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The Oregon State Highway Department Technical Library was created in 1937 to provide a central resource for transportation-related technical information. Nearly three-quarters of a century later, the ODOT Library remains the place to go for technical information and transportation literature, both hard-copy publications and electronic documents.
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The ODOT Library provides the following services:
- Professional and technical reference books and manuals.
- Technical information and specialized transportation research assistance.
- Access to state and national computer library services and databases for research assistance.
- Library and interlibrary loans of books, videos and audiotapes.
- Circulation of technical periodicals and professional publications.
- Audio-visual equipment loans.
- Reference material, including Oregon Laws, ORS, OAR, Department policies and procedures, ODOT biennial and annual reports, state and city maps, topographical maps and Oregon telephone directories.
- PE/FE REVIEW MATERIALS for ODOT employees.
SEARCH LIBRARY CATALOG
INFORMATION REQUEST FORM
THE ROAD TO WELLNESS DVD SERIES (NEW!)
RECENT TITLES ADDED TO THE ODOT LIBRARY CATALOG (NEW!)
SELECTED TRANSPORTATION LAWS 2005
SEARCH ACROSS ALL STATE DOT SITES (Link provided by WSDOT Library - also features links to search across other transportation-related agencies)
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| National Initiatives |
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National Tranportation Libraries Initiatives
The ODOT Library is involved in a number of national initiatives working to create platforms for information sharing between state, federal, university, and private research centers. These include:
Transportation Library Connectivity Pooled Fund Study
Western Transportation Knowledge Network
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| How Can We Help You?? |
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The ODOT Library is a specialized, technical library that deals specifically with transportation-related issues. Because of the singular nature of the collection, the library is able to offer a unique service to its users and customers. The collection includes an extensive array of publications from the Transportation Research Board (TRB), American Association of Transportation and Highway Officials (AASHTO), Federal Highway Adnimistration (FHWA), American Association of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and others. In addition to the on-site collection, networking with the Oregon State Library and other transportation librarians opens the opportunities to pursue resources throughout the world.
Training
The ODOT Library offers training customized to help your group:
- Search the Internet more efficiently.
- Learn what databases are available to ODOT employees.
- Understand how the ODOT Library and State Library can help make their work easier.
Contact the Library for more information: laura.e.wilt@odot.state.or.us
What are library services worth to the agency (ROI)?
A recent survey conducted by Outsell, Inc. in Spring, 2007 among corporate, government, healthcare and education sectors, found significant, quantifiable benefits to users by involving libraries in their research and information gathering. This Return-on-Investment (ROI) was measured in four categories:
- Time Saved: Government sector users topped this metric, reporting that each interaction with the library saved them 12.2 hours on average. Corporate users came second, saving 9.4 hours per use. Education (8.4 hours) and healthcare (4.6 hours) round out the segments. The overall average time saved for all sectors combined was 9.0 hours per interaction.
- Dollars Saved: Corporate sector end-users saved the most money by taking advantage of their enterprises’ libraries. In direct costs for information, they saved about $3,107 per use, while government users report $2,575 in savings. Even the lower two segments, healthcare ($966) and education ($683), report notable savings. All segments combined reported an average $2,218 savings per use.
- Revenue Generated: Not surprisingly, the corporate sector showed the highest revenues generated with the help of the library, at $6,570, followed by the other revenue-oriented segment, healthcare ($1,900). Though revenue support figures are notoriously difficult to track and verify, the fact that users perceive this level of revenue support from the library, in itself, should encourage information managers.
- Decision Support: Two-thirds (65%) of users across sectors used library-provided information to support decisions, actions, and strategies. In this regard, government end-users were the most reliant on library information (72%), followed by healthcare (69%) and corporate (68%). As would be expected, in education a lower number (55%) reported using library-provided information to support a big decision.
(Statistics quoted from Outsell's Insight service. For more information, go to: http://www.outsellinc.com/store/insights/3538)
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| Contact Us |
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The library is located at 355 Capitol St. NE, Rm 22, Salem, and is open 8:00 - 4:30 Monday through Friday. For questions or assistance, please contact:
Laura Wilt, ODOT Librarian
Phone: 503-986-3280
Fax: 503-986-4025
laura.e.wilt@odot.state.or.us
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