The practice of scientific research in the digital age has led to a significant increase in the amount of data generated and collected, resulting in a data deluge. In response, good practices for the management of research data -- from collection to long-term preservation and reuse -- have emerged both nationally and globally. Implementation of the
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Long, J., Tvrdy, P., & Christiansen, L. L. (2024). Data Stewardship: The Bridge to Optimize Research Data Management (RDM) across the Data Lifecycle (Report No. P24-20524). United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529902
Long, Jesse, Peyton Tvrdy, and Leighton L Christiansen. Data Stewardship: The Bridge to Optimize Research Data Management (RDM) across the Data Lifecycle. Report no. P24-20524. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2024. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529902.
Long, Jesse, et al. Data Stewardship: The Bridge to Optimize Research Data Management (RDM) across the Data Lifecycle. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2024, Report no. P24-20524, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529902.
Transportation research organizations must implement a number of funder requirements around technology transfer, data sharing, and public access to research outputs. Further, the practice of scientific research in the digital age is fostering other changes such as the global movement to open science. Tech transfer, data sharing, public access, and
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Christiansen, L. L., Long, J., & Tvrdy, P. (2023). Data Curation Practices to Optimize Research Coordination, Preservation, and Reuse (Report No. P24-20517). United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529901
Christiansen, Leighton L, Jesse Long, and Peyton Tvrdy. Data Curation Practices to Optimize Research Coordination, Preservation, and Reuse. Report no. P24-20517. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529901.
Christiansen, Leighton L, et al. Data Curation Practices to Optimize Research Coordination, Preservation, and Reuse. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2023, Report no. P24-20517, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529901.
As the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) in 2019 began planning for the 2021 return of the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS), the National Transportation Library (NTL) Data Services team was tasked with locating and sharing the historic, digital data tables and reports from the previous VIUS surveys. The NTL Data Services team was abl
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Tvrdy, P., Long, J., & Christiansen, L. L. (2023). Curators to the Rescue: New Strategies for Making Legacy Data Accessible to the Public (Report No. P24-20518). United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529899
Tvrdy, Peyton, Jesse Long, and Leighton L Christiansen. Curators to the Rescue: New Strategies for Making Legacy Data Accessible to the Public. Report no. P24-20518. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529899.
Tvrdy, Peyton, et al. Curators to the Rescue: New Strategies for Making Legacy Data Accessible to the Public. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2023, Report no. P24-20518, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529899.
Does the phrase “Data Management” scare you? Are you feeling DMPs are a distraction rather than a vital part of the research process main event? Does DMP evaluation feel like a rigged carnival game, with no way to win? Does it feel like you have eaten too much cotton candy?Have no Fear! The National Transportation Library Data Services Team is here
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Christiansen, L. L., Long, J., & Tvrdy, P. (2023). “Data Management is a ‘Sideshow’ Pangs” or Data Management and Sharing Plans? (Report No. P24-20528). United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529900
Christiansen, Leighton L, Jesse Long, and Peyton Tvrdy. “Data Management is a ‘Sideshow’ Pangs” or Data Management and Sharing Plans?. Report no. P24-20528. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529900.
Christiansen, Leighton L, et al. “Data Management is a ‘Sideshow’ Pangs” or Data Management and Sharing Plans?. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2023, Report no. P24-20528, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529900.
This presentation was originally delivered to the August 10, 2023, Transportation Librarians Roundtable. The NTL staff spoke on the following topics: Introduction to Open Science and The Year of Open Science; a Public Access Plan Update; Persistent Identification; Data Stewardship; Legacy Data Rescue; Truck Inventory and Use Survey/Vehicle Inventor
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Christiansen, L. L., Long, J., Moulton, M. E., & Tvrdy, P. (2023). Introducing the Year of Open Science & Next Steps in Sharing Transportation Research. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529413
Christiansen, Leighton L, Jesse Long, Mary E. Moulton, and Peyton Tvrdy. Introducing the Year of Open Science & Next Steps in Sharing Transportation Research. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529413.
