Improvement of Research Report Distribution and Access and Promotion of More Effective Use of Technical Report Documentation Page, USDOT Form 1700.7.

摘要

This report covers two studies: (Part A) Improvement of research report distribution and access process improvement of State Planning and Research (SPR) funded reports; and (Part B) Promotion of more effective use of the Technical Report Documentation page (TRDP) (USDOT Form 1700.7). Research methodology for Part A involved: telephone survey to SPR report recipients on FHWA directive list concerning what they receive and their practices; an electronic survey to State DOT Libraries concerning their distribution and publishing practices; and the development of distribution instructions for State DOT librarians. Part B involved: literature review documenting origins of TRDP and similar documentation pages; a canvass of State DOT and transportation subject database librarians on current practices regarding the TRDP; and a random selection of published TRDPs from TRID and NTL to identify current TRDP practices.