Resources for the TRIS Databases 

Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) - Brochure

Initiate a TRID Search

 Transportation Research International Documentation (TRID) - Website
Fact Sheets
• Exporting Marked Records to Reference Management Applications
• How to Search for TRB Research Products Using TRID – A Primer
• TRID Search History Functionality - Dutch French
• Search Tips for TRID - Dutch French
• Searching TRID for Datasets

Videos
• Creating & Using Preconfigured Searches in TRID/RIP (4 minutes) – May 2024 
• Accessing Full Text through TRID (4 minutes) – August 2022
• Using the Search History Feature For More Precise Results in TRID and RIP (6 minutes) – September 2021
• Searching TRID for TRB Publications (7 minutes) – August 2018
• Why Start Your Transportation Research with the TRID Database  (6 minutes) – March 2017
• Searching TRID from Your Desktop (17 minutes) – March 2017
• Searching TRID from Your Mobile Device (18 minutes) – March 2017

Webinars

• TRID - Your Lifelong Learning Tool for Transportation Research - August 2023
• TRID and Reference Management Software – September 2021
• Start Your Transportation Research with TRID – April 2020
• Four Databases with a Common Goal: Promoting Transportation Research: (TRID, RIP, USDOT Research Hub, USDOT ROSA-P) – March 2019
• TRID Searching – February 2018
  

Research in Progress Database (RiP) – Website
Fact Sheets
• Research in Progress (RIP) Database

Videos
• Creating & Using Preconfigured Searches in TRID/RIP (4 minutes) – May 2024
• Using the Search History Feature For More Precise Results in TRID and RIP (6 minutes) – September 2021
Webinars

• Using the Research in Progress Database – September 2024
• Maximizing the Power of the Research in Progress Database  – September 2023
• Making the Research in Progress Database Work for You – September 2022

Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) – Website
Fact Sheets
• TRT Information Brochure
• TRT Presentation: The Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT): An Overview

Videos
• Keywords for the Technical Report Documentation Page: Let the Transportation Research Thesaurus Help (5 minutes) – January 2021
• Why use the Transportation Research Thesaurus (5 minutes) – April 2018
• Super Searching with the Transportation Research Thesaurus  (4.5 minutes) – April 2018 

TRB Publications Index (PubsIndex) – Website
Fact Sheets
• TRB Publications Index (PubsIndex) Database

Other Useful Resources:
• Snap Searches - provides a succinct summary of recent activities and reports produced by TRB on a given topic.
• TRB Electronic Circular E-C194: Literature Searches and Literature Reviews for Transportation Research Projects - explains the steps for producing a high-quality literature review for a transportation research project.

Contact us or Questions:  tris-trb@nas.edu