Towards a Continuum of Scholarship: The Eventual Collapse of the Distinction Between Grey and non-Grey Literature

Banks, Marcus A. (2005) Towards a Continuum of Scholarship: The Eventual Collapse of the Distinction Between Grey and non-Grey Literature . In Farace, Dr. Dominic, Eds. Proceedings Conference on Grey Literature, Nancy, France.

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Abstract

This paper argues that the distinction between grey and non-grey (or white) literature will become less relevant over time, as online discovery options proliferate. In the meantime, the political success of the open access publishing movement has valuable lessons for proponents of increasing access to grey literature.

EPrint Type:	Conference Paper
Keywords:	grey literature gray literature public health information seeking open access political activism activism
Subjects:	Scholarly Communication Academic Libraries Information Seeking Behaviors Social Informatics
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Deposited On:	07 March 2006
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