This file of materials is maintained in the office of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - "International" records section - folder identified as "OCIAC.", Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana., This file contains organizing materials, a census form, a member list, and newsletter issues of this professional group within the International Affairs Special Interest Group of ACE. The expressed goal was to "support, strengthen, and develop agricultural communications production capabilities, training, and academic programs for our profession so its members can do the best possible communications job for agricultural development around the world.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22256
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Available in CD and paper formats., Papers presented at conference of the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE), San Antonio, Texas, May 31, 2005. 153 pages.
Author emphasizes intellectual curiosity as a striking characteristic of the effective agricultural college editor. Among other cited credentials: agricultural college education, newspaper training and practical farm experience.
Report based on a nationwide survey to learn about sources of photographs,uses of photographs, who takes photographs, usefulness of photo training for extension agents and specialists, staffing, filing systems. "As nearly as could be determined, four states (Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Colorado) employ what might be termed staff photographers in the sense that they seemed to be at the command of the editor, and not just college or university photographers working occasionally for the editor."