Grey Literature   Tags: grey_lit, grey_literature, health_sciences, medicine  

• Census, economic and other data sources
• Conference proceedings and abstracts
• Databases of ongoing research
• E-journal, Preprints, Netprints, E-Archives
• Electronic networks (Usenet, Listserv archives, etc.)
• Informal communications (phone conversations, email, meetings, etc.)
• Newsletters
• Research reports (completed and uncompleted)
• Technical reports
• Theses and dissertations
• Translations
• Web log (blog) example

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Grey literature has been defined as, "that which is produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats, but which is not controlled by commercial publishers." 1

1: New frontiers in grey literature: Fourth International Conference on Grey Literature: GL'99 proceedings;1999 Oct 4-5; Washington, D.C. Amsterdam: GreyNet; 1999.

• Check bibliographies and scan reference lists
• Hand search relevant journals (particularly those not indexed in Medline or Embase)
• Contact key researchers to elicit further data or information
• Consult websites of organizatons that produce grey literature
• Keep a checklist of grey literature producing organization web site

This page was completed with content provided by Diane Helmer's Etext on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Information Resources; chapter 10