TPI ARCHIVAL INFORMATION MOVES TO TGIF By Karen Cooper
Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) archival information, including research information acquired as the basis for Te Lawn Institute (TLI), will soon be available to TPI members around the world through the Turfgrass Information Files (TGIF) at Michigan State University (MSU).
On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, TPI staff members Karen Cooper and Geri Hannah met with Peter Cookingham, head of the Turfgrass Information Center at Michigan State University, to sort and pack 19 boxes of materials for transport to the library system at MSU. Tere the information will be catalogued, digitized, and properly preserved at no cost to TPI, although TPI will continue to hold copyrights to all materials. Tese resources will help bolster a collection of materials that is the most comprehensive publicly-available collection of turfgrass research and educational resources in the world.
Cookingham says, “Te TPI donation, including many materials from Te Lawn Institute library, is a wonderful addition to the Collections here, and includes many previously-unheld and unique materials. Tis donation will also make it possible to create a nearly-complete digital archive of Te Lawn Institute Harvests, reaching back into the 1950s, as well as several TPI-produced periodicals.”
Cookingham goes on to say, “One especially notable item within the donation is Lawrence Dickinson’s personal copy of O.J. Noer’s 1928 classic, Te A B C of Turf Culture, in its original embossed mahogany faux-deco binding. Dickinson was a pioneering turfgrass educator best known for his creation of the turf program at the University of Massachusetts.”
See:
http://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=251 for the full TGIF record for Te A B C of Turf Culture.
Cookingham adds, “We’re confident there are other gems relating to the history of the turfgrass industry, and obviously sod production in particular, within this material as well.”
Te development of TGIF all began in 1983. Te United States Golf Association (USGA) Turfgrass Research Committee and the MSU Libraries agreed to collaborate on a computer database to provide access to all published materials reporting on aspects of turfgrass and its maintenance. Tis agreement led to the creation of the TGIF database, designed to provide quick access to turfgrass resources for users across the globe.
TPI members have access to the TGIF database through the Member Benefits section of the TPI website and can access more than a quarter million records, more than 60
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Karen Cooper is associate executive director of Turfgrass Producers International.
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percent of which link directly to the full-text of the item. Te TGIF database is an irreplaceable resource for students, researchers, and professionals in the turf industry.
As TGIF reports, the Turfgrass Information Center selects materials according to a broad definition of turfgrass, which is defined as grass or grass-like ground covers used in golf courses, parks, sports fields, lawns, sod farms, roadsides, institutional grounds, and for other utility, recreational or aesthetic purposes.
Subjects covered by TGIF include: • Description and biology of turfgrass species, cultivars, pests, weeds, and other related organisms
• Turf culture methods and techniques • Turf care equipment and equipment maintenance • Turfgrass water use • Golf and sports facility architecture, design, maintenance
• Turfgrass breeding and improvement • Turfgrass seed and sod production, installation, maintenance
• Turf-related business management, including turf user/turf manager relationships
• Profiles of turf-related businesses and facilities • Biography of turfgrass researchers and professionals • Te lawn in popular culture • Urban grasslands • Industry trends for golf course architecture, golf and sports facilities, lawn and landscape management, turfgrass seed and sod production, and more
• Environmental, social, historical, regulatory, and political aspects of turf culture • Turfgrass as a land use form
If you have questions about TGIF access or any other member benefit, please contact Karen Cooper at kcooper@
TurfGrassSod.org or 847-737-7631.
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