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We kick off our podcast by asking; what is grey literature? why does it matter? and why Grey Lit Café?

This episode features co-hosts, Engy Moussa and Anthony Haynes.


References

[Mentioned at about 04:30]  Research communication and grey literature: a rising tide: https://writeyourresearch.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/03-nov-20-white-on-grey.pdf

[Mentioned at about 11:03] The website of GreyNet: http://www.greynet.org/ 

Further readings on grey literature:

• [Book] Sarah Bonato, Searching the grey literature: a handbook for searching reports, working papers, and other unpublished research, London: Rowman & Littlefield (2018)
• {Book] Dominic J. Farace and Joachim Schöpfel (ed), Grey literature in library and information studies,  Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG (2010).  
• [Journal paper] Amanda Lawrence, 'Influence seekers: the production of grey literature for policy and practice' Information services & use, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 389-403, 201 (2017). DOI: 10.3233/ISU-170857.
• [Discussion paper] Amanda Lawrence et al., 'Where is the evidence? Realising the value of grey literature for public policy and practice', Swinburne Institute for Social Research (2014). DOI: 10.4225/50/5580B1E02DAF9.

 
Credits

• Sound production: Bart Hallmark
• Music: from Handel's Water Music, courtesy of the United States Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra

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