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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
- Journals, reports, and materials hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center and available for public browsing
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
Upcoming & Under Construction
- Journals, reports, and materials hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center and are currently upcoming or under construction

Publicly Accessible

Journals, reports, and materials hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center and available for public browsing:

Browse Archive Site	Publisher/Cooperator	Availability
American Sod Producers Association Midwinter Conference Proceedings Browse American Sod Producers Association Midwinter Conference Proceedings Search	Turfgrass Producers International
ASGCA Architect's Gallery Browse ASGCA Architect's Gallery Search	American Society of Golf Course Architects	16 Entries
ASPA Bulletin Browse	Turfgrass Producers International
Australian Turfgrass Management Journal Browse Browse Includes Australian Turfgrass Management Australian Turfgrass Management Journal Search	Australian Sports Turf Managers Association	1999-Present, Less 1 Year
Business Management Browse	Turfgrass Producers International
Clippings Browse Includes Green World Clippings Search	New Jersey Turfgrass Association	1971-Present
Connecticut Clippings Browse Includes The Conn. Clippings Connecticut Clippings Search	Connecticut Association of Golf Course Superintendents	1968-Present
CUTT Browse CUTT Search	Cornell Cooperative Extension	1990-Present
Dr. James R. Watson, Jr. Image Archive Dr. James R. Watson, Jr. Image Archive Search	The Family of Dr. James R. Watson, Jr.	77 Images
The Florida Green Includes The South Florida Green The Florida Green Search	Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association	1973-Present
The Golf Course The Golf Course Search	Peterson, Sinclaire & Miller Inc. in conjunction with Carter's Tested Seeds, Inc.	1916-1923
Golf Course Industry Includes Golf Course News Golf Course Industry Search	GIE Media Horticulture Group	1989-Present
Golfdom Includes Turfgrass Trends 2002-2012 Golfdom Search	North Coast Media, LLC	1927-Present, Less 6 Months
The Grass Roots The Grass Roots Search	Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association	1975-Present
The Greenerside Includes Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey Newsletter; and The Greener Side The Greenerside Search	Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey	1978-Present
The Green Sheet The Green Sheet Search	Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association	1985-Present
Greenkeeper International Includes Journal of the Golf Greenkeepers Association; British Golf Greenkeeper; Golf Greenkeeping and Course Maintenance; Greenkeeper; Golf Greenkeeping; The Golf Course; and Greenkeeping Management Greenkeeper International Search	The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association	19xx-Present, Less 6 Months
GreenKeepers	Asociación Española de Greenkeepers Includes Césped Deportivo	1999-Present
Gressforum Includes Nytt Fra NGA, NGA Nytt, NGA-Nytt, and Gress-Forum Gressforum Search	Norwegian Greenkeepers Association	1989-Present
Hole Notes Hole Notes Search	Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents Association	1975-Present
Iowa Turfgrass Research Report Includes Iowa State University Field Day and Equipment Show Iowa Turfgrass Research Report Search	Iowa State University	1981-2004
Landscape Management Includes Weeds, Trees, & Turf Landscape Management Search	North Coast Media, LLC	1962-Present
Lawn Care	The Scotts Company, LLC	1928-1954
Lawn Care Industry Lawn Care Industry Search	North Coast Media, LLC	1977-1991
Lawn Institute Harvests	Turfgrass Producers International
Lawn and Landscape Digest	Turfgrass Producers International
Lawn-O-Gram	Turfgrass Producers International
Lawn & Landscape Includes American Lawn Applicator and Lawn and Landscape Maintenance Lawn & Landscape Search	GIE Media Horticulture Group	1980-Present
The National Greenkeeper Includes The National Greenkeeper and Turf Culture The National Greenkeeper Search	National Greenkeeper Inc.	1927-October 1933
The Newsletter [New England] The Newsletter [New England] Search	Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England	1929-Present
Noer/Milorganite® Image Collection We Need Your Help!	Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District	13,065 Images
Northwest Turfgrass Topics Northwest Turfgrass Topics Search	Northwest Turfgrass Association	1959-1997
On Course Includes The Bull Sheet	Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents	1948-Present
Proceedings of the Michigan Turfgrass Conference Proceedings of the Michigan Turfgrass Conference Search	Michigan State University and Michigan Turfgrass Foundation	1972-2005
Proceedings of the Mid-Atlantic Turf Conference Proceedings of the Mid-Atlantic Turf Conference Search	Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents	1949-1976
Proceedings of the Midwest Regional Turf Conference Proceedings of the Midwest Regional Turf Conference Search	Midwest Regional Turf Foundation	1948-1986
Proceedings of the Northwest Turfgrass Conference Proceedings of the Northwest Turfgrass Conference Search	Northwest Turfgrass Association	1948-1997
Proceedings of the Scotts Turfgrass Research Conference	The Scotts Company, LLC	As Published, 1968-1978
Scots Monographs	The Scotts Company, LLC
Sports Turf Manager Includes Sports Turf Newsletter Sports Turf Manager (STC) Search	Sports Turf Canada	1987-Present, Less 6 Months
Sports Turf Manager Sports Turf Manager (STMA) Search	Sports Turf Managers Association	1985-2003
SportsTurf Includes Golf and SportsTurf SportsTurf Search	Sports Turf Managers Association and Specialty Information Media	1985-Present, Less 2 Months
The Sward	Turfgrass Information Center	1989-Present
Tee To Green [New York] Tee To Green [New York] Search	Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association	196x-Present
Thru the Green Thru the Green Search	Golf Course Superintendents Association of Northern California	1972-Present
TIC Annual Report	Turfgrass Information Center	2007-Present
Turfax Turfax Search	International Sports Turf Institute	1993-2002
TurfComms TurfComms Search	Douglas T. Hawes	1985-2004
Turfgrass Matters Includes News Letter of Mid-Atlantic Association of Greenkeepers; Turf News; Turf News Letter; Mid-Atlantic News Letter; Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents Newsletter; and Turf Talk/Turfgrass Matters Turfgrass Matters Search	Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents	194x-Present
Turfgrass Trends Turfgrass Trends Search	North Coast Media, LLC	1992-2001 (2002-2012 within Golfdom)
Update Update Search	Sports Field Managers Association of New Jersey	2001-Present
USGA Green Section Record Includes Bulletin of the Green Section of the U. S. Golf Association; The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section; Comments on Turf Culture; Turf Culture; Timely Turf Topics; USGA Journal, Combining Timely Turf Topics; and USGA Journal and Turf Management USGA Green Section Record Search	United States Golf Association	1921-Present
USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online RSS Feed USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online Search	United States Golf Association	2002-Present
USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summaries Includes USGA Green Section Research Progress Reports USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summaries Search	United States Golf Association	1950, 1951, 1956, 1959, 1977, 1983-Present

