Links to full text for older publications like this 1974 Transportation Research Record, now appear in TRID records.

Ever wish you could wave a magic wand and get full text access to classic publications from the Transportation Research Board?  
 

Wish no more, as the TRB Library is in the process of digitizing all pre-1996 issues of Transportation Research Record and Highway Research Record, as well as all pre-2000 TRB reports and other series that have never been available online before.

An up-to-date list of volumes that have been digitized is shown below (click on the title to see issue availability) and will be updated periodically in the coming months.

Transportation Research Record (TRR)

Highway Research Record (HRR)

Highway Research Board/Transportation Research Board Special Reports

Highway Research Board Bulletin

NCHRP Reports

NCHRP Synthesis

One thing to know is that TRB is digitizing serial publications (like Transportation Research Record and Highway Research Record) by "issue" not by "article."  So of if you see a TRID record with a URL like the one above, when you click on the link you'll get one big pdf of the entire issue, so you'll need to browse through it to find your specific article. 

The good news is the scans are pretty darn clean, have Optical Character Recognition (which means you can search the text of the document), and best of all these publications all are publicly accessible so you can get to the full text from your VDOT computer or any connected device. 

Of course, your library still has boatloads of hard copy publications (TRB and many other publishers) should you ever need them!

We're always just a click, a call or a chat away...

Check out this new guide to Transportation Planning Data Sources!

The VDOT library recently collaborated with Lance Dougald of the VTRC Environmental, Planning and Economics team to create a guide to transportation planning data sources. The project was initiated as a part of an implementation effort for the Transportation Planning Research Advisory Committee (TPRAC) originally outlined in the July 2015 Virginia Transportation Research Council report VCTIR 15-R23 Data Needs Assessment for Making Transportation Decisions in Virginia  (Khattak et. al).

Here members and friends of the Transportation Planning Research Advisory Committee (TPRAC) can find loads of information on and easy access to a range of data sources loosely grouped into nine major categories:

Traffic, Multi-modal, Geospatial, Inventory and Land Use, Economic and Demographic, Environment, Laws and Research, Projects, and Data Clearinghouse,

with a number of helpful of subcategories as well. Special instructions and other descriptive information about the various resources are included as well to help folks navigate.
 

Since the collection of data sources is continuously expanding, the guide also includes a form to suggest additional data sources of interest for inclusion on the guide. 
 

As with many of the library’s other research guides, we’ve also included lots of handy features like our Library Chat widget and a Help tab to readily find further assistance if and when you need it. (We’re just a click away!)

For questions, comments or concerns about the guide contact Lance Dougald at VTRC or contact the library directly. 

As always, we're here to help!

We recently upgraded from Business Source Complete to EBSCO's new Business Source Corporate Plus.

Transportation and engineering are at the heart of what we do at the Virginia Department of Transportation. But VDOT employees have to make informed business decisions every single day.

That's precisely why we help provide access to premium journals in management, leadership, human resources, business information and news from subscription databases like EBSCO's Business Source Corporate Plus, an upgrade from the Business Source Complete database we've offered for years. 

Whether you are looking for the most recent articles from renowned trade publications, monitoring market trends or supporting business research, Business Source Corporate Plus serves cross-departmental business information needs for agencies in just about any industry.  There are two ways to get started: Search and Browse

Search
Search millions of full-text articles in seconds using the search box below:

Or, go to the full interface for advanced search options. 

Browse
Browse more than 5,600 "comprehensive" full-text journals title by title. Translation, check out every article from every issue for key journals, including the following publications:

• Harvard Business Review (Full Text: 1922-present)
• Forbes (Full Text: 1990-present)
• Time (Full Text: 1990-present)
• Fortune (Full Text: 1992-present)
• HR Magazine (Full Text: 1994-present)

Not to mention full-text trade publications like these:  

• American City & County (Full Text: 1997-present)
• ENR (Full Text: 2001-present)
• Governing (Full Text: 2012-present)
• Journal of Protective Coatings & Linings (2010-present)
• Scientific American (Full Text: 2007-present)
   

Add it all up and you've got a powerful tool at your disposal. Questions? Please let us know. 

We're here to help...
 

Ken Winter
434-962-8979
VDOT Research Library

We created this Quick Start Guide to ASCE Library to help you find ASCE articles, conference papers and E-Books.  

Did you know as a VDOT employee you now have access to the ASCE Library database of publications? 
 

ASCE Library contains more than 120,000 full text articles, papers, conference proceedings and eBooks...including all the most recent articles from all 38 ASCE technical journals. 

Because VDOT has an agency-wide subscription, articles from those journals (which cost $30 each if bought separately) are folded into the agency's annual subscription.  Translation: Zero cost to you!

Relevant E-Books and Standards

Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings   ASCE/SEI 41-17   Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings, Standard ASCE/SEI 41-17, describes deficiency-based and systematic procedures that use performance-based principles to evaluate and retrofit existing buildings to withstand the effects of earthquakes.      READ MORE

Transforming Engineering Education   Innovative, Computer-Mediated Learning Technologies  Edited by Ivan Mutis; Renate Fruchter; and Carol C. Menassa   The authors bring together 10 contributions on new approaches to research in the use of computer-mediated learning technologies in civil engineering education.   READ MORE

Construction Site Management and Labor Productivity Improvement   How to Improve the Bottom Line and Shorten the Project Schedule  H. Randolph Thomas, Ph.D., P.E.; Ralph D. Ellis Jr., Ph.D., P.E.   Thomas and Ellis provide common-sense management practices that are easy to implement to avoid events leading to productivity and schedule degradation. From their 70 years of combined experience, the authors have monitored more than 200 active construction projects measuring labor productivity, calculating losses of productivity, and documenting the events leading to those losses.   READ MORE

Standard Practice for Direct Design of Precast Concrete Pipe for Jacking in Trenchless Construction   ASCE/CI 27-17   Standard ASCE/CI 27-17 addresses the direct design of precast concrete pipe that will be installed for the conveyance of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, and drainage, as well as for utilities and access ways.   READ MORE

Good stuff! 

But remember, if you need something older that might not be online, the library either has it on the shelves or can get it for you through our excellent Document Delivery program. 

Bottom line, if you need it, we'll get it!

Ken Winter
434-962-8979
VDOT Research Library