Introducing the Donald Watson database of agricultural magazines and newspapers: 1775-1990

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Abbott, Eric A. (author) and Benton, Holly (author)
    Format:
    Paper
    Publication Date:
    2005-06
    URL:
    http://www.jlmc.iastate.edu/research/eabbott/
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: C22333
    Subject Term:
    bibliographies, databases, editors, farm journals, history, innovations, newspapers, publishing, trends in farm publishing, magazines, publishers, and Donald Watson
    Notes:
    Presented at the conference of ACE (Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences), San Antonio, Texas, June 1, 2005. 13 pages., Largest single collection of such publications ever assembled - 9,573 titles. Bibliographic database can be searched online by title, date, editor, state or subject matter topic. Describes the development of this collection by Donald Watson, long-time agricultural editor.

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