There are many types of grey literature, with some examples as follows:
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Conferences are an important part of staying current with intellectual and academic developments and discussion. There are many websites that will alert you of upcoming conferences. Papers are sometimes available via conference websites or accessible via databases.
Repositories contain research output, which are considered grey literature. These resources can be unpublished, or could have been published in other forms. Repositories are a great place to locate research findings before they are made available through a commercial publisher. Repositories can contain dissertations, theses, creative works, data, journal articles, book chapters and conference papers.
Preprint databases contain the author's original manuscript before submission for traditional publication. Find out more about preprints.
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