Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06719
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AGRICOLA CAT 90939434; Contains Abstract and Table of Contents only, Blacksburg, VA : Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. vii, 113 leaves : ill., forms (Ph. D. dissertation; Educational Research and Evaluation), This study investigated a systematic process for improving the understanding or comprehensibility of the educational publications produced by the Cooperative Extension Service. A model of a publication development process based on learning principles was created. This study investigated the effectiveness of the model with Extension subject-matter specialists developing publications for 4-H youth. Specifically, this study was conducted in three parts: the model of the text-development process was taught to subject-matter specialists; the specialists in turn used the model to develop educational texts for 4-H youth; and finally comprehensibility testing of the text passages produced by the specialists with 4-H youth members and adult leaders was conducted. This study confirmed that the utilization of learning principles within the text-development process can improve the comprehensibility of subject matter information presented in Extension educational publications. (original)
July 23 issue via online. 2 pages., Describes the purchase of American Nurseryman magazine by Vermont-based agricultural publisher, Moose River Media serving the green and agricultural industries.
Accessed August 3, 2015., Early Journal Content, JSTOR., "Probably the earliest item of American agricultural history of which more than shadowy tradition remains is found in the writings of Adam of Bremen, who before 1076 quotes the words of King Svend of Denmark..." (p. 186)
Fusonie, Alan (author), Hauser, William (author), and Fusonie: Historian and Chief of Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD; Hauser: Visual Information Specialist in Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05388
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00713
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PowerPoint presentation at"New perspectives on rural extension," U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington,D.C., March 29, 2011. Parts 1 (4 pages), 2 (3 pages) and 3 (2 pages).
Hargrove, T.R. (author / International Rice Research Institute, Communication and Publications Department, Philippines) and International Rice Research Institute, Communication and Publications Department, Philippines
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1983
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 53 Document Number: C00739
Urges scientists (described as by nature reductionists) to pay attention to broader environmental health issues revealed in popular literature. Silent Spring (Carson, 1962) cited as an example.
Online from publication. 3 pages., Article features experiences and perspectives of crime novel writer Jeff Gould, a former reporter for the Linder Farm Network in Minnesota.
2 pages., Via online journal., Multistate collaborations enable extension professionals to reach their audience across a region with similar production challenges. The objective of this article is to introduce the three proceeding manuscripts delivered at the American Society of Horticultural Sciences annual conference in Atlanta, GA, as part of a workshop entitled “Advancing Technology Adoption and Achieving Extension Impact: A Working Group Success Story.” Topics discussed in the following manuscripts include the development of a multistate working group and the advantages associated with participation, development and impact of book or electronic book publications, and survey results from more traditional hands-on workshops. The goal of this workshop was to provide guidance to others who wish to establish multistate, multidisciplinary collaborative teams as well as use new education formats.
10 pages., Via online journal., Pollinating insects are integral to the health of all terrestrial ecosystems and agriculture worldwide. Urbanization can greatly reduce nutritional resources and habitat for pollinators. However, these losses can be mitigated through targeted landscape practices, such as planting nectar- and pollen-rich plants and managing pollinator habitat in urban areas, especially home landscapes. As homeowners attempt to conserve pollinators through horticultural practices, they often seek the advice and guidance of horticulture retail employees. The knowledge horticulture employees have about pollinators and the recommendations they provide to customers is largely unknown. A nationwide survey was developed and distributed with the objectives to 1) assess employee knowledge about pollinators and pollination biology, 2) discover what plant and management recommendations employees were giving customers pertaining to pollinator conservation, and 3) determine where to focus possible education and outreach, as well as which topics to focus educational programs on. Our findings suggest, among our respondents, that overall knowledge was adequate, with a mean score (±sd) being 8.37 (±3.23) of a possible range of 0–14 points. Uncertified and part-time employees were identified as having significantly lower scores. The subject of plant selection was found to have the largest gap in knowledge, with a mean score of 1.82 (±0.62) of a possible three points. We identified several opportunities for educational outreach, aimed at improving employee and customer knowledge on this important subject.
Kuester, Jonathan D. (author) and Reid, Debra A. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2017
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08806
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Pages 187-201 in Debra A. Reid, Interpreting agriculture at museums and historic sites. United States: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Lanham, Maryland. 265 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 179 Document Number: C35784
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"The Farm Journalist"series via online. 2 pages., Commends to agricultural journalists a book, The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Hargrove, T.R. (author / International Rice Research Institute, Information Services Department, Los Banos, Philippines.) and International Rice Research Institute, Information Services Department, Los Banos, Philippines.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1983
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 53 Document Number: C00746
Deeds, Jacquelyn P. (author), Hitchner, Mary G. (author), Johnson, Donald M. (author), and Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1992-03
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 89 Document Number: C06111
Page 74 in Extension Circular 532, Review of Extension Research, January through December 1959, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Summary of research paper for a master of science degree in agricultural journalism, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1959. 49 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08594
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Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of a dissertation for the doctor of philosophy degree, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago. Colorado Agricultural College Extension, Fort Collins. 9 pages.
Galloway, R.E. (author), Hoffsommer, H. (author), and Houser, P.M. (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1952
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 9 Document Number: B01311
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AgComm Teaching. Review of Extension Research 1946/47-1956, Extension Service Circular 506, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., College Park, MD: Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maryland 31pp, (Bulletin A69)
Loomis, Charles P. (author / Michigan State University) and Beegle, J. Allan (author / Michigan State University)
Format:
Book review
Publication Date:
1957
Published:
USA: Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 116 Document Number: C12299
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Francis C. Byrnes Collection. Hal R. Taylor Collection., 488 p., Summary of the book, with emphasis on Chapter 13, "Library and mass media systems" (pp. 403-432).
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08807
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Pages 203-212 in Debra A. Reid, Interpreting agriculture at museums and historic sites. United States: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Lanham, Maryland. 265 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08800
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Pages 339-346 in Dillon, Justin, Towards a convergence between science and environmental education: the selected works of Justin Dillon. United States: Routledge, New York City, New York, 2017. 361 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: C24389
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Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa, via LexisNexis Academic. 2 pages., Comments on reactions of the food industry and some farm organizations to the book, "Chew on this," by Eric Schlosser.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: C25697
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University of Illinois News Bureau. 2 pages., Researcher's analysis of high school chemistry textbooks reveals gaps and bias iin educating students about the nature of science.
USA: Federal Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08932
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Page 8 in Grace Gallup and Lucinda Crile, Bibliography on Extension Research, November 1943-1948. Library List No. 48. USDA Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. July 1949. Brief description of findings in a PhD dissertation, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago. 1946.
Bainbridge, David. (author), Mitchell, Steve. (author), and Mitchell: Science Librarian and Agroecologist, University of California, Riverside; Bainbridge: Information specialist and Agroforester, Working Group for Agroforestry in California and Canelo Project
Format:
Bibliography
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C06865
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AGRICOLA CAT 91967295; Contains Table of Contents, Oakland, CA : University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, 1991. 198 p. (Publication 3349)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes9; Folder: ISU files Document Number: D09124
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Francis C. Byrnes Collection, A chapter from "Technical Journalism" printed by the Iowa State College Press. ISU files, Iowa State University. 35 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28078
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Pages 81-91 in Martin W. Bauer and Massimiano Bucchi (eds.), Journalism, science and society: science communication between news and public relations. Routledge, New York, New York. 286 pages., Refers to coverage of issues such as BSE and genetically modified organisms.
