98th Annual Meeting Special Libraries Association
Denver, CO | June 3-6, 2007
No-Host Dinner, Saturday June 2 6:00 pm
Members of the Transportation Division will meet for a no host dinner.
Location: To be announced
Government Transportation Research Information Committee (GTRIC) Program, Sunday June 3 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Transportation librarians and other information professionals are working at strengthening the transportation information network in new ways. Representatives of the National Transportation Library, The Transportation Research Board, U.C. Berkeley and Northwestern University transportation libraries, OCLC, the Pooled Fund for Transportation Library Connectivity,
Penn State, and international guests will cover the latest developments to improve technical services, cooperation and coordination.
Audience: Unit members only
Moderator: Matthew Barrett, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Schedule:
8:30-8:45 Welcome
- Matthew Barrett
8:45 – 9:15 On the National Transportation Library
- Amanda J. Wilson
Library Director Amanda Wilson will report on preservation of digital resources, improving access to research and expertise through the NTL Workroom and expert databases, and new transportation research tools such as the Google State DOT search. She also will update us on the NTL/DOT library merger, new libraries in TLCat, and cooperative initiatives with other organizations.
9:15 – 9:30 TRIS, TRR on the Web, Research in Progress and more
- Barbara Post
Transportation Research Board Information Services Manager Barbara Post will discuss TRB activities of interest to the library community including the recent availability of the Transportation Research Record on the Web. She also will describe the new Research Needs Statement Database and changes in TRIS and RiP (Research in Progress). An update on the NCHRP Project on Implementing Knowledge Networks will be provided.
9:30 – 10:15 Pooled Fund for Library Connectivity
- Maggie Sacco
The Pooled Fund Study is a grassroots effort by transportation libraries to form a transportation knowledge network. Lead Investigator Maggie Sacco will explain how the 11 members from 10 states benefit from the technical library assistance, outreach and advocacy efforts of the pooled fund study to improve technology transfer by enhancing the exchange of transportation information.
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:30 TLCat
- Kate Vincent
Kate Vincent, Senior Library Services Consultant, Major Programs and Federal Libraries, at OCLC will illustrate how TLCat, the Transportation Libraries Catalog for transportation-related information held in government, university and other transportation libraries, can be used for resource sharing, ILLs, and other services, as well as provide the latest on new developments with group catalogs and WorldCat on the web.
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 1:15 University Transportation Libraries
- Rita Evans, University of California at Berkeley
- Roberto Sarmiento, Northwestern University on the university transportation libraries
Northwestern University and University of California, Berkeley, library directors Roberto Sarmiento and Rita Evans will describe their research collections and services to diverse user groups. They will explain how the TLib and B/TRIS programs support transportation research and how state DOT libraries can make use of in-depth, university-based transportation resources. Roberto also will provide a brief update on the TRB LIST subcommittee review of library literature about cooperative/ coordinated acquisitions. The project supports TRB Special Report 284 – Transportation Knowledge Networks: a Strategy for the 21st Century and aims to develop transportation-specific recommendations, guidelines and/or requirements for such a program at the regional or national level.
1:15 – 1:45 International Transportation Research
- Birgitta Sanstedt
Birgitta Sandstedt, Director of The Library and Information Centre at the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, will describe the center’s services and provide an overview of plans based on the national investigation TRANSIF (the future supply of information within the transport sector). She also will report on the activities at the Nordic-Baltic Transportation Libraries. The Road and Transport Research Institute provides Sweden’s traffic and transport research community with information and knowledge and communicates research results to customers in Sweden and abroad.
1:45 – 2:00 Break
2:00 – 2:45 The Use of Transportation Informaiton
- Bonnie Osif
We all hear that Google has changed the way people look for and use information. More agencies, universities, and other organizations are putting resources on the Web in full text. Has that really changed the way our practitioners and researchers in transportation are using information? Bonnie Osif, Pennsylvania State University, reports on a review of a sample of references in journal articles and technical reports to see what has changed since pre-Web days. A discussion on implications and future actions for transportation libraries will follow.
2:45 – 3:30 Panel discussion
- Amanda Wilson
- Rita Evans
- Bonnie Osif
3:30 – 4:00 Formation of a Western Transportation Knowledge Network
SLA Unit: Transportation Division
Sponsored by: OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Ticketed event No. 400: $27.00
How Hybrid Vehicles Will Move You (SLA Denver WOW Programming), Monday June 4 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Hybrid vehicles are quickly becoming part of the everyday world as they are used in passenger cars, buses, trucks, locomotives, ports, military applications and more. How the technology works, how it relates to fuel cells, what fuels hybrids can use, how hybrids are produced and what materials go into their production will influence the mobility of people, goods, and industrial production for the foreseeable future. Join us in getting a better understanding of the latest developments in technology, and how the information community can assist with hybrid vehicle deployment. The National Energy Research Laboratory, the Denver Rapid Transit District, and CalSTART/WestStart will share the latest research and opportunities.