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:

Publication Title	Publisher	Availability
Bulletin for Sports Surface Management	Sports Turf Research Institute Includes Sports Turf Bulletin; International Turfgrass Bulletin	1951-Present, Less 1 Year
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
GreenMaster	Canadian Golf Superintendents Association	1965-Present, Less 3 Months
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
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

Proceedings of the GCSAA Conference	Golf Course Superintendents Association of America	As published, 1927-1998
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:

Publisher	Publication Title
"The Office"	Golf Illustrated [London] (1890-1910) Includes Golf
Golf Course Superintendents Association of Ireland	Greenside (1996-Present)
Kansas State University	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)
Michigan State University	Michigan State University Turfgrass Field Day (1962-Present); Michigan Turfgrass Report; Michigan State University Turfgrass Research Summary
Michigan-regional Golf Course Superintendents Chapters	Course Conditions (2008-Present); A Patch of Green (196x-2013); Turf Times [Northern Michigan Turfgrass Association] (19xx-200x); Western Views (198x-200x)
New Mexico State University	Proceedings of the New Mexico Turfgrass Conference (1955-196x); Proceedings of the Southwest Turfgrass Conference (194x-200x)
New Zealand Sports Turf Institute	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 New Zealand Turf Conference & Trade Show (As Published, 2001-200x); Report of Proceedings New Zealand Greenkeepers' Association (193x-xx) Restricted Access
North Carolina State University	Proceedings of the North Carolina Turfgrass Conference (1980-1992)
Ontario Golf Superintendents' Association	ONCourse (196x-Present)
Pocono Turfgrass Association	Chips & Putts (197x-Present)
Rutgers University	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
The Scotts Company, LLC	The Scotts Company Monographs
STRI	Turfgrass Seed
Turfgrass Producers International	Journal of Environmental Turfgrass; The Lawn Institute Press Kits; Turfgrass Producers International E-Newsletter
United States Golf Association	USGA Regional Turfletters (195x-196x) Includes Eastern Turfletter, Mid-Continent Turfletter, Northeastern Turfletter, Southeastern Turfletter, Southern Turfletter, Southwestern Turfletter, and Western Turfletter
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension	Proceedings of the Southeastern Turf Conference (194x-197x)
University of Illinois	Illinois Turfgrass Research Report (197x-200x); Proceedings of the Illinois Turfgrass Conference (1960-198x)
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin Turfgrass Field Day; Turfgrass Field Day for Homeowners; Wisconsin Turfgrass Conference; Wisconsin Turfgrass Research Reports
The USDA, The USGA Green Section, & The Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents	National Turf Field Days

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