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A Fugitive Discipline & Literature: Finding Turfgrass Science Pete Cookingham

A Fugitive Discipline & Literature: Finding Turfgrass Science Pete Cookingham Michigan State University Libraries NRIC 2007 -- Las Vegas – 4 August 2007. I hope to introduce :. Who cares & why – ie. Does it matter? What turf is Who’s involved Why me Why you. So What?.

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A Fugitive Discipline & Literature: Finding Turfgrass Science Pete Cookingham

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  1. A Fugitive Discipline & Literature: Finding Turfgrass Science Pete Cookingham Michigan State University Libraries NRIC 2007 -- Las Vegas – 4 August 2007

  2. I hope to introduce: • Who cares & why – ie. Does it matter? • What turf is • Who’s involved • Why me • Why you

  3. SoWhat? • Land coverage -- sheer amount of turf

  4. Extent of Turfgrass Cover USA (Milesi, 2005)

  5. SoWhat? • Land coverage -- sheer amount of turf • Participation -- sheer number of ‘doers’ • Water use -- turf in Las Vegas? • CO emissions -- mowers, etc. • Pesticide use – what/where/when/who • Fertilizer use – what/where/when/who • Public policy -- who decides?

  6. Turf Benefits (further to Beard and Green, 1994) • Erosion control, dust stabilization, & soil building capacity, including remediation • Groundwater recharge & runoff buffering • Heat dissipation, noise abatement, glare reduction, fire-resistance, road and airfield safety • Habitat & green space • Recreational use: Soccer, golf, cricket, softball, bocci, football, baseball, hurling, etc. • Aesthetic: Visual comfort

  7. Industry Sectors & Maintenance Intensity • Utility turf • Roadsides/Airfields • Cemeteries • Landscapes/home lawns/parks & grounds • Golf course fairways/Sports turf/Sod production/Seed production • Golf course greens

  8. Hopefully of interest………. • Cooperative/consortium project: sector & geographic independence • Technology-based delivery to end-users since day one • A very grey literature, and poorly collected • We seek ‘Exhaustive Bibliographic Control’: an archaic concept?

  9. This one gets personal……… • Your yard • Your condo • Your campus • Your school district • Your local park facilities • The Super Bowl, The World Cup, The World Series, and the White House

  10. Mission of the Turfgrass Information Center (TIC) • Collect, digitize, & preserve turfgrass materials, both print & online • Provide precise access to turf information resources, including the above • Assist users of the materials & access • Provide physical and online infrastructure supporting turfgrass scholarship • Build a stable long-term structure to continue this work

  11. TIC Online Presence • Public website & public resources Digitized serial runs Digitized monographs Digitized graphic & visual content • Turfgrass Information File (TGIF) database • All formats, all languages, all turf, “all content”, Turfgrass Thesaurus indexing: moving towards a disciplinary ‘info base’ • Limited access resources • Digitized serial runs • Beard’s Turfgrass Encyclopedia – full text

  12. Turf trends….. • Turf has always been local– it will be even more so in the future: • local legislative initiatives – the irony of extremes

  13. Turf trends….. • Turf has always been local– it will be even more so in the future: • local legislative initiatives – the irony of extremes • Water use

  14. Turf trends….. • Turf has always been local– it will be even more so in the future: • local legislative initiatives – the irony of extremes • Water use • GMOs & NIMBY

  15. Turf trends….. • Turf has always been local– it will be even more so in the future: • local legislative initiatives – the irony of extremes • Water use • GMOs & NIMBY • Did I say water?

  16. Turf trends….. • Turf has always been local– it will be even more so in the future: • local legislative initiatives – the irony of extremes • Water use • GMOs & NIMBY • Did I say water? • Breeding & genetics; because…

  17. Can you breed this grass? • Low, slow, aggressive growth habit • Drought and salt tolerant • Stays green(ish) • Pest & disease resistant • High seed producer • Fineleaf • Great name

  18. Why was I here? • Turf is important to you as a NR information professional – even if you really aren’t interested! • Your institutions/organizations need to be involved, and we need you, too! • And, if nothing else, please be sure to add our full-text hosted, public resources to your electronic serials lists – they’re free!

  19. thank you! email if you have any questions about TIC or TGIF! Pete Cookingham cooking1@msu.edu tic.msu.edu

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