Current TGIF Database "Degree of Processing Completion" Approximations
The table below shows an approximate current status on the processing for the various "Turf Stuff" that is indexed in the TGIF database. It provides an idea of what has been accomplished and where more work is still needed.
Updated: May 2015
TGIF Content Coverage | 1895-1941 | 1942-1972 | 1973-1984 | 1985-1992 | 1993-Present | Overall |
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USGA Turfgrass Publications | Almost All | All | All | All | All | All |
Turfgrass Books | Most | Most | Almost All | Almost All | Almost All | Almost All |
Refereed Turfgrass Articles | Almost All | Almost All | Almost All | Almost All | Almost All | Almost All |
Turfgrass Theses and Dissertations | Most | Most | Most | Most | Almost All | Most |
Annual Turfgrass Research Reports | Some | Many | Many | Most | Many | |
Turfgrass Conference Proceedings | Some | Many | Many | Most | Many | |
Trade Magazine Turfgras Articles | Some | Some | Many | Most | Most | Most |
Professional Association Turfgrass Articles | Some | Some | Many | Most | Most | Most |
Extension Turfgrass Publications | Some | Some | Some | Many | Many | Many |
Turfgrass Newsletter Articles | A Few | Some | Many | Many | ||
Popular (Public) Turfgrass Articles | A Few | Some | Some | Some | ||
Website Turfgrass Articles | Many | Many | ||||
Number of TGIF Records | 10,750 | 30,250 | 27,500 | 32,200 | 154,800 | 255,500 |
Retrospective Processing
Reaching into the past to help ensure future generations of turf researchers and managers can utilize the knowledge of those who have gone before them, TIC will continue the work to include within TGIF materials predating the birth of TGIF in 1984. Between 2003 and 2008 the Toro Foundation supported this work and we estimate that it is about 70% complete. See our Retrospective Processing Prospectus and help us finish this job! (pdf) In this way, the complete publication record of turf science will someday be accessible through TGIF.
See also a comparison of select turfgrass-related publications indexing.