 $5,000.00 Leni Oman Tim Carlile 360-705-7975 carlilt@wsdot.wa.gov
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2005 $170,000.00 Lori Richter Lori Richter 608-264-8435 lori.richter@dot.wi.gov
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2006 $20,000.00 Lori Richter Lori Richter 608-264-8435 lori.richter@dot.wi.gov
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2007 $20,000.00 Lori Richter Lori Richter 608-264-8435 lori.richter@dot.wi.gov
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2008 $20,000.00 Lori Richter Lori Richter 608-264-8435 lori.richter@dot.wi.gov
Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2009 $20,000.00 Lori Richter Lori Richter 608-264-8435 lori.richter@dot.wi.gov
Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison 2006 $20,000.00 Jason Bittner Teresa Adams 608-262-5318 adams@engr.wisc.edu
Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison 2007 $20,000.00 Jason Bittner Teresa Adams 608-262-5318 adams@engr.wisc.edu
Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison 2008 $5,000.00 Jason Bittner Teresa Adams 608-262-5318 adams@engr.wisc.edu
Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison 2009 $5,000.00 Jason Bittner Teresa Adams 608-262-5318 adams@engr.wisc.edu
Wisconsin Transportation Center, UW-Madison 2010 $5,000.00 Jason Bittner Teresa Adams 608-262-5318 adams@engr.wisc.edu

Study Description

Study Description

Accessible, reliable, and timely information is critical for transportation agencies and stakeholders. Yet, a vast amount of transportation-related information is neither collected nor made available for use. Effective library and information services are critical for getting needed information in the hands of practitioners and decision-makers within state departments of transportation. This pooled fund project on Transportation Library Connectivity focuses on making transportation information more readily available through better communication and coordination among state, federal, academic and private sector libraries. The study aims to institutionalize the best practices of individual transportation libraries and regional Transportation Knowledge Networks.

Objectives

Pooled fund members adopted the following objectives, which were accomplished through member activities and the services of a full-time consultant: 1. Technical guidance and support to members, focused on the smaller libraries that are served by only one librarian. Support activities will include such things as site visits, advice on cataloguing, inter-library loan procedures, on-line catalogues and library Web site presence (Internet and Intranet). 2. Teleconferences of pooled fund members to enable sharing of best practices and new ideas. 3. Promotion of the value and importance of transportation library and information services to top-level transportation administrators throughout the country through targeted activities, such as: * Feature articles that vividly tell the stories of library and information professionals helping agencies save time, money and lives. * Presentations to gatherings of top-level DOT administrators, such as meetings of AASHTO committees (Highways, Planning, Environment, Highway Traffic Safety). *A session for the TRB 2009 Annual Meeting that features top-level transportation administrators pointing to the value of their libraries in critical endeavors at the heart of their agencies missions. 4. Workshops for librarians on the value of the Transportation Librarian's Toolkit, emphasizing how it can be used with top-level administrators to demonstrate the range and value of library and information services. 5. Annual meeting and workshop on strategic planning to help member states identify and communicate the value of library and information services to their internal customers and top management. 6. A project Web site as a one-stop shop for pooled fund resources and business, including the tracking and reporting of relevant state, regional and national efforts. 7. Support of members in their efforts to form and grow regional Transportation Knowledge Networks. 8. Collaboration with the National Transportation Library, the new AASHTO RAC Task Group on TKNs and others, including retired transportation librarians, to enhance communication between transportation librarians and the transportation research community and to build broader support for and funding of a national network of transportation libraries among top-level transportation administrators at the state and federal level. 9. Facilitation of payment of OCLC and TLCat subscriptions for eligible pooled fund members. 10. Implementation of focused research and technology projects, as proposed by members, on specific topics, such as: promotion of the value and importance of transportation library and information services to top-level transportation administrators, collection analysis tools, collaborative approaches to developing strong specialized collections, digital collection development efforts among member libraries and collaboration with university and industry initiatives.

Scope of Work

Pooled fund activities will include the range of objectives listed above and others as developed by the Technical Advisory Committee.

Comments

Objectives Fulfilled 10/27/11 -- JKK The work of this project has been transfered to TPF-5(237) lead by MoDOT. Please reference this project or the project URL for more information. Quarterly reports other study documents can be found on the project Web site http://www.libraryconnectivity.org/about.html.

Subjects: Planning and Administration

Title File/Link Type Private
Transportation Library Connectivity Pooled Fund Project Brief TPF-5(105) Library Brief final.pdf TPF Study Documentation Public
Transportation Library Connectivity Pooled Fund Project Final Report LibraryConnectivty_FinalReport.pdf Deliverable Public
Library Connectivity lead state acceptance memo acceptance_memo.pdf Memorandum Public
Library Pooled Fund Frequently Asked Questions FAQ_11-2004.pdf Other Public
Pooled Fund Proposal proposal_11-16-04.pdf Other Public
Title File/Link Type Private
Transportation Library Connectivity 910.pdf TPF Study Documentation Public

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