webconference - Grey Literature - consumer's perspective section (free web conference)

Grey Lit 102: Advanced Search Strategies for Grey Literature

NEW: View the Grey Lit 102 archived recording and access the presentation slides here. 

Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (EDT) 
Course Level: 101
Faculty: Melissa Ratajeski, M.L.I.S., R.L.A.T.,  University of Pittsburgh; Ahlam Saleh, M.D., M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh
Duration: 60 min.

Overview:  This free Web conference (the "consumer's" perspective) discussed the challenges inherent in conducting advanced searches for grey literature and presents tactics for overcoming these challenges. Participants in this session learned:

• Who are the major users of grey literature, and why?
• What are best practices for searching and incorporating grey literature evidence into larger research efforts?
• Is it possible to systematically review grey literature (why or why not)?
• Are there critical assumptions or search parameters that can target a search and efficiently find desired evidence?

Grey Literature in Public Health Web Conference Series 