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| Title: | An Eagle's eye-view of grey literature research |
| Authors: | GL3, Luxembourg (LU), 1997-11-13 Wessels, Rob H.A. (EAGLE) GreyNet, Grey Literature Network Service |
| Keywords: | EAGLE; SIGLE |
| Issue Date: | Jan-1998 |
| Publisher: | Amsterdam : GreyNet, 1998 |
| Citation: | Third International Conference on Grey Literature : Perspectives on the Design and Transfer of Scientific and Technical Information, 13-14 November 1997 (Conference Proceedings) |
| Series/Report no.: | Conference Program and Abstracts : GL-conference series, ISSN 1385-2308 ; No. 3 |
| Abstract: | Eagle, the producer of the SIGLE database (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe), began in 1980 as an association of seven libraries and documentation centres from seven countries of the EU. In 1992, membership was opened to all European countries. As a result eagle now has members in 15 European countries. SIGLE covers all subject areas (1/3 technology, 1/3 social and economic sciences & humanities, 1/3 natural sciences/ medicine/ biology). SIGLE contains over 480,000 records. The volume of input in SIGLE is steadily increasing. During the mid-eighties the annual input was 20,000 records. During the mid-nineties the annual input was over 40,000 records. Input of 73,000 records is projected for the year 2000. During this process of steady growth the members of eagle sometimes question whether their efforts are worthwhile. They believe that the documents described in SIGLE provide a valuable information resource, but what is the reality? The International Conference Series on GL continues to generate more information on this subject. This paper examines research results, which demonstrate the quality and value of GL: (1) Grey information forms a major part of scientific and technical communication; (2) Grey documents remain unique and are rarely followed by a journal article; (3) Much grey literature is published by prestigious organizations whose names are a guarantee for quality. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10068/697979 |
| Appears in Collections: | GL-3 05 - Humanities, psychology and social sciences |
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