Grey literature is literature produced by government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats, but which is not controlled by commercial publishers. Therefore, grey literature can at times be difficult to identify and obtain. It includes theses and dissertations, conference papers and proceedings, research reports, government documents, technical notes and specifications, proposals, data compilations, clinical trials, etc.
These publication types are called "grey" because they are not peer-reviewed. For this reason, grey literature has the advantage of being published more quickly; sometimes all you might have on a subject is in the grey literature.
Some of the Clark Library's article databases will include grey literature such as conference papers and proceedings, theses and dissertations, and research reports. For other types and additional ideas, see below.
Theses and dissertations:
Government documents:
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