Audience: All attendees
Speakers:
- Richard Parish, WestStart-CALSTART: Hybrid Truck Users Forum: A Process for Commercialization
- Lee Kemp, Director, Denver Regional Transportation District
- Jeff Gonder, National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs): Technology Overview and Light-Duty Vehicle Examples
SLA Units: Transportation Division, Chemistry Division, Engineering Division, Materials Research & Manufacturing Section of DCHE
Sponsored by: Paterra, Inc., Thomson Scientific, and Dialog
National Technical Service in Transition: Drawers of Microfiche to Digital Files , Monday June 4 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Many of our libraries have substantial collections of NTIS reports on microfiche that contain rare and interesting government research, development, and engineering studies. They’ve have been collected via NTIS’ automatic document delivery service, known as Selected Research in Microfiche (SRIM), for years – but what are the newest options for access? Ellen Herbst, Director at NTIS, will discuss changes in digital access, how you can create custom SRIM subscriptions using keywords, how color and graphic documents are being made available, and how NTIS might work with library networks to keep collections robust. Transportation Library Director, Rita Evans will join the discussion with innovations for preserving and managing technical report availability.
Audience: All attendees
Speakers:
- Rita Evans, U.C. Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies Library
- Ellen Herbst, National Technical Information Service: NTIS Today
SLA Unit: Transportation Division
Visit the NEW EPA Region 8 Technical Library, Monday June 4 3:00 – 5:00 pm
You are cordially invited to visit the NEW EPA Region 8 Technical Library in Denver, CO!
1595 Wynkoop Street, on the corner of the 16th Street Mall and Wynkoop.
SIGN UP now by calling 303/312 – 7226 , or email library-reg8@epa.gov
The EPA Region 8 Technical Library has moved into a beautiful new “green” building in lower Downtown Denver. We have the first “green roof” (i.e., covered with living plants) in the downtown area.
And the new Region 8 library has only half as much floor space as we had in the old building. And yet, we managed to retain 100% of our physical collection, and even have some room for collection growth.
How did we manage this? Come and visit our Open House and find out! You will also be able to:
See a demo of the Desktop Library intranet site
Browse our “Sustainability” and “Rocky Mountain Wetlands” special collections.
Library staff from the National Environmental Investigations Center (located in the Denver metro area) will also be present. Learn more about the services and collections provided by these 2 EPA libraries.
Snacks will be served. We look forward to seeing you!
Audience: All attendees
SLA Unit: Transportation Division
Joint Division Open House, Monday June 4 8:00 – 10:00 pm, Hyatt Regency’s Agate Room
Members of the Government Information, Transportation, and Petroleum/Energy Divisions will get together for a joint evening reception.
The first 125 guests through the door will receive a ticket for a free drink.
Audience: All attendees
SLA Units: Transportation Division, Government Information Division, Petroleum & Energy Resources Division
Sponsored by: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Swets Information Services
Transportation Division Board Meeting, Tuesday June 5 7:00 – 8:30 am
Annual meeting of Division Officers, new members welcome to attend.
Audience: Board members only
Transportation Division Annual Business Meeting, Tuesday June 5 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Sit down luncheon meeting of Transportation Division members.
Please join the officers of the Transportation Division (DTRN) for the Annual Business Meeting at SLA/Denver. Catch up on the status of the Division and help us shape our future. This is a sit down luncheon meeting of the Transportation Division membership. The agenda includes the announcement of the chair-elect, presentation of a Professional Achivement award, recognition of the past-chair, introduction of new division members, opportunities for SLA Seattle ’08 and more.
Audience: Unit members only
SLA Unit: Transportation Division
Sponsored by: Elsevier, InfoCurrent, and Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Government Mapping and Information Update, Wednesday June 6 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Digital systems, plans and programs at the Government Printing Office, Census Bureau, U.S. Dept of Agriculture, and U.S. Geological Survey. Making electronic access work for you. GPO will discuss “Future Digital Systems (FDsys), Census Bureau will discuss its “On the Map” service, USGS will present their Geospatial One Stop.
Audience: All attendees
Moderator:
- David McQuillan, University of South Carolina
Speakers:
- Ted Priebe, U.S. Government Printing Office
- John Carpenter, Census Bureau
- Susan Maroney, USDA
SLA Units: Social Science Division, Geography & Map Section of DSOC, Government Information Division, Transportation Division
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