Announcements
Events at the 2008 TRB Annual Meeting
Meetings Sponsored or Co-sponsored by the Committee on Library and Information Science for Transportation at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Committee Meeting - Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee
Monday, January 14, 2008, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Hilton
Sandra L. Tucker, Texas A&M University, presiding
Sponsored by:
Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40)
Session 252 - Spectacular Data Mega Session (ABJ30)
Monday, January 14, 2008, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton
William L. Eisele, Texas Transportation Institute, presiding
Sponsored by:
Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ30)
Data and Information Systems Section (ABJ00)
Travel Survey Methods Committee (ABJ40)
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Geographic Information Science and Applications Committee (ABJ60)
Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40)
Session 367 - Findability of Transportation Information (ABJ00)
Monday, January 14, 2008, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM, Hilton
Frances D. Harrison, Spy Pond Partners, presiding
Sponsored by:
Data and Information Systems Section (ABJ00)
Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40)
Geographic Information Science and Applications Committee (ABJ60)
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Conduct of Research Committee (ABG10)
Note: This session will bring together providers and users of both structured datasets and unstructured information related to transportation to discuss strategies for improving our ability to find information when it is needed. First, we will hear from representatives of information sharing initiatives. Then, we will facilitate a discussion with the audience about their unsuccessful attempts to find transportation information, and what is needed to improve findability.
One-Stop Shopping for Regional Transportation Data: iNYMTC Information Gateway Vision and Progress (P08-0822)
Kuo-Ann Chiao, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
Making Information Findable: State Department of Transportation Experience (P08-0916)
Ellen Oman, Washington State Department of Transportation
Making Information Findable: National Initiatives (P08-0961)
Amanda J. Wilson, Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Improving Access to Transportation Documents: Roles of Repositories, Thesauri, Metadata, and Automated Keyword Generation (08-1064)
Marcus Ramsay Wigan, Oxford Systematics, Australia
Session 488 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Leveraging Your Research Information for Web Publishing (ABG40)
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton
Brand L. Niemann, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, presiding
presentation
Sponsored by:
Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40)
Note: With the increasing sophistication of Web tools, processes for managing research, publishing research results, and providing access to research information are becoming more unified. These panelists will share specific examples in which information used for one purpose is leveraged for additional purposes within and across organizations.
Open Archives Initiative (P08-0464)
Taylor Surface, Global Product Manager, Digital Collection Services at OCLC
presentation
Leveraging Information Infrastructure: National Transportation Library and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (P08-0465)
John Siegler, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Tracey Schut, MacroSys Research & Technology
presentation
Using Your Library Catalog to Publish to Your Website (P08-0466)
Kenneth A. Winter, Virginia Transportation Research Council
presentation
Leveraging Research Management Processes for Creating Web Content (P08-0471)
Gina Baas, University of Minnesota
presentation
Session 603 - Memory Is a Terrible Thing to Waste (ABJ10)
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Hilton
Nancy McGuckin, Consultant, presiding
Sponsored by:
National Transportation Data Requirements and Programs Committee (ABJ10)
Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40)
Transportation History Committee (ABG50)
Note: Mary Sue Rogers of IBM's human capital management group noted that the aging population will be one of the major social and business issues of the 21st century, the scale of which will alter the way work and knowledge are managed. In that context, how can the transportation community prevent crucial institutional knowledge from walking out the door forever? This session presents different approaches to preserve institutional knowledge about transportation.
Transportation Knowledge Networks: Management Strategy for the 21st Century (P08-0854)
Francis B. Francois, Consultant
Preserving and Using Institutional Memory Through Knowledge Management Practices (P08-0856)
Maryanne Ward, Consultant
ACESS: Mel Webber Special (P08-0857)
Elizabeth Deakin, University of California, Berkeley
Panel Discussion: How to Mobilize and Move Forward (P08-0858)
Alan E. Pisarski, Consultant