ITRD

ITRD History

Since 1972 the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Transport Research Program has overseen the development of the ITRD in its mission to facilitate the sharing of published information and ongoing research in the transportation field. 

Input to the ITRD database is provided by more than 30 renowned institutes and organisations from more than 23 countries in one of the four ITRD languages through the appropriate ITRD language Co-ordinating Centre.

English / American / Spanish: TRB, Washington, USA

French: IFSTTAR (Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux)

German: Bundesanstalt für Strassenwesen, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Over the past years 2008 – 2009, the ITRD database has been subject to a review by the Joint Transport Research Committee of OECD / International Transport Forum. The outcome of the review, completed in March 2010, was to develop a new joint product with the US Transportation Research Board (TRB) which includes the hosting of ITRD into TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) database, to form the TRID database.

Since January 2011, ITRD is no longer administered by TRL on behalf of OECD. The Transport Research Centre of the International Transport Forum and the OECD is administratively running the ITRD database.

The ITRD Operational Committee composed of ITRD members oversees the database and meets annually.

You don't have to be a member of ITRD to search the database - see http://trid.trb.org for details of how the database can be easily searched online via the Internet.

However being a member of ITRD does bring with it many advantages.

“It is great to be an ITRD member and be part of this global network with skilled and dedicated information professionals who add so much value to transportation research. Together we efficiently supply actors in this area with information and knowledge and make their results spread and used”.

Birgitta Sandstedt, Director, Library and Information Centre, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, VTI

As an ITRD member, you can:

• Disseminate your own organisation’s published information worldwide and be reimbursed for every abstract you add to the database.
  
• Access to the rest of the worlds published information and on-going research in transportation.
  
• Join an international network of high level librarians and documentalists and benefit from their experience: have direct worldwide networking benefits with ITRD member organisations.
  
• Discounts available off subscription prices of ITRD products.
  
• Benefit from the usage of the ITRD Thesaurus.
  

ITRD is a tool which strengthens the visibility of research materials from its member organizations and promotes the main findings on a global scale. With ITRD membership it is also possible to take part in on-going debates on topical research and political issues.

"ITRD is a much-needed tool for the professional research as well as for the innovative business developer" says JORGEN CHRISTENSEN, Chief Counsellor at the Danish Road Directorate. 

SPECIAL OFFER FOR NEW MEMBERS: Only 2 000€ for first year’s subscription.

TRY IT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF THE VALUE OF BEING PART OF ONE OF THE WORLDS LEADING TRANSPORT RESEARCH NETWORKS.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES!

Only 2 000€ per annum for membership subscription (permanent – subject to review of status every 5 years). Benefits of membership are the same, they include:

• Disseminating your own organisation’s published information worldwide
• Accessing the rest of the world’s published information and on-going research
• Networking benefits with ITRD member organisations worldwide
• Discounts available off subscription prices of ITRD products (e.g. 50% discount for TRANSPORT CD-ROM).

For more information, contact:

Michel Violland
Economist
Joint Transport Research Centre of
the OECD and the International Transport Forum
Offices: 5th floor, 2-4 rue Louis David, 75016 Paris, France
Postal address: OECD/ITF, 2 rue André Pascal, F-75775 Paris Cedex 16
Tel. + 33 (0)1 45 24 87 13  Fax. + 33 (0)1 45 24 97 42