INTERNATIONAL ROAD RESEARCH DOCUMENTATION (IRRD): A COOPERATIVE WORLDWIDE DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON ROAD TRANSPORT

Since its inception in 1965, the mission of International Road Research Documentation (IRRD) has been to facilitate the sharing of research and experience worldwide by collecting, coordinating, and disseminating information of interest to engineers, managers, researchers, educators, and others working in the road and road transport sectors. IRRD contains references to published materials and research in progress. The IRRD computerized database has been in existence since 1972. Since that time, continual efforts have been made to improve and enhance the services offered by IRRD. More than 300,000 scientific references are now available electronically in the IRRD database through a number of complementary and accessible channels. Further details on IRRD are provided in this article, including its international cooperative efforts, its multilingual input and database, the subjects/fields covered, the Transport Research Laboratory's role as the IRRD English-language coordinating center, and IRRD access and availability.

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• Authors:
  • Howard, C
• Publication Date: 1998-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 12-16
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 195
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826
  • Serial URL: https://doi.org/10.17226/895

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Cooperation; Information storage and retrieval systems; International; International compacts; Supply
• Identifier Terms: Transport Research Laboratory
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability
• Old TRIS Terms: International road research documentation; Subject coverage
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00748779
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 21 1998 12:00AM