The use of grey literature in health sciences: a preliminary survey

The paper describes some initiatives in the field of grey literature (GL) and the activities, from 1985, of the Italian Library Association Study Group. The major categories of GL are defined; a survey that evaluates the use of GL by end users in the health sciences is described. References in selec...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 1990-10, Vol.78 (4), p.358-363
Main Authors: ALBERANI, V, DE CASTRO PIETRANGELI, P, ROSSI MAZZA, A. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics. Scientometrics. Evaluation
Databases, Bibliographic
Exact sciences and technology
Grey literature
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information Services - utilization
Information Storage and Retrieval
Italy
Library and information science. General aspects
Library materials
Medicine
MEDLARS
Periodicals as Topic
Sciences and techniques of general use
Use
User surveys
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Summary:The paper describes some initiatives in the field of grey literature (GL) and the activities, from 1985, of the Italian Library Association Study Group. The major categories of GL are defined; a survey that evaluates the use of GL by end users in the health sciences is described. References in selected periodicals and databases have been analyzed for the years 1987-1988 to determine the number of articles citing GL, the number of GL citations found in selected periodicals, the various types of GL found, and the number of technical reports cited and their country of origin and intergovernmental issuing organization. Selected databases were also searched to determine the presence of GL during those same years. The paper presents the first results obtained.
ISSN:0025-7338