What is Grey Literature, and Why is it important?
- Grey Literature 101 WebinarA 60 minute video and tutorial
Grey Literature
- Clinical TrialsClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locationss, and phone numbers for more details. Clinical Trials is now publishing results of trials that have been concluded.
- OAIster
Reveals the "deep web" contents of over 1,000 digital repositories using Open Archives Initiative harvesting software.
- OpenSIGLE: System for Information on Grey Literature in EuropeThe site explains that"SIGLE - System for Information on Grey Literature, was created in 1980 in order to collect and to make available grey literature produced in the countries of the European Community by the intermediary of an online database. Created with the support of the European Community, the base was produced from 1985 onwards by EAGLE - European Association for Grey Literature Exploitation. Each country is represented by documentation centres or libraries of national importance."
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Global is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Each year hundreds of thousands of works are added. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.
Flow of Scientific Information
(from: http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/usered/grad/researchskills/flow_of_info.html)