Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL), an initiative to provide digital access to federal technical reports. http://t.co/OYZVin0w4X
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...a member-supported continuing effort that has digitized and made openly available over 100,000 U.S. government technical reports and is still going strong 20 years later.
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Project Timeline/Work Plan Diagram
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...with the Center for Research Libraries to identify, digitize, archive, and provide persistent and unrestricted access to federal technical reports issued prior to 1975”. What started as a proof-of-concept pilot project is now (3 of 4)
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...the first meeting of the Greater Western Library Alliance/Federal Technical Reports (FTR) Task Force at the CRL.
The technical report digitization project, supported by $65,000 from the GWLA, had the following charge: “Develop a collaborative project...(2 of 4)
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Week 19 - 20th Anniversary of the First Annual Meeting
TRAIL wasn’t (yet) TRAIL when this all started.
On August 10th and 11th, 2006, eight librarians from seven academic libraries and the Linda Hall Library convened the first meeting... (1 of 4)
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Explore individual presentations and publications throughout TRAIL's timeline via our ever-updating list on the TRAIL website: crl.edu/trail-papers-and-pre… (2 of 2)
#TRAIL20 #TechnicalReports #DigitalPreservation #LibraryCollaboration
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Week 18 - TRAIL Outreach & Presentations
TRAIL in the Community
From conferences to publications, TRAIL volunteers share research, workflows, and technical report history across the world. (1 of 2)
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The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) microcards are a great example of how metadata work supports the discovery of technical report literature.
This week, we spotlight the cooperative effort to catalog AEC microcards!
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Week 17 - Cooperative Cataloging & Metadata Editing
TRAIL’s impact depends on careful cataloging. Dozens of metadata editors contribute to cooperative record enhancement and data quality, helping make these reports discoverable and accessible. (1 of 2)
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Week 16 - Technical Reports by U.S. State (pt. 1 of 2)
This week, we map U.S. technical report records by state.
Fascinating patterns emerge when you follow the geography of technical report publishing!
#TRAIL20 #TechnicalReports #DigitalPreservation #LibraryCollaboration
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Week 15 - Technical Report Highlight: Project Independence
This government initiative produced a rich series of reports on U.S. energy strategies & challenges, tradeoffs, and costs. technicalreports.org/trail/d…
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The Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse - Kansas City, Missouri 1981 (Podcast): rss.com/.../missourimayhem-m…
Report: technicalreports.org/trail/d…
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Engineers found that the collapse stemmed from a design change (the rods were not continuous as planned), which overloaded the walkways. A lasting lesson: ensure final construction matches original designs. (2 of 3)
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Week 14 - Top Viewed Technical Report: Kansas City Hyatt Collapse Report
As the 45th anniversary approaches, let’s revisit the analysis of this landmark structural failure. (1 of 3)
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The July–August 1968 report highlights JPL’s work, including studies of lunar “mascons” to map gravity and prepare for Apollo 11’s landing and return. (2 of 3)
Read more: digital.library.unt.edu/ark:…
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Week 13 - Technical Report Highlight - Deep Space Network Development (1960s) Explore historic NASA communications and tracking systems from the 1960s. NASA’s Deep Space Network made space exploration possible: tracking spacecraft, sending commands, and gathering data. (1 of 3)
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Browse related reports: digital.library.unt.edu/sear… (3 of 3)
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This week, we share a breakdown of series and agency representation within TRAIL. (2 of 2)
public.tableau.com/views/TRA…
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