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Although we seem to be drowning in a sea of information, it's not always easy to get access to reports and documents produced by organizations. This so-called "grey literature" is 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. ... In general, grey literature publications are non-conventional, fugitive, and sometimes ephemeral publications. They may include, but are not limited to the following types of materials: reports (pre-prints, preliminary progress and advanced reports, technical reports, statistical reports, memoranda, state-of-the art reports, market research reports, etc.), theses, conference proceedings, technical specifications and standards, non-commercial translations, bibliographies, technical and commercial documentation, and official documents not published commercially (primarily government reports and documents). *
The New York Academy of Medicine offers web access to many of these resources through their quarterly Grey Literature Report.
Produced since 1999, this site provides full-text access to many of the documents it lists and indexes. Order information is included for others.
The Grey Literature Report lists publications from the following sample of organizations:
- Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
- Congressional Budget Office
- Deloitte Research
- Harvard School of Public Health
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- NARAL
- Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
To receive quarterly email notification of new issues of the Grey Literature Report, send an email message to: lmyohanen@nyam.org. Include the words, "subscribe grey literature report," and your email address, in the body of the message.
*What is Grey Literature?
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