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The materials listed here include the majority of digital items hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center, but not all. Additional content includes full-text theses and dissertations and off-copyright turf books, among other items. If you would like to see additional turf content made available in this way, please contact tgif@msu.edu with your suggestions. Please read our disclaimer.
- Publicly Accessible
- Restricted Access
- Upcoming & Under Construction
Publicly Accessible
Journals, reports, and materials hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center and available for public browsing:
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Restricted Access
Journals, reports, and materials hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center and available to TGIF database users and to each of the cooperating organization's membership via that group's website:
| Image | Publication Title | Publisher | Coverage |
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Bulletin for Sports Surface Management |
Sports Turf Research Institute Includes Sports Turf Bulletin; International Turfgrass Bulletin |
1951-Present Less 1 Year |
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Golf Course Management |
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Includes Greenkeepers' Bulletin; Greenkeepers' Reporter; Golf Course Reporter; and Golf Superintendent |
1933-Present Less 1 Month |
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The Grass Roots | Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association | 1975-Present |
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GreenKeepers |
Asociación Española de Greenkeepers Includes Césped Deportivo |
1999-Present |
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GreenMaster | Canadian Golf Superintendents Association | 1965-Present Less 3 Months |
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International Turfgrass Society Research Journal and Proceedings | International Turfgrass Society | 1969-Present Less 2 Years, with Continuous Construction due to Author Permission for materials pre-2009 |
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Journal of Turfgrass and Sports Surface Science |
Sports Turf Research Institute Includes Journal of the Board of Greenkeeping Research; The Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute; and Journal of Turfgrass Science |
1929-2007 |
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On Course |
Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents Includes The Bull Sheet |
1948-Present |
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Proceedings of the GCSAA Conference | Golf Course Superintendents Association of America | As published, 1927-1998 |
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Turf News | Turfgrass Producers International | 1977-Present Less 1 Year |
Selected reference content integrated into TGIF at the Search Results Level:
Beard's Turfgrass Encyclopedia for Golf Courses, Lawns, Sports Fields, 2005. James B Beard and Harriet J. Beard.
Publisher: Michigan State University Press (TGIF Record=93886)
Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, 2014. James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard, and James C. Beard.
Publisher: Michigan State University Press (TGIF Record=202862)
Golf Course Design: An Annotated Bibliography with Highlights of Its History and Resources, 2006. Geoffrey S. Cornish and Michael J. Hurdzan.
Publisher: Grant Books (TGIF Record=109655)
Upcoming & Under Construction
Journals, reports, and materials hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center that are upcoming or currently under construction:
| Publication Title | Publisher |
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Golf Illustrated [London] (1890-1910) |
"The Office" |
| Greenside (1996-Present) | Golf Course Superintendents Association of Ireland |
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Iowa State University Research Report (1981-2004) |
Iowa State University |
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Central Plains Turf Conference (1950-1962); K-State Turfgrass Research (1987-2014); Ornamental and Turfgrass Research (1985); Results of Turfgrass Investigations: Variety Trials: Growth Regulator Trials (1977); Turfgrass Field Day [Kansas] (1988) |
Kansas State University |
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Michigan State University Turfgrass Field Day (1962-Present); Michigan Turfgrass Report; Michigan State University Turfgrass Research Summary |
Michigan State University |
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Course Conditions (2008-Present); A Patch of Green (196x-2013); Turf Times [Northern Michigan Turfgrass Association] (19xx-200x); Western Views (198x-200x) |
Michigan-regional Golf Course Superintendents Chapters |
| Clippings (1971-Present) | New Jersey Turfgrass Association |
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Proceedings of the New Mexico Turfgrass Conference (1955-196x); Proceedings of the Southwest Turfgrass Conference (194x-200x) |
New Mexico State University |
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Annual Report on Green Keeping Research (194x & 195x); New Zealand Turf Management Journal (1960-Present Less 6 Months); Proceedings of the New Zealand Sports Turf Convention (As Published, 1980-1998); Proceedings of the North Carolina Turf Conference & Trade Show (As Published, 2001-200x); Report of Proceedings New Zealand Greenkeepers' Association (193x-xx) Restricted Access |
New Zealand Sports Turf Institute |
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Proceedings of the North Carolina Turfgrass Conference (1980-1992) |
North Carolina State University |
| ONCourse (196x-Present) | Ontario Golf Superintendents' Association |
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Chips & Putts (197x-Present) |
Pocono Turfgrass Association |
| Report on Turfgrass Research; 3-Day Turf Course Proceedings; Rutgers Turfgrass Proceedings; Rutgers Turfgrass Research Field Days; Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium; Turf Conference Highlights; Lawn and Utility Turf and Golf and Fine Turf Short Courses | Rutgers University |
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Lawn Care (1928-1954); Proceedings of the Scotts Turfgrass Research Conference (As Published, 1968-1978); The Scotts Company Archive (1921-197x) |
The Scotts Company, LLC |
| Turfgrass Seed | STRI |
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American Sod Producers Association Midwinter Conference Proceedings; ASPA Bulletin; Business Management; Journal of Environmental Turfgrass; Lawn Institute Harvests; Lawn and Landscape Digest; Lawn-O-Gram; The Lawn Institute Press Kits; Turfgrass Producers International E-Newsletter |
Turfgrass Producers International |
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USGA Regional Turfletters (195x-196x) |
United States Golf Association |
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Proceedings of the Southeastern Turf Conference (194x-197x) |
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension |
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Illinois Turfgrass Research Report (197x-200x); Proceedings of the Illinois Turfgrass Conference (1960-198x) |
University of Illinois |
| Wisconsin Turfgrass Field Day; Turfgrass Field Day for Homeowners; Wisconsin Turfgrass Conference; Wisconsin Turfgrass Research Reports | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| National Turf Field Days | The USDA, The USGA Green Section, & The Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents |