Documents and research not produced for commercial or academic journal purposes
A library shelf stocked with grey literature relevant to the field of gender studies such as women's college programs and papers from International Women's Day events.
Grey literature (or gray literature) is materials and research produced by organizations outside of the traditional commercial or academic publishing and distribution channels. Common grey literature publication types include reports (annual, research, technical, project, etc.), working papers, government documents, white papers and evaluations. Organizations that produce grey literature include government departments and agencies, civil society or non-governmental organizations, academic centres and departments, and private companies and consultants.
Grey literature may be difficult to discover, access, and evaluate, but this can be addressed through the formulation of sound search strategies. Grey literature may be made available to the public, or distributed privately within organizations or groups, and may lack a systematic means of distribution and collection. The standard of quality, review and production of grey literature can vary considerably.
Other terms used for this material include report literature, government publications, policy documents, fugitive literature, non-conventional literature, unpublished literature, non-traditional publications, and ephemeral publications. With the introduction of desktop publishing and the Internet, new terms include electronic publications, online publications, online resources, open-access research, and digital documents.
Though the concept is difficult to define, the term grey literature is an agreed collective term that researchers and information professionals can use to discuss this distinct but disparate group of resources.
Greyliterature (or gray literature) is materials and research produced by organizations outside of the traditional commercial or academic publishing...
“System for Information on GreyLiterature in Europe” (SIGLE) was established in 1980, two years after a seminar on greyliterature organised by the European...
GreyNet International, the GreyLiterature Network Service, is an independent organization founded in 1992. It is dedicated to research, publication, open...
organization requirements and objectives. Annual reports Academic journals Greyliterature Program evaluation reports Reports Research paper Securities research...
GreyLiterature International Steering Committee GLISC for the production of scientific and technical reports included in the wider category of grey literature...
published but merely printed up or posted on the Internet is often called "greyliterature". Most scientific and scholarly journals, and many academic and scholarly...
themselves be cited by peer-review papers. They may be considered as greyliterature. Sometimes the term working paper is used synonymously as technical...
independent peer review before publication. They may be considered as greyliterature. Where there is a review process, it is often limited to within the...
these are sometimes organized into a series. Literature may also be published in areas considered to be "grey", as they are published outside of traditional...
company's activities and financial performance. They may be considered as greyliterature. Most jurisdictions require companies to prepare and disclose annual...
communication in books and other media. Lectures may be considered a type of greyliterature. The noun "lecture" dates from 14th century, meaning "action of reading...
may result in the production of a white paper. They may be seen as greyliterature. A green paper in Canada, like a white paper, is an official government...
The GreyLiterature International Steering Committee (GLISC) was established in 2006 after the 7th International Conference on GreyLiterature (GL7) held...
briefing notes, reports, letters, and binders. They may be considered greyliterature. Memorandum formatting may vary by office or institution. For example...
integration Enterprise resource planning Global Reporting Initiative GreyLiterature International Steering Committee – International guidelines for the...
certain product or viewpoint. That makes B2B white papers a type of greyliterature. The term originated in the 1920s to mean a type of position paper...
locations, especially in tourist precincts. They may be considered greyliterature. A brochure is usually folded and only includes promotional summary...
topic of interest to its recipients. A newsletter may be considered greyliterature. E-newsletters are delivered electronically via e-mail and can be viewed...
booklets, maps, pictures, pamphlets, tourism brochures, or other greyliterature, created and maintained by libraries and other organizations. The materials...
The “European Association for GreyLiterature Exploitation” (EAGLE) was created in 1985 by European scientific and technical information centres and libraries...
DH (2016-03-14). "Paperity Central: An Open Catalog of All Scholarly Literature". Research Ideas and Outcomes. 2: e8462. doi:10.3897/rio.2.e8462. ISSN 2367-7163...
National Laboratory e-print server" (PDF). International Journal on GreyLiterature. 1 (3): 127–138. doi:10.1108/14666180010345564. Archived from the original...
Marina Ann Hantzis (born March 14, 1988), known professionally as Sasha Grey, is an American actress, model, writer, musician, and former pornographic...
other institutional digital assets, including less formally published greyliterature such as theses, working papers or technical reports. Institutional...
American Literature Journal: Zane Grey Zane Grey's West Society Zane Grey Cabin Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania National Road/Zane Grey Museum...
PubMed, as well as sources of unpublished literature such as clinical trial registries and greyliterature collections. Key references can also be yielded...
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