Grey Literature in Library and Information Studies
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Grey Literature in Library and Information Studies

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Grey Literature in Library and Information Studies

About this book

The further rise of electronic publishing has come to change the scale and diversity of grey literature facing librarians and other information practitioners. This compiled work brings together research and authorship over the past decade dealing with both the supply and demand sides of grey literature. While this book is written with students and instructors of Colleges and Schools of Library and Information Science in mind, it likewise serves as a reader for information professionals working in any and all like knowledge-based communities.

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Yes, you can access Grey Literature in Library and Information Studies by Dominic J. Farace, Joachim Schöpfel in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Library & Information Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Contents
  3. Chapter 1. Grey Publishing and the Information Market: A New Look at Value Chains and Business Models
  4. Chapter 2. How to assure the Quality of Grey Literature: the Case of Evaluation Reports
  5. Chapter 3. Grey Literature produced and published by Universities: A Case for ETDs
  6. Chapter 4. Collection building with special Regards to Report Literature
  7. Chapter 5. Institutional Grey Literature in the University Environment
  8. Chapter 6. Copyright Concerns Confronting Grey Literature
  9. Chapter 7. Theses and Dissertations
  10. Chapter 8. Grey Documents in Open Archives
  11. Chapter 9. OpenSIGLE - Crossroads for Libraries, Research and Educational Institutions in the Field of Grey Literature
  12. Chapter 10. The driving and evolving Role of Grey Literature in High-Energy Physics
  13. Chapter 11. The Use and Influence of Information Produced as Grey Literature by International, Intergovernmental Marine Organizations: Overview of Current Research
  14. Chapter 12. Grey Literature in Karst Research: The Evolution of the Karst Information Portal (KIP)
  15. Chapter 13. Grey Literature Repositories: Tools for NGOs Involved in Public Health Activities in Developing Countries
  16. Chapter 14. Blog Posts and Tweets: The Next Frontier for Grey Literature
  17. Chapter 15. Assessing the Return on Investments in Grey Literature for Institutional Repositories
  18. Chapter 16. e-Science, Cyberinfrastructure and CRIS
  19. Chapter 17. Course and Learning Objective in the Teaching of Grey Literature: The Role of Library and Information Science Education
  20. Backmatter