Browse Full-Text Resources
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 | Availability |
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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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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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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:
| 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); Restricted Access |
| North Carolina State University | Proceedings of the North Carolina Turfgrass Conference (1980-1992) |
| Ontario Golf Superintendents' Association | ONCourse (196x-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 |
| STRI | Turfgrass Seed |
| Turfgrass Producers International | Journal of Environmental Turfgrass; The Lawn Institute Press Kits; Turfgrass Producers International E-Newsletter |
| 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 |