TRIS News is posted quarterly to highlight recent changes and updates to the TRIS Databases, especially TRID and RIP, as well as services provided by TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) and the TRB Library.
TRID and RIP Enhancements
A new 4-minute video on preconfigured searches is available, TRID Video: Creating & Using Preconfigured Searches in TRID.
Preconfigured searches are pre-defined or pre-populated combinations of search terms. This video shows you how to access, share or create them for you own specific research needs. Preconfigured searches are embedded in:
Snap Searches (click the TRID buttons )
Recent Records by Mode on the TRID home page
This video and other frequently used TRID videos and Webinars are available on the TRID home page. A complete list of Fact Sheets, Webinars and Videos for all TRIS Databases is available on our Resources for the TRIS Databases page.
TRB Publications Indexed in TRID
Forty-three reports published by TRB were added to TRID in the 2nd quarter of 2024.
New Journals Added to TRID for Indexing
Transportation Research Thesaurus Actions
Three new TRT terms were added this quarter: Technology adoption, Self healing materials, Prejudice.
If there’s a term you think would be a beneficial addition to the TRT, suggest it here!
Updated Snap Searches Available
TRB Library Snap Searches provide a succinct summary of activities in TRB on a given topic.
Recent TRB Blog Posts (with Snap Searches included!)
Newly Digitized Archival Publications
The most up-to-date list of newly digitized TRB publications is always available on the Library home page.
Don’t hesitate to contact us at trblibrary@nas.edu for questions about TRB publications and interlibrary loan services. And contact us at tris-trb@nas.edu for questions about TRID, Research in Progress (RIP), and the Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT).
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