Public Access Training Resources

US DOT Public Access Plan and Compliance

• Official DOT Public Access Plan
• Public Access Plan FAQs
• TRB Webinar: USDOT Public Access Plan and Data Management Primer (http://www.trb.org/ElectronicSessions/Blurbs/174201.aspx). Sections include:
  • Part 1: Introduction and Background for Public Access
  • Part 2: Scope and When to Comply
  • Part 3: Overview of DOT Public Access Plan and Its Requirements
  • Part 4: Copyright and Compliance Issues
  • Part 5, Section 1: What Do We Mean By Data Management?
  • Part 5, Section 2: Why Should You Manage Your Data?
  • Part 5, Section 3: Data Management Checklist
  • Part 5, Section 4: What is a Data Management Plan and Why Do You Need One?
  • Part 5, Section 5: How Do You Create a Data Management Plan?
  • Part 6: Available Resources and Where to Go For Help
• Transportation Librarians Roundtable Webinars:
  • USDOT Public Access Plan: What Librarians Need to Know
  • U.S. DOT Public Access and Data Management Review [2019-06-18]
• Presentation to the Federal Aviation Administration: A Deep Dive into Public Access for Research Data (2021-05)

Open Researcher and Contributor IDs (ORCID iDs)

• Transportation Librarians Roundtable webinar: Disambiguating Transportation Authors with Unique ORCID Identifiers
• ORCID FAQs

TRB Research in Progress (RiP) database

• TRB Webinar: Using the New Research in Progress (RIP) Project Entry Interface

Data Management Planning

• Transportation Librarians Roundtable Webinar: Introduction to the DMPTool
• TRB Webinar: USDOT Public Access Plan and Data Management Primer – Part 5 (http://www.trb.org/ElectronicSessions/Blurbs/174201.aspx).
  • Part 5, Section 1: What Do We Mean By Data Management?
  • Part 5, Section 2: Why Should You Manage Your Data?
  • Part 5, Section 3: Data Management Checklist
  • Part 5, Section 4: What is a Data Management Plan and Why Do You Need One?
  • Part 5, Section 5: How Do You Create a Data Management Plan?
• Researchers’ Development of a Data Management Plan: for the Federal Aviation Administration
  • Session 1: Data Management Plans (DMPs) for Research Proposals (2022-07)
  • Session 2: Evaluating Data Management Plans (DMPs) (2022-08)

Sample Data Management Plans

View published data management plans from transportation researchers and University Transportation Centers in the Repository & Open Science Access Portal (ROSA P) US DOT Public Access Data Management Plans collection.

General Information about Public Access

• OSTP Memorandum Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research
• OSTP Public Access Policy Forum
• CENDI list of Public Access Plans of U.S. Federal Agencies
• Repository & Open Science Access Portal (ROSA P) Public Access Resources collection.

Open Science

• TRB Annual Meeting 2021: U.S. Open Science Policy Perspectives & Transportation: Open Science in Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities in a COVID-19 Era