Research Guides
This resource guide outlines the steps involved in making data sets from research projects publicly accessible, including a step-by-step guide for before, during and after the research process. This guide is designed for transportation researchers, especially those who need to comply with the U.S. DOT Public Access Plan for DOT-funded research projects.
This resource guide addresses:
In 2013, a White House memorandum established new requirements for improving the public’s access to the results of federally funded research, including relevant research data. The 2015 U.S. DOT Public Access Plan laid out a strategy focused on publications, data and projects, including the requirement that all U.S. DOT-funded projects follow a data management plan and submit their research data to a publicly accessible repository.
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The Transportation Research and Connectivity pooled fund study, TPF-5(442), is a consortium of state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other partners that supports the coordinated development of transportation libraries as well as research organizations without dedicated libraries. Study focus areas include communication and networking, digitization, research report accessibility, and developing online resource guides and a toolkit for non-librarians.
This Resource Guide was prepared by CTC & Associates LLC for the Transportation Research and Connectivity pooled fund study, TPF-5(442), under the guidance of the following members of the study's technical advisory committee:
This guide is a living document that is intended to be revised and updated to incorporate new resources. To suggest a resource for inclusion, please contact one of the committee members listed above.
Publication date: December 2021.