WHAT IS NEW WITH TRIS?WHAT IS NEW WITH TRIS?

GTRIC – Seattle, WAGTRIC – Seattle, WABarbara PostBarbara Post

bpost@nas.edubpost@nas.edu

RNS, RiP, and TRISRNS, RiP, and TRISTRB currently produces three TRB currently produces three

databasesdatabases●Research Needs Statement (RNS) Research Needs Statement (RNS) ●Research in Progress (RiP) Research in Progress (RiP) ●Transportation Research Information Transportation Research Information

Services (TRIS)Services (TRIS)

Research Needs Statement (RNS)

Research in Progress (RiP)

Transportation Research Information

Services (TRIS)

TRIS Full Text Links

TLIB/EIS/Thesis

ITRD Updates

TRIS Online

Yes Yes Yes No Monthly- corrections

File 63 -Dialog

Yes No Yes English Language Only

Monthly-NoCorrections

TRANSPORT U.S. published material

No Yes Yes Quarterly-No Corrections

ITRD-STN U.S. published material-Selected

No No Yes Monthly- No Corrections

Strategic Plan – Why?Strategic Plan – Why?●TRIS turned 40 last year – changes in TRIS turned 40 last year – changes in

access to information and producing access to information and producing informationinformation

●Budget cut backs – but increase in Budget cut backs – but increase in transportation informationtransportation information

●Changing transportation information Changing transportation information environmentenvironment

●TRIS needs to continue to changeTRIS needs to continue to change

Strategic Plan - StepsStrategic Plan - Steps

●Survey – Ken WinterSurvey – Ken Winter●Facilitated Focus GroupsFacilitated Focus Groups●White paper on state of White paper on state of

bibliographic databasesbibliographic databases●TRB will produce strategic planTRB will produce strategic plan●Review – B0002Review – B0002

Results of Survey and Focus GroupsResults of Survey and Focus Groups

●Most user satisfiedMost user satisfied●TRIS is viewed as a reliable and TRIS is viewed as a reliable and

authoritative source of informationauthoritative source of information●Different ideas on the future of Different ideas on the future of

TRISTRIS

Comments from Survey/Focus Comments from Survey/Focus GroupsGroups

●MoreMore• Full text LinksFull text Links• CitationsCitations• Environmental / planning materialEnvironmental / planning material• International materialInternational material

●LessLess• DuplicatesDuplicates

●Links to WorldCatLinks to WorldCat

ProgressProgress

●Over 40,600 full text linksOver 40,600 full text links●EIS records (thanks to Northwestern)EIS records (thanks to Northwestern)●Expanding environmental coverageExpanding environmental coverage●Added thesis (Northwestern and Added thesis (Northwestern and

BerkeleyBerkeley●Deleted 3,000 duplicates from TRIS Deleted 3,000 duplicates from TRIS

OnlineOnline●Collaborating on obtaining more Collaborating on obtaining more

international materialinternational material

Announcement!!!Announcement!!!

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