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 Legacy Members and to each of the cooperating organization's membership via that group's website:
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Golf Course Management Includes: Greenkeepers' Bulletin; Greenkeepers' Reporter; Golf Course Reporter; and Golf Superintendent |
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America | 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 | 1969-2013, with Continuous Construction due to Author Permission for materials pre-2009 |
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Journal of Turfgrass and Sports Surface Science Includes: Journal of the Board of Greenkeeping Research; The Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute; and Journal of Turfgrass Science |
Sports Turf Research Institute | 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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STRI Bulletin Includes: Sports Turf Bulletin; International Turfgrass Bulletin; and Bulletin for Sports Surface Management |
Sports Turf Research Institute | 1951-Present, Less 1 Year |
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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 |
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| "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 |