Grey Literature
Grey literature is scholarly information developed by scholars, non-profit organizations, think-tanks, government agencies etc. and distributed outside the traditional academic or commercial publishing ecosystem. This valuable research information often comes in the form of reports, white papers, working papers, or conference publications, just to list a few examples.
- Conference Proceedings Citation Index This link opens in a new windowOn the main search screen for Web of Science Core Collection, change "Editions: All" to "Conference Proceedings Citation Index."
"Conference Proceedings Citation Index helps researchers access the published literature from ... conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions worldwide." - Dimensions This link opens in a new window"Dimensions contains more than 100 million publications, ranging from articles published in scholarly journals, books and book chapters, to preprints and conference proceedings. All publications are contextualized with linked data sets, funding, publications, patents, clinical trials, and policy documents. You can also view associated categories, funders, institutions, and researcher profiles."
Includes Open Access filter
- IssueLabGathers, indexes, and shares the collective intelligence of the social sector... [providing] free access to thousands of case studies, evaluations, white papers, and issue briefs addressing some of the world's most pressing social problems."
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) (1970+) This link opens in a new windowan information clearinghouse for people around the U.S. and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control.
- NGO SearchNGO Search is a Google Custom Search that searches across hundreds non-governmental organization (NGO) websites.
- OpenGrey: System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe This link opens in a new window"System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe, is your open access to 700.000 bibliographical references of grey literature (paper) produced in Europe and allows you to export records and locate the documents."
- PAIS Index (ProQuest) (1915+) This link opens in a new windowcontains references to more than 553,300 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, & more.
The print index provides coverage for 1915-1974 - Main Library Reference H1.P8 - PapersFirst (FirstSearch) (1993+) This link opens in a new windowOCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide; covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.
- Policy File Index This link opens in a new window"access to U.S. foreign and domestic policy papers and gray literature, PolicyFile is updated weekly with abstracts and links to the latest reports, papers, and documents from think tanks, research institutes, and agencies."
- PolicyArchiveComprehensive digital library of public policy research containing over 30,000 documents
- ProceedingsFirst (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new windowCovers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.
- Social & Behavioral Sciences Commons (Digital Commons) This link opens in a new window "brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide." Sub-Disciplines include: Sociology -- Library & Information Science -- Public Affairs, Public Policy & Public Administration -- Communication -- Economics -- Psychology -- Political Science -- International & Area Studies -- Legal Studies -- Anthropology -- Urban Studies & Planning -- Social Work -- Agricultural & Resource Economics -- Science & Technology Studies -- Geography -- Linguistics -- Sports Studies -- Social Statistics -- Other Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new window"is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences"
- WorldCat Dissertations & Theses (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new windowAll dissertations, theses and published material based on theses cataloged by OCLC members, including all subjects.