Communications

Texas A&M Transportation Institute
1111 RELLIS Parkway
Bryan, TX 77807
(979) 317-2398
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Hong Yu is the team leader of TTI Communications’ Library Services group, where she oversees library operations and provides research support to TTI researchers through literature searches and acquisitions. She joined TTI as a research librarian in 1998 and has since managed the day-to-day operations of the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse.

As clearinghouse coordinator and website manager, Hong is responsible for gathering and disseminating information, responding to inquiries, managing the clearinghouse listserv, and working closely with programmers to develop and maintain the clearinghouse databases and website. The Clearinghouse has received numerous awards, including the 2008 International Road Federation Global Road Achievement Award, and is widely recognized as the world’s largest resource on roadway construction safety.

In addition to her work with the library and the clearinghouse, Hong has developed databases and websites for multiple transportation research and technology transfer projects. She also manages the library portion of TTI’s intranet.

Before joining TTI, Hong served as Staff Instruction Librarian at Texas A&M University’s Sterling C. Evans Library. In that role, she developed a new employee orientation program, coordinated with subject specialists and database vendors to deliver specialized training, and conducted regular training sessions on electronic resources for librarians and staff. She also served as faculty liaison to the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism.