Library Connectivity News and Updates http://www.libraryconnectivity.com News and Updates related to www.libraryconnectivity.org en-us Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:32:50 -0400 http://www.libraryconnectivity.org Conclusion of TPF-5(105) http://www.libraryconnectivity.org The Library Connectivity Pooled Fund study is drawing to a close. The Final Report of the study and minutes from the final meeting in Madison in September will soon be posted. A new pooled fund study, Transportation Library Connectivity and Development is in development. Please see the Transportation Pooled Fund website for details: http://www.pooledfund.org/projectdetails.asp?id=1271&status=1 ]]> Call for Poster Proposals - TRB 90th Annual Meeting, January 23-27, 2010 http://www.libraryconnectivity.org Search, Discovery and Current Awareness: New and Innovative Uses of Online Research Tools in Transportation Research and Implementation]]> The Committee on Library and Information Science for Transportation (LIST, ABG40) invites you to submit proposals for a poster session focusing on new and innovative uses of practical online search, discovery and current awareness tools that can give modern transportation professionals a competitive edge. Posters will be displayed at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, January 2011. No paper is required for posters in this session. Deadline to submit proposals: Friday, September 17, 2010. Joint Pooled Fund-MTKN Meeting September 15-16, 2010 http://www.libraryconnectivity.org We are holding our 6th and final annual meeting in conjunction with the MTKN annual meeting this year in Madison, WI. On September 15th, TPF-5(105) is wrapping up five years of work and looking ahead to the Transportation Library Connectivity and Development pooled fund scheduled for 2011 under the leadership of Missouri DOT. The MTKN will conduct its annual business meeting on September 16th. More details and agendas coming soon! USDOT Secretary LaHood's message to the National Infrastructure Forum http://www.libraryconnectivity.org Link]]> Pooled Fund Librarians to Present at 2010 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Forum http://www.libraryconnectivity.org John Cherney (WisDOT) and Hank Zaletel (Iowa DOT) will make a presentation on MTKN at the 2010 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Forum in Madison, Wisconsin, August 19-20, 2010. John and Hank's presentation is part of a Transportation Information Systems session on August 19th. July Transportation Librarians Roundtable http://www.libraryconnectivity.org July 08, 2010 Transportation Librarians Roundtable: “Open Discussion Session: What do you want to talk about?” Watch/listen to the recorded session. June Transportation Librarians Roundtable http://www.libraryconnectivity.org If you missed June's Transportation Librarians Roundtables (TLR), the recording and slides are available on the TLR website. June 10, 2010: "State Stats: Refreshing Reference With Drupal", presented by A.J. Million, MoDOT Transportation Library. Great job A.J.! Don't forget to check the upcoming TLR topics]]>. Second Annual National TKN Meeting http://www.libraryconnectivity.org The NTL convened the second annual NTKN meeting in New Orleans on June 17, 2010 following the close of the 2010 SLA Annual Meeting and Conference. It was a great meeting with lively, productive discussions. Meeting Materials and Resources]]> are available at www.transportationresearch.gov Pooled Fund Provides Travel Funds to SLA and NTKN http://www.libraryconnectivity.org This year's pooled fund SLA/GTRIC/NTKN attendance had a big impact on overall attendance at our transportation meetings. There were 18 pooled fund members at GTRIC this year. The total pooled fund attendance at SLA was 21, and 19 members attended the NTKN meeting. Without pooled funds, some of our TKN chairs, Transportation Division officers and presenters may not have been able to participate as attendees or presenters. Presenters included John Cherney (WisDOT), A.J. Million (MoDOT)and Sandy Brady (LTRC/TTEC Library). Transportation Division officers from the pooled fund are John Cherney, chair-elect, A.J. Million, secretary, Jane Minotti (NYDOT), treasurer and Sheila Hatchell (MnDOT), chair-elect. Fantastic programming, presentations and participation - great job everyone! Directory of Libraries and Transportation Information Centers http://www.libraryconnectivity.org This directory is a collaborative effort of NTL, NCHRP 20-75A Team, SLA-TD, Regional TKNs and Pooled Fund Study Members. It is intended to be the most current and comprehensive directory of its type and will grow over time as new entries are added and enhanced. In it you will find contact information, staffing levels, Web addresses and TKN affiliations. Users can limit entries by type such as State DOT, Private firm, MPO/Planning Agency, etc. It is hoped that future efforts will broaden the scope to include international listings]]>. The next Transportation Librarians Roundtable (TLR) is scheduled for this Thursday, June 10, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific). http://www.libraryconnectivity.org