Christiansen, Leighton L, et al. Introducing the Year of Open Science & Next Steps in Sharing Transportation Research. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2023, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529413.
This memorandum provides policy guidance to federal agencies with research and development expenditures on updating their public access policies. In accordance with this memorandum, OSTP recommends that federal agencies, to the extent consistent with applicable law: 1. Update their public access policies as soon as possible, and no later than Decem
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Nelson, A. (2022). Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research. United States. Office of Science and Technology Policy. https://doi.org/10.21949/1528361
Nelson, Alondra. Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research. United States. Office of Science and Technology Policy, 2022. https://doi.org/10.21949/1528361.
Nelson, Alondra Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research. United States. Office of Science and Technology Policy, 2022, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1528361.
In this presentation to the Open Mobility Foundation’s (OMF) Privacy, Security, and Transparency Committee, NTL Data Curator, Leighton Christiansen, data retention planning, policies, and actions.
Supporting Files
Christiansen, L. L. (2022). Considerations on Data Retention: Presentation to the Open Mobility Foundation’s Privacy, Security, and Transparency Committee. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526875
Christiansen, Leighton L. Considerations on Data Retention: Presentation to the Open Mobility Foundation’s Privacy, Security, and Transparency Committee. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2022. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526875.
Christiansen, Leighton L Considerations on Data Retention: Presentation to the Open Mobility Foundation’s Privacy, Security, and Transparency Committee. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2022, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526875.
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) (U.S.). Subcommittee on Open Science (SOS)
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The NSTC Subcommittee on Open Science (SOS) advances Federal efforts to support open science by increasing access to, and use of, the results of Federally funded research and development, including, scholarly publications and digital data. Among its responsibilities, the SOS aims to coordinate and improve implementation of policies to increase acce
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National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) (U.S.). Subcommittee on Open Science (SOS) (2022). Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories for Federally Funded Research. United States. Executive Office of the President. https://doi.org/10.5479/10088/113528
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) (U.S.). Subcommittee on Open Science (SOS). Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories for Federally Funded Research. United States. Executive Office of the President, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5479/10088/113528.
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) (U.S.). Subcommittee on Open Science (SOS) Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories for Federally Funded Research. United States. Executive Office of the President, 2022, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5479/10088/113528.
Presentation slides for Evaluating Data Management Plans (DMPs): Researchers’ Development of a Data Management Plan: Session 2 for Federal Aviation Administration. Supplemental files include a PDF handout of the slides with speakers' notes; a sample DMP; and, the DMP Evaluation Checklist tool.
Supporting Files
Long, J., Mann, Z., & Christiansen, L. L. (2021). Evaluating Data Management Plans (DMPs): Researchers’ Development of a Data Management Plan: Session 2 for Federal Aviation Administration. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524568
Long, Jesse, Zoe Mann, and Leighton L Christiansen. Evaluating Data Management Plans (DMPs): Researchers’ Development of a Data Management Plan: Session 2 for Federal Aviation Administration. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2021. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524568.
Long, Jesse, et al. Evaluating Data Management Plans (DMPs): Researchers’ Development of a Data Management Plan: Session 2 for Federal Aviation Administration. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2021, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524568.
Presentation slides for Data Management Plans (DMPs) for Research Proposals: Researchers’ Development of a Data Management Plan: Session 1 for Federal Aviation Administration. Supplemental files include a PDF handout of the slides with speakers' notes; a plaint text DMP template; and, a DMP template formatted in Microsoft Word.
Supporting Files
Long, J., Mann, Z., & Christiansen, L. L. (2021). Data Management Plans (DMPs) for Research Proposals: Researchers’ Development of a Data Management Plan: Session 1 for Federal Aviation Administration. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524567
Long, Jesse, Zoe Mann, and Leighton L Christiansen. Data Management Plans (DMPs) for Research Proposals: Researchers’ Development of a Data Management Plan: Session 1 for Federal Aviation Administration. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2021. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524567.
