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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Electronic documents in a print world: grey literature and the internet

Australian Policy Online, a great site for the latest on research and resources, has linked to an article by Amanda Lawrence on grey literature and issues on accessing this information. "Research reports – or grey literature as they are also known – are now an essential part of many disciplines, including science and technology, health, environmental science and many areas of public policy. While access to these reports has become easier in many respects, online publishing presents many challenges as well, particularly for collecting organisations faced with the task of adapting their systems. The management of grey literature raises many issues that are still not resolved today.which provides some background to these ongoing challenges in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe."

Read the full report here.

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