An Overview of the Research in Progress (RIP) Databaserip.trb.org

CUTC Meeting

June 2014

Lisa Loyo

Manager, Information Services

lloyo@nas.edu

Overview• Entering projects to Research in Progress

(RIP) Database• UTCs use of the RIP Database• Submitting reports to TRID Database• Last comments

Entering Projects to RIPState DOTs, US DOT, UTCs

– Enter individual projects records on data entry form– Submit an electronic file of projects – batch mode submittal

https://rip.trb.org/sponsors/upload.aspx

Relational Database – look-up tables for organization and individual names– Listing of UTCs by center name

Source Agency – Determines ownership of record– Automatically entered based on login– DOT and UTC records for the same project are merged into one record, for

which the DOT becomes the Source Agency (thus the “owner” of the record)

Entering Projects to RIP, cont’d• RIP users enter, update and remove their projects from the RIP

Database only.• All creation of and updates to a project record must be done in RIP

*Project records cannot be edited via the TRID Database• A goal of RIP is to identify research so leave completed project records

in RIP until the final report is indexed in TRID so that there is no gap in availability of the research

• All UTC project records are reviewed by a TRIS indexer/abstractor including application of Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) terms before becoming available in RIP

UTCs use of RIP• Additional Requirements: Funding amount; Contract

number• UTCs receive only one login for their institution• The head UTC for a consortium enters and maintains

consortium project records; head UTCs receive two logins• Generic email addresses are preferred for login credentials

Submitting Reports to TRID• What is entered into TRID

Research reports (not websites, newsletters, press releases etc.) including UTC research reports

• Submit published reportsForm on TRID website trid.trb.org/submit.aspxEmail publications/reports as attachment, or a link to the report to

tris-trb@nas.edu Publications are indexed by professional indexers and abstractors

• Acceptance of research reports for TRID

Additional Comments

• Disclaimer – National Academy of Sciences privacy policy

• Training webinar tentatively scheduled for 8 August, 2014.

Questions or Comments?