TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION TRANSFER

A wide variety of dissemination techniques exists and there is a need to plan carefully the dissemination of new ideas. A specific dissemination plan should be developed for research results which considers cost, adaptability, immediacy, rigor and audience. In general, personal communications and informal material will work better than formal technical reports although each may be required as part of an overall dissemination package. Effective dissemination of research results is at least as important as the findings themselves. The researcher who recognizes this and is committed to information transfer is one who also has a firm understanding of user needs. Such an understanding is crucial to the intelligent, creative development of a program of information transfer designed with the user in mind. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Meeting, Theme: Developing Concinnity in Transportation, held at Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, La., October 28-30, 1982.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cross (Richard B) Company

  Oxford, Indiana,   United States  47971
• Authors:
  • Beimborn, E A
  • Schmitt, R P
  • WEITMAN, J P
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 524-531
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Forum Proceedings
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Cross (Richard B) Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Information dissemination; Measures of effectiveness; Methodology; Research; Technology transfer; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation research
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370501
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM