The National Transportation Library (NTL) maintains and facilitates access to information necessary for transportation decision-making in government and coordinates with public and private transportation libraries and information providers to improve information sharing among the transportation community. It is currently under the administration of the

Bureau of Transportation Statistics The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the United States Department of Transportation, is a government office that compiles, analyzes, and publishes information on the nation's transportation systems across various modes; and str ...

(BTS).

History

NTL was created under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) in 1998. From 2008-2015, the director of NTL also served as director of the US Department of Transportation Library. In 2012 NTL's authorized role was expanded by Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) to include the acquisition, preservation, and management of transportation information; as well as expanded services provided to the USDOT, other Federal agencies, transportation professionals, and the public. In response to the 2013

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(OSTP) Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies entitled "Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research", the USDOT created
Public Access Plan
to ensure access to publications and datasets created through USDOT research and development. The OSTP Memorandum "hereby directs each Federal agency with over $100 million in annual conduct of research and development expenditures to develop a plan to support increased public access to the results of research funded by the Federal Government."

Services

ROSA P

The Repository & Open Science Access Portal, known a
ROSA P
is the NTL digital repository and is the full-text archive for the transportation research community. ROSA P contains resources from the USDOT, state DOTs, and transportation organizations. Resources available in ROSA P include full-text electronic publications, datasets, images, videos, and maps. ROSA P also include
Collections
of shared topics: * BTS Data Dictionary * Intelligent Transportation Systems Joints Program Office Electronic Library *

Federal Transit Administration The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transportation systems. The FTA is one of ten modal administratio ...

- 50th Anniversary Document Collection *

NHTSA The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA ) is an agency of the U.S. federal government, part of the Department of Transportation. It describes its mission as "Save lives, prevent injuries, reduce vehicle-related crashes" rel ...

- Behavioral Safety Research * US Transportation Collection * Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center *

Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs, the Federal-aid Highway Program ...

Research Library *

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry in the United States. The primary mission of the FMCSA is to reduce crashes, injuries and ...

All of these resources are free to access, are in the public domain, and/or include permissions from the rights holder to NTL.

References

The NTL reference staff provides services within the USDOT, to Congress, and to the public vi
Ask-A-Librarian
Reference is provided for all modes of transportation and statistical products. The reference staff also maintai
FAQs
on a variety of subjects.

Freight Data Dictionary

Th
Freight Data Dictionary (FDD)
contains over 6,300 data elements and 13,000 glossary terms compiled from multiple freight data sources. The FDD is useful for identifying and harmonizing differences in data element definitions, improving production with precision.

Transportation Librarians Roundtable

is a month web conference series and is a partnerships between NTL, the

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a standards setting body which publishes specifications, test protocols, and guidelines that are used in highway design and construction throughout the United ...

(AASHTO), the

Transportation Research Board The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is a division of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, formerly the National Research Council of the United States, which serves as an independent adviser to the President of the Uni ...

(TRB), and the

Special Libraries Association The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is an international professional association for library and information professionals working in business, government, law, finance, non-profit, and academic organizations and institutions. History The ...

- Transportation Division.

National Transportation Knowledge Network

National Transportation Knowledge Networks (TKNs) have been established in three geographic regions: east, midwest, and west. These TKNs pool expertise and knowledge sharing while leveraging resources through lending agreements and coordinated acquisitions or resources. NTL acts as a sponsor and national representative for the TKNs.

References

External links

*
ROSA P

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

TRIS Online
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