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 Three Report "Link to the Future" for a review of pooled fund initiatives and joint activities with the National Transportation Library and regional Transportation Knowledge Networks.

News & Updates

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August 2009
Please mark your calendars for our annual meeting on September 17, 2009. This year we will convene in a Web conference from 10am-1pm CDT. Our annual meeting marks the end of FFY 2009 and the start of FFY 2010 - our 5th year of supporting transportation libraries. Details coming soon!

The US DOT Transportation and Climate Change Clearinghouse is a great resource for librarians. Our members and partners from the TKNs and the AASHTO RAC TKN Task Force have contributed to the development of the clearinghouse by submitting valuable information sources in the development of this new research tool.

July 2009
The National Transportation Library hosted the first Joint TKN meeting at the US DOT headquarters in Washington, DC on June 18, 2009. This landmark meeting brought members of the three regional TKNs together for face-to-face meetings and to develop a National TKN identity and select projects and priorities for the network.

June 2009
SLA Tran 7 was launched on June 14th. The first 50 registrants who complete the 7 things (Web 2.0) get a prize!

Have you seen the SLA Transportation Division Wiki? Division members can post and keep up with developments in transportation information and libraries.

The first Joint TKN meeting will be held at the US DOT in Washington, DC on June 18. See you there or see you online at http://fhwa.acrobat.com/translibrarian. Agenda.

Countdown to SLA 100th Annual Conference June 14-17, 2009 in DC! Check out the SLA wiki with the Transportation Division program. Unable to attend? Keep up with what's happening with the SLA Virtual Conference Initiative.

The Eastern Transportation Knowledge Network has launched their new web site. Please visit and see pooled fund member-ETKN chair-Webmaster Sandy Brady's excellent design and content!