grey literature in special libraries access and use sara ranger university of houston libraries...
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Grey Literature in Special Libraries
Access and Use
Sara RangerUniversity of Houston Libraries
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Relevance of the study Assumption: special libraries have large
paper collections of grey literature
Question: how accessible is it?
My experiences Academic departmental library NOAA library
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Special Libraries 16 Librarians
13 Organizations 4 Government Libraries 4 Corporate Libraries 5 Specialized Academic Libraries
Libraries located in Texas, Michigan and Washington
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Interviews Interview questions covered
Types & amount of GL in library Number of GL users Most used types or collections of GL Access via catalog Borrowing & inter-library loan
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Results 0 - 90% of special library collections are
grey literature Larger GL collection in academic & government libraries
0 – 95% of special library patrons using grey literature More used in academic & government libraries
Reports, conference proceedings & newsletters most used types of GL
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Conclusions Special Libraries contain varying but often
large amounts of GL
Access is problematic
Librarian knowledge of collection is key
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Recommendations Cataloging
Especially for important collections
Repositories!
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Acknowledgements Participating Librarians and Organizations
Matt Saxton, Information School, University of Washington
University of Houston Libraries