Long, Jesse, et al. Data Management Plans (DMPs) for Research Proposals: Researchers’ Development of a Data Management Plan: Session 1 for Federal Aviation Administration. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2021, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524567.
This presentation was made to DOT researchers at the Federal Aviation Administration's William J. Hughes Technical Center and the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. NTL Data Curator, Leighton Christiansen, went into detail on the US DOT Public Access Plan, its context, and resources for implementation. This record includes the slide deck and a pdf
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Christiansen, L. L. (2021). A Deep Dive into Public Access for Research Data [Presentation to FAA]. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1522407
Christiansen, Leighton L. A Deep Dive into Public Access for Research Data [Presentation to FAA]. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2021. https://doi.org/10.21949/1522407.
Christiansen, Leighton L A Deep Dive into Public Access for Research Data [Presentation to FAA]. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2021, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1522407.
The presentation gives overview of Open Science policies and practices within the United States government, and how these relate to the COVID-19 pandemic, to date. While most of my examples will come from the Department of Transportation, discussion of government-wide activities and resources, including data.gov, is included.This record includes 3
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Christiansen, L. L. (2021). U.S. Open Science Policy Perspectives & Transportation: Open Science in Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities in a COVID-19 Era. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1520725
Christiansen, Leighton L. U.S. Open Science Policy Perspectives & Transportation: Open Science in Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities in a COVID-19 Era. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2021. https://doi.org/10.21949/1520725.
Christiansen, Leighton L U.S. Open Science Policy Perspectives & Transportation: Open Science in Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities in a COVID-19 Era. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2021, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1520725.
The National Transportation Library (NTL) at the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) provides national and international access to the crucial transportation information that falls within the scope of grey literature, including the results of U.S. government funded research. Founded as an all-digital library in 1998, NTL’s collection
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Moulton, M. E. (2020). Providing Public Access to Grey Literature at the National Transportation Library. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library [distributor]. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524579
Moulton, Mary E.. Providing Public Access to Grey Literature at the National Transportation Library. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library [distributor], 2020. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524579.
Moulton, Mary E. Providing Public Access to Grey Literature at the National Transportation Library. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library [distributor], 2020, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524579.
This webinar reviews various aspects of the U.S. DOT Public Access Plan, including: Opening U.S. Government-Funded Research Data; U.S. DOT Public Access Review; Submitting Final Reports and Final Datasets; Benefits of Data Management; Writing Data Management Plans; and, Implementing Data Management Plans. [Recording length: 52 minutes]
Supporting Files
Christiansen, L. L., & Ducker Jr., C. R. (2019). U.S. DOT Public Access and Data Management Review. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503909
Christiansen, Leighton L and Charles R Ducker Jr.. U.S. DOT Public Access and Data Management Review. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2019. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503909.
Christiansen, Leighton L, and Charles R Ducker Jr. U.S. DOT Public Access and Data Management Review. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2019, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503909.
In this presentation, the Data Curation team from the National Transportation Library, will give an overview of the US DOT Public Access Plan; provide you with useful tools for writing Data Management Plans, as well as improving data collection and sharing; and discuss how to keep those data management plans up to date over the research lifecycle.
Supporting Files
Hart, J., Farley, L. M., & Christiansen, L. L. (2018). How to Share Publications and Datasets under the USDOT Public Data Access Plan: Presentation to the Federal Transit Administration. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524569
Hart, Jacky, Laura M. Farley, and Leighton L Christiansen. How to Share Publications and Datasets under the USDOT Public Data Access Plan: Presentation to the Federal Transit Administration. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524569.
Hart, Jacky, et al. How to Share Publications and Datasets under the USDOT Public Data Access Plan: Presentation to the Federal Transit Administration. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2018, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524569.
