GreyNet LIS Education and Training Committee: Information Delivery

List of educational and promotional activities in Czech Republic Czech National Library of Technology (NTK) NTK is the only institution in Czech Republic which deals centrally with grey literature. NTK provides National Repository of Grey Literature and cooperates activities connected with GL.   Conference on Grey Literature and Repositories The goal of this annual conference is to present information about grey literature and news from the field in an international context. For: librarians, digital collections administrators, IT professionals, executives, students, authors of scientific papers as well as other professionals Once a year O ther irregular events - seminars, lectures for proffesionals, students, public Lectures for students at universities Time to time Webpages in Czech and English ( https://nrgl.techlib.cz/ ) Information about grey literature, NRGL, resources abroad, events For:

An interesting paper from PLOS One addressing the role of Google Scholar in searching for grey literature (one of the key questions posed by the authors: "what proportion of Google Scholar search results is grey literature?")  Via extensive case studies and analysis, the authors conclude that "the high proportion of grey literature that is missed by Google Scholar means that it is not a viable alternative to hand searching as a stand-alone tool."  The key notation in this phrase is alternative, since the author's do admit that a considerable amount of grey literature is indexed in Google Scholar; they key though is to recognize Scholar's role as a supplement to hand searching and other means for locating grey literature, in lieu of a be-all-end-all approach. The open-access article can be accessed here .

A resource-intensive page for students devoted to providing an overview of grey literature.  Written by Annette Lamb, a self-proclaimed educator, lifelong learner, and mobile maverick, this site is similar to Coles Notes, or perhaps a point-of care resource, as it breaks the study of grey literature into several sections: Grey Literature Defined Pros and Cons of Grey Literature Access to Grey Literature  Conference Documents Course Materials  Data Sets and Statistics  Dissertations and Theses Essays and Treatise  Papers Prints Projects Reports Social Media  Standards Other Materials LibGuide on Grey Literature  Institutional Repositories  General Sources of Grey Literature  Grey Literature and the Scholarly Publication Cycle Lamb's personal anecdotes, and recommendations (including reference to both GreyNet and Schopfel's and Farace's monograph of Grey Literature)  The site is available here . 

Raising awareness of events is an important trait in any discipline, particular in increasing cancer screening rates.  This article takes a unique approach by focusing a search on grey literature resources only with regards to conference promoting cancer screening awareness. The complete article is accessible here .

the Environmental Sciences LibGuide at the University of Ottawa  emphasizes the importance of establishing a search strategy at the outset, not only when consulting databases, but when perusing grey literature as well: "searching for grey literature is complex and the number of results one retrieves can be overwhelming if you have not set strict parameters from the get-go." ( Langlois , 2017). The following case study on s chool-based breakfast programs in Canada  exemplify Langlois' statement.

A presentation delivered at the 10th International Conference on Grey Literature (Amsterdam) by 2 cancer care librarians in Alberta.  Via a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach, the librarians were able to gain insight into a user's understanding of grey literature.  In addition, grey literature can be seen as a self-learning initiative, providing the experience of learning a topic on one's own and applying it to real-world situations. The complete presentation is available here .

Presentation by 2 University of Alberta Librarians at the 2016 Northern Alberta Health Libraries Association (NAHLA) conference.  The presentation is hyperlinked to a website, containing a section entitled, Keeping on Top of It, devoted to Alertness & Awareness Tools, Documentation & Reporting. More information is available here .

A presentation by 2 University of Alberta Librarians, focusing on digital web archiving for grey literature.  This is particularly relevant to grey literature as it allows for greater access around material that is difficult to uncover, born digital, and at risk of disappearing. The complete presentation is available here .

Purpose: To uncover strategies for teaching and learning about grey literature, including dissemination and exchange of information Objectives:  . 1.       How is grey literature represented in Google Scholar (cross-comparisons with Google)        2.     Compile a list of educational and promotional activities and practical experiences (starting with           our own countries/institutions)  3.    Consult the literature and prior work on learning objectives and teaching methods around grey            literature