The Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL) - Project Site TRAIL is a Greater Western Library Alliance initiative lead by the University of Arizona in collaboration with the Center for Research Libraries and other interested supporting agencies to identify, digitize, archive, and provide persistent and unrestricted access to federal technical reports issued prior to 1975. Technical reports are a means of communicating the progress
of research in fields of technology and science; they are used to communicate
information for technical development throughout industry and throughout
research institutions contributing to the continued development and growth of
science and technology. These reports are highly detailed and contain valuable
information serving specialized audiences of researchers. While availability
and access to more recent (1994-current) technical report literature has
greatly improved with delivery via the Internet, legacy technical report
documents remain elusive to researchers. Most large research libraries across the country have sizeable
collections of federally funded technical research reports—frequently a million
or more reports ranging from several pages to several hundred pages. How to get involved:
If your library is interested in working with us on this
project or you want additional information, please supply us with contact information (name and e-mail
address) for the most appropriate person or persons at your institution
to contact about this project in the future. We very much appreciate your feedback. Please email Alice Trussell at alitrus@ksu.edu. Testimonials... “I can't begin to express the gratitude and research potential your site has provided to us. I am the president of the Old Forge Coal Mine Inc., an all volunteer non profit educational and historical archive for the coal mining history, heritage, and industries that supported coal mining for the town of Old Forge Pennsylvania. Thanks to TRAIL, I am able to find and download Bureau of Mine Bulletins pertaining to my area that the Bureau of Mines and Office of Surface Mining in Pa., don’t even have in their libraries at Pottsville and Wilkes Barre.Your site has my research efforts a lot easier, saving weeks of time and travel expenses. Thank You, Very Much!" "Thank
you so much for your help...The 25 year old copy of the monograph that
I have was destroyed by water…..finding it online makes me very happy! Please pass on my great appreciation to all those who have put together this very valuable service." | Congratulations TRAIL **********************************************************************************TRAIL is the 2010 recipient of the Documents to the People Award. The award, sponsored by LexisNexis, GODORT and ALA, honors an individual and/or library, institution or other non-commercial group that has most effectively encouraged the use of government documents or information in support of library service. |
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