OSU Extension offers thousands of documents through POD

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Imagine a world at your fingertips where virtually endless supplies of useful and scientifically proven information could be accessed and put into practice for whatever objectives you may have.

Want to build a water garden? Bam, here is how to do it. What insect is eating my tomato plants? Kapow, here is how to identify and control it. Need some information on the best forage for your livestock this time of year? Coming right up.

“The Print on Demand (POD) database is home to approximately 4,500 documents with subject matter ranging from gardening, cattle, insects and economics to nutrition and family development, and much more,” said Ross Love, assistant director of Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. “It really is an extremely helpful and useful tool people can take advantage of.”

All OSU Cooperative Extension and research fact sheets, leaflets and other documents are available to read and download free of charge at osufacts.okstate.edu. Each piece of literature is peer reviewed and updated to keep the most current and accurate information available to the public.

“By continually reviewing and updating our fact sheets, OSU Cooperative Extension is able to disseminate research-based information on a wide variety of subjects for anyone and everyone to use,” Love said.

The POD system is designed to be user-friendly and can be navigated several different ways.

“Users may browse through the site by academic departments or by topical categories,” Love said. “Also, there is a search tool at the top right of the page, which allows users to search by subject matter, fact sheet number or title.”

For more information, contact your local county Extension office or visit the website to snoop around.