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| Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/ressum/2010/31.pdf
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| Author(s): | Cookingham, Peter |
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| Author Affiliation: | Michigan State University |
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| Title: | The Turfgrass Information File |
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| Section: | Turfgrass Information Center
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| Source: | 2010 Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summary. 2010, p. 31. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Databases; Information retrieval systems; Michigan State University; Online services; Technology; Turfgrass Information Center; Turfgrass Information File; Turfgrass industry
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the Turfgrass Information Center (TIC), a specialized unit at Michigan State University (MSU) that contains "the most comprehensive publicly available collection of turfgrass education materials in the world." Reports that TIC, initiated in 1983, "has more than 170,000 records in its primary database, the Turfgrass Information File (TGIF), with over 40% [percent] linked to the full-text of the item." States that the objective of this ongoing project is "to provide exhaustive access to the turfgrass research and management literature, regardless of age or language or format of the source material." Provides photographs of student employees working at TIC, as well as statistical summary points on its accomplishments as of 2010. States that "from initial print-only search results by mail or fax from the database, to dial-up access beginning in 1988, to Internet access in 1993, to World Wide Web access beginning in 1997, TGIF has steadily grown along with turfgrass science and technology advancements." Mentions that "the Michigan State University Libraries continue to actively seek support to build the Turfgrass Information Center Endowment to underwrite ongoing operational costs," noting that "contributions from organizations, industry, foundations, other academic institutions, and individual donors to the Endowment have currently [as of 2010] surpassed $2.5 million." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other Reports from this USGA research project: 1983-08-008 |
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| Note: | Published as a part of USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online, December 1 2010, Vol. 9, No. 23
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| USGA Summary Points: | Number of TGIF records: over 171,000 Digitized or online periodical projects hosted in cooperation with partners: 11 public websites, with two under construction Ten additional TGIF user-accessible websites Different periodicals monitored routinely for TGIF inclusion (past or present): 731 Percentage of TGIF records now linking to full-text content: more than 43% Number of 2010 TGIF search result displays: 1 million + |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Cookingham, P. 2010. The Turfgrass Information File. Turfgrass Environ. Res. Summ. p. 31. |
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