Grey literature consists of materials that fall outside of the commercial publishing model. Papers, reports, newsletters, and other types of documents written and published by government departments, research institutes, organizations or associations, etc. could be considered grey literature.
These materials can be valuable sources of information, but it's important to note that they're not considered peer-reviewed or scholarly resources and should be critically evaluated before using them in your research.
Use a site: or filetype: search to help narrow down your research to a particular website, domain, or file type:
e.g. The site:gc.ca search will search within websites with a gc.ca domain (Government of Canada). Adding some keywords can make a more complex search.
e.g. The filetype:PDF search will restrict your search to include only PDF files.
Combine advanced Google search techniques to get the most out of your results.
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