5. The collection and cataloguing of grey literature

Blomqvist, Katarina; N, Nielsen J

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“…One of the most quoted definitions comes from David Wood who describes grey literature as “literature which is not readily available through normal bookselling channels, and therefore difficult to identify and obtain” (as cited in Auger, 1998, p. 3). Using this definition, grey literature includes unpublished conference presentations, theses and dissertations, technical and research reports, trade literature, datasets, government publications, bulletins, and newsletters (Auger, 1998; Blomqvist and Nielsen, 2002; Sulouff et al , 2005; Tripathi et al , 2006). Other descriptions that help define grey literature include: uncertain availability, poor bibliographic control, nonprofessional format and layout, and low print runs (Auger, 1998; Sellie, 2006).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is mainly due to the evolution of the internet as a popular information tool. The internet has allowed amateur publishers the ability to create more professional looking literature in higher volumes and to a larger audience at a lower price (Blomqvist and Nielsen, 2002; Malina and Nutt, 2000). Because of these changes in information creation and dissemination, a more modern definition of grey literature was formally adopted at the 3rd International Conference on Grey Literature in 1997.…”

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Electronic women's grey literature in academic libraries

Magnuson

2009

Collection Building

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand how electronic grey literature is being incorporated into Women's Studies collections at academic libraries.Design/methodology/approachThe electronic grey literature holdings of four American academic libraries at universities with graduate Women's Studies programs were collected and analyzed. This included: databases; digital special collections; web sites; and online course guides that the library had created for Women's Studies courses.FindingsWomen's Studies International and GenderWatch were the two most popular databases, being available at three of the four libraries studied. The most popular web sites were University of Wisconsin – Women's Studies Librarian (www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/) and WSSLinks: Women and Gender Studies web sites (http://libr.org/wss/wsslinks/index.html). Recommended web sites were overwhelmingly multidisciplinary in nature and covered a variety of topics related to Women's Studies such as business, art, health, music, and philosophy. The digital collections with women's grey literature all dealt with historical topics and were either about a specific group of people or a specific person or place that had a tie to the university where it was housed.Originality/valueGrey literature is becoming an increasing popular topic in collection development and document preservation. However, there is little research on grey literature created by women. Specific databases and web sites that were found in the collections studied are mentioned so that other libraries may use the information to enhance their own collections.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%