Gray/Grey Literature
ITI Bloggers December 3rd, 2008
I spent some time on the Information Today stand this afternoon and ended up in a fascinating conversation with two librarians discussing gray (or grey, depending upon which language spelling you prefer) literature. What is the definition today? Does it involve publishing through non-established sources? What about white papers? And pamphlet materials now digitised and sent to the web? Items not showing up in bibliographic databases? Lots to think about.
Marydee Ojala
Editor, ONLINE: Exploring Technology & Resources for Information Professionals
If you’re really interested in grey literature, the 10th International Conference on Grey Literature is Monday and Tuesday of next week in Amsterdam. Check it out at http://www.textrelease.com/gl10conference.html.
Don Hawkins
Columnist, Information Today