Grey literature

The fourteenth International Conference on Grey Literature, titled 'Tracking Innovation through Grey Literature' was held recently in Rome on 29-30 November 2012.

Research reports, or grey literature as they are also known, are an essential part of many disciplines including public policy. While access to these reports has become easier in many respects, online publishing presents many challenges as well, particularly for collecting organisations.

The US Government General Accountability Office has won the 2012 Ignobel Prize for issuing a report about reports about reports that recommends the preparation of a report about the report about reports about reports.