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Grey Literature
The Pisa Declaration describes Grey Literature as:
- "A wealth of knowledge and information is produced by organizations, governments and industry, covering a wide range of subject areas and professional fields, not controlled by commercial publishing.
- These publications, data and other materials known as grey literature, are an essential resource in scholarly communication, research, and policy making for business, industry, professional practice, and civil society.
- Grey literature is recognized as a key source of evidence, argument, innovation, and understanding in many disciplines including science, engineering, health, social sciences, education, the arts and humanities." (http://www.greynet.org/images/Pisa_Declaration,_May_2014.pdf)
Grey literature can include:
- Technical or research reports from government agencies
- Reports from scientific research groups
- Working papers from research groups or committees
- Conference and meeting proceedings/abstracts
- Dissertations and theses
- Statistics
- Patents
- Archival materials
- Unpublished or ongoing studies
- Clinical practice guidelines not published in journals
- Informal communications with experts ... and so much more ...
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