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Welcome

The Transportation Library Connectivity Pooled Fund Study is a grassroots effort by librarians and information professionals in 19 state departments of transportation, two university transportation centers and a metropolitan transportation authority.

Since 2005 members have been pooling their talents, energy and resources to develop better ways to serve practitioners in transportation agencies. A full-time consultant provides technical assistance to member libraries and carries out a ten-point annual work plan aimed at improving information access throughout the transportation community.

See our Year Four Report "Resources for Innovation" for a review of pooled fund initiatives and joint activities with the National Transportation Library and regional Transportation Knowledge Networks.

News & Updates

January
ETKN is holding elections for 2010 officers. Nominees are Lynn Matis (State Transportation Library of Massachusetts) for VP and Stardina Wyche (Georgia DOT) for Secretary.

The 89th Annual TRB Meeting was attended by pooled fund members John Cherney, Marie Manthe and Hank Zaletel. John was a presenter at "Information Analytics: New Opportunities for Improving Information for Transportation Decision Makers". Marie and Hank presented posters at the LIST Committee's "Innovative Applications of Social Media and Web 2.0 Technologies in Transportation Research and Communication", informing attendees of KDOT's KTOC online community and Iowa DOT's Historical Digital Archives.

2010 WTKN Officers are Kendra Levine (UC-Berkeley ITS) Chair, and Louise Rosenzweig (UT-Austin CTR) as Chair-elect. Congratulations and we look forward to a successful and collaborative year ahead!

December
John Stewart interviews Transportation Secretary LaHood about improving infrastructure, creating jobs and high speed rail on The Daily Show December 15, 2009.

Warmest congratulations to both Sheila Hatchell and A.J. Million for their nominations as the two newest SLA Transportation Division Board members.
The pooled fund is well represented on the 2010 Transportation Division Board:

Chair - Arlene Mathison, University of Minnesota, Center for Transportation Studies (2010)
Chair-Elect - John Cherney, Wisconsin Dept of Transportation (2010)
Treasurer - Jane Minotti, New York State Dept of Transportation (2009-2010)
Secretary - Anthony Million, Missouri Dept of Transportation (2010-2011)
Past Chair - Rita Evans, University of California, Berkeley (2010)
Chair-Elect-Elect - Sheila Hatchell, Minnesota Dept of Transportation (2010)

WTKN is holding elections for Chair and Chair-elect for 2010. On the ballot this year are Kendra Levine (UC-Berkeley ITS) for Chair, and Louise Rosenzweig (UT-Austin CTR) for Chair-elect.

November
A mini peer exchange was held November 16-17, 2009 at the Mn/DOT and WisDOT libraries. Zona Kahkonen Keppler (Ohio DOT), Sandy Brady (Louisiana DOT LTRC) and Alexandra Briseno (Michigan DOT), and Maggie Sacco were hosted by Sheila Hatchell and her staff at Mn/DOT and John Cherney at WisDOT. The participants toured the libraries and discussed agenda topics such as how to communicate the value of library services and strategies for providing value-added services to library customers. A full report is coming soon.

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