Grey Literature

Welcome to the WSLHD subject guide for Grey Literature.

This guide will save your time and point you in the right direction in finding grey literature.

The term grey literature refers to research that is either unpublished or has been published in non-commercial form. Some examples of grey literature include:

• conference papers / conference proceedings
• theses
• clinical trials
• newsletters
• pamphlets
• reports
• fact sheets, bulletins
• government documents
• surveys
• interviews
• informal communications (e.g., blogs, podcasts, email)

The Grey Matters online checklist tool produced by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) is excellent when searching for drug evidence.