a fugitive discipline & literature: finding turfgrass science pete cookingham
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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?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A Fugitive Discipline & Literature:
Finding Turfgrass Science
Pete CookinghamMichigan State University Libraries
NRIC 2007 -- Las Vegas – 4 August 2007
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I hope to introduce:
• Who cares & why – ie. Does it matter?• What turf is• Who’s involved• Why me• Why you
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So What?• Land coverage -- sheer amount of turf
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Extent of Turfgrass Cover USA (Milesi, 2005)
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So What?• 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?
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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TIC Online Presence• Public website & public resources
Digitized serial runsDigitized monographsDigitized 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
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Turf trends…..• Turf has always been local– it will be even
more so in the future:• local legislative initiatives – the irony of extremes
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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
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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
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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?
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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…
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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
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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!
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thank you!email if you have any questions about TIC or
TGIF!Pete Cookingham
tic.msu.edu