Seminar on Grey Literature in Brno, Czech Republic on October 22, 2009
Grey Publishing: An Example of Stretch Management and Knowledge Sharing GreyNet has adapted to and capitalized on technological innovation as well as policy driven change on the information landscape, namely open access. What makes GreyNet different from other information network services is its low tech approach to high tech issues. In this presentation, GreyNet provides an example of stretch management and knowledge sharing, where grey publishing is an engine for change.
10th Libre Software Meeting in Nantes, France on July 10, 2009
Stretch Management and Knowledge Sharing: An Example of Grey Publishing In 1997, the definition of grey literature often referred to as the ‘Luxembourg Convention’ took a sharp turn – emphasizing for the first time the supply side of grey literature i.e. its production and publication both in print and electronic formats. This break from the previous quarter century, which narrowly focused on the demand side and the problems of bibliographic control, indexing, cataloging and retrieval finally placed grey literature in its fuller perspective. The other key term that requires definition is “stretch management”. A term that came out of industry in the 1990’s referring to extraordinary goals not only higher than the previous year, but goals that are sustainable.
Digital Libraries - Strategies, Technologies, Knowledge in Jasná, Slovakia on March 16, 2009
Can you think of a Digital Library without Grey Literature? You may be more familiar with the term Digital Library than with Grey Literature? If this is the case, then by focusing first on grey literature, we will arrive at a clearer understanding of its place in digital libraries. In the second part of this presentation I will discuss the case of the OpenSIGLE Repository. When I searched GreyNet’s Collection of Conference Papers over the past five years for the term “Digital Libraries”, 34 full-text records appeared. The information and results from that pool of research has greatly enabled me to speak to you here today.
Meeting on Grey Literature, Amsterdam, Netherlands on January 22, 2009
On the Future of Grey Literature for Libraries and Librarians The further rise of electronic publishing has come to change the scale and diversity of grey literature facing librarians and other information professionals. With the emergence of new types of grey literature documents and the newfound awareness of organizations producing these documents that they too perform a publisher’s role - even though their primary activity is not publishing – grey literature has entered a new ‘level playing field’ on the information landscape.
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