TY - GEN
T1 - Grey literature and development
T2 - 10th International Conference on Grey Literature: Designing the Grey Grid for Information Society, GL 2008
AU - Rudasill, Lynne Marie
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Traditionally, the non-governmental organization working in the area of development has been viewed as a trusted source for research and information on specific topics and populations. With the advent of the World Wide Web, many of these organizations are working to make their expertise available to a large number of users. This preliminary study surveys non-governmental organizations working in several areas of health-related activity to ascertain what types of information they are making available on the Web. What types of grey literature are being made available electronically by these organizations? What resources are being used to disseminate this literature? In addition to reviewing the types of information extant on these sites, we will compare a sample of the contents of the websites to the WorldCat database to see what is, and is not, part of the traditional dissemination system. This preliminary study is part of a larger survey that looks at the electronic production, collection, and dissemination of information by non-governmental organizations in developing and developed nations. Resources such as press/news releases, reports, books, bulletins, and journals are calculated for each organization at individual websites. It is expected that the World Wide Web now serves the purpose of the traditional vertical file in which print copies of non-governmental organization materials used to be placed. It is also assumed that the materials on the Web serve only as the tip of the iceberg as far as the production of information by the non-governmental organization. The impact this might have on the organization's ability to serve as a point of expertise in policy decisions is explored.
AB - Traditionally, the non-governmental organization working in the area of development has been viewed as a trusted source for research and information on specific topics and populations. With the advent of the World Wide Web, many of these organizations are working to make their expertise available to a large number of users. This preliminary study surveys non-governmental organizations working in several areas of health-related activity to ascertain what types of information they are making available on the Web. What types of grey literature are being made available electronically by these organizations? What resources are being used to disseminate this literature? In addition to reviewing the types of information extant on these sites, we will compare a sample of the contents of the websites to the WorldCat database to see what is, and is not, part of the traditional dissemination system. This preliminary study is part of a larger survey that looks at the electronic production, collection, and dissemination of information by non-governmental organizations in developing and developed nations. Resources such as press/news releases, reports, books, bulletins, and journals are calculated for each organization at individual websites. It is expected that the World Wide Web now serves the purpose of the traditional vertical file in which print copies of non-governmental organization materials used to be placed. It is also assumed that the materials on the Web serve only as the tip of the iceberg as far as the production of information by the non-governmental organization. The impact this might have on the organization's ability to serve as a point of expertise in policy decisions is explored.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84924308962
T3 - GL-Conference Series: Conference Proceedings
SP - 62
EP - 66
BT - Designing the Grey Grid for Information Society - 10th International Conference on Grey Literature, GL 2008 - Conference Proceedings
A2 - Frantzen, Jerry
A2 - Farace, Dominic J.
PB - TextRelease
Y2 - 8 December 2008 through 9 December 2008
ER -