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Plan to Increase Public Access to the Results of Federally-Funded Scientific Research (PA), requires, in part, that “digitally formatted scientific data resulting from unclassified research supported wholly or in part by Federal funding to be stored and publicly accessible for search, retrieval
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Christiansen, L. L. (2018). Delivering Data Packages for Discovery, Analysis, and Preservation (Report No. P18-20648). United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1500456
Christiansen, Leighton L. Delivering Data Packages for Discovery, Analysis, and Preservation. Report no. P18-20648. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2018. https://doi.org/10.21949/1500456.
Christiansen, Leighton L Delivering Data Packages for Discovery, Analysis, and Preservation. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2018, Report no. P18-20648, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1500456.
The legislative mandate for the National Transportation Library (NTL) includes direction to serve as the central repository for transportation information and a portal to federal transportation data. This mandate means that NTL’s Repository and Open Science Access Portal (ROSA P) is the permanent repository for publications in the USDOT Public Acce
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Christiansen, L. L., Strayhorn, N. C., Wilson, A. J., & Olsen, N. (2017). Opening Transportation Data for Innovation: Getting Our Public Access Bits in a Row (Report No. P17-20774). United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524570
Christiansen, Leighton L, Nicole C. Strayhorn, Amanda J. Wilson, and Nikki Olsen. Opening Transportation Data for Innovation: Getting Our Public Access Bits in a Row. Report no. P17-20774. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524570.
Christiansen, Leighton L, et al. Opening Transportation Data for Innovation: Getting Our Public Access Bits in a Row. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2017, Report no. P17-20774, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1524570.
This plan is issued in response to the February 22, 2013 Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies entitled “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research.” Through this memorandum, OSTP directed all Executive Departments with greater than $100 million in
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United States. Department of Transportation (2015). Plan to Increase Public Access to the Results of Federally-Funded Scientific Research Results. United States. Department of Transportation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503646
United States. Department of Transportation. Plan to Increase Public Access to the Results of Federally-Funded Scientific Research Results. United States. Department of Transportation, 2015. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503646.
United States. Department of Transportation Plan to Increase Public Access to the Results of Federally-Funded Scientific Research Results. United States. Department of Transportation, 2015, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503646.
This Transportation Librarians Roundtable (TLR) focuses on the USDOT Public Access Plan and its implications for transportation librarians. The speakers include Amanda Wilson, National Transportation Library (NTL) Director; Charles Ducker, Senior Departmental IP Counsel; Tim Klein, Acting Director, Technology and Policy Outreach, Office of the Assi
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Supporting Files
Wilson, A., Ducker Jr., C. R., Klein, T., Morgan, D., Cain, A., Moulton, M., & Johnson, B. (2015). What Librarians Need to Know about the USDOT Public Access Plan. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503143
Wilson, Amanda, Charles R Ducker Jr., Tim Klein, Dan Morgan, Alasdair Cain, Mary Moulton, and Beyan Johnson. What Librarians Need to Know about the USDOT Public Access Plan. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2015. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503143.
Wilson, Amanda, et al. What Librarians Need to Know about the USDOT Public Access Plan. United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library, 2015, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503143.
Information is a valuable national resource and a strategic asset to the Federal Government, its partners, and the public. In order to ensure that the Federal Government is taking full advantage of its information resources, executive departments and agencies (hereafter referred to as "agencies") must manage information as an asset throughout its l
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Burwell, S. M., VanRoekel, S., Park, T., & Mancini, D. J. (2013). Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Open Data Policy--Managing Information as an Asset. United States. Executive Office of the President. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34954
Burwell, Sylvia M., Steven VanRoekel, Todd Park, and Dominic J. Mancini. Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Open Data Policy--Managing Information as an Asset. United States. Executive Office of the President, 2013. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34954.
Burwell, Sylvia M., et al. Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Open Data Policy--Managing Information as an Asset. United States. Executive Office of the President, 2013, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34954.
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