Usefulness in the UK of the OECD International Road Research Documentation Database

摘要

The report summaries the results of an interview survey carried out in the UK to determine users and non-users opinions of the International Road Research Documentation (IRRD) database based on the services provided by the Technical Information and Library Services of TRRL. This database is produced under the auspices of the Road Research Programme of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. It is concluded that the greatest need is for abstracts of journal articles, reports, conference papers and summaries of on-going research; that material from abroad is needed, and that the IRRD coverage of it is satisfactory; that IRRD abstracts contain the required amount of detail.