The next Transportation Librarians Roundtable (TLR) is scheduled for this Thursday, June 10, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific). Pooled fund member A.J. Million of the Missouri Department of Transportation Library will be giving a presentation entitled State Stats: Refreshing Reference with Drupal. To participate this Thursday, please access the following web site: http://fhwa.acrobat.com/translibrarian]]> The Second Annual National TKN Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 17, from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Eastern in New Orleans, LA. http://www.libraryconnectivity.org The Second Annual National TKN Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 17, from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Eastern in New Orleans, LA. Please visit http://www.transportationresearch.gov/NTL/NTKN/Lists/Announcements/DispForm.aspx?ID=2]]> for meeting information and the agenda. The pooled fund is pleased to be sending many of its members to the 2010 SLA Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO http://www.libraryconnectivity.org The pooled fund is pleased to be sending many of its members to the 2010 SLA Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO (http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/sla/sla2010/public/enter.aspx) in New Orleans from June 13-16. This conference is the most important meeting of special librarians each year. Our members will attend the Government Transportation Research Information Committee (GTRIC) meeting and have many fantasitc professional development and networking opportunities at the conference. Please see the Transportation Division wiki at http://wiki.sla.org/display/SLATRAN/SLA+Transportation+Division for current news on Transportation-related sessions and events. NTL debuts a new search tool for its transportation collections on June 1, 2010. http://www.libraryconnectivity.org NTL debuts a new search tool for its transportation collections on June 1, 2010. Try it now, http://chipri05lsnr.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:1701/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0 Nevada DOT joins WTKN http://www.libraryconnectivity.org The WTKN welcomes new member Nevada DOT to its growing membership. We are all looking forward to working with librarian Sena Loyd on regional and national TKN projects and ongoing efforts. Open Government, Transportation and Social Media http://www.libraryconnectivity.org U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood is using social media to reach out to the public on various transportation topics of interest. If you haven't seen these yet, check them out! Fast Lane: the official blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation at fastlane.dot.gov Twitter - RayLaHood at twitter.com/RayLaHood Facebook - Ray LaHood at www.facebook.com/sec.lahood Flickr - Ray LaHood's Photstream at www.flickr.com/photos/40874825@N03 YouTube - usdot's channel at www.youtube.com/user/usdotgov National TKN Resource Sharing Pilot Project Ends http://www.libraryconnectivity.org The National TKN Resource Sharing pilot officially ended on 3/31/10 and the FedEx is now closed. Please enter your final metrics at www.transportationresearch.gov for March 2010 and any other months missed by 4/23/10. NTL will send a final report of the project to the pooled fund study in mid-May, 2010 and it will be available in the fall as part of the pooled fund Year Five Report. The project data will remain available at www.transportationresearch.gov. SLA Registration http://www.libraryconnectivity.org Early bird registration ends Friday, April 9th! If you have travel approval, please get your registration form in! See the SLA online conference planner (http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/sla/sla2010/public/Content.aspx?ID=85). The NTKN 2nd Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 17th. This is the day after the close of SLA 2010. Please plan on being at this important meeting! The TKN Resource Sharing Pilot Project ends http://www.libraryconnectivity.org The pilot officially ended on March 31, 2010 and the FedEx account is now closed. Please enter your March metrics (and any months you may have missed) at www.transportationresearch.gov by 4/23/10. A final report will be submitted by NTL by mid-May. The World of Transportation Peformance Measurement at Your Fingertips! http://www.libraryconnectivity.org The World of Transportation Peformance Measurement at Your Fingertips! Pooled fund member Librarian A.J. Million worked with MoDOT staff to create a research pathfinder using our MTKN Members website DOT State Stats (see: http://members.mtkn.org/measures). This site uses public data and accountability reports to tabulate information. This data has been complied into syntheses to make it easier to see what others are doing and to learn from each other. A.J.'s work will be presented to the AASHTO Standing Committee on Performance Management later this month and a prominent link appears on the Committee's website at: http://www.transportation.org/?siteid=97. Nice work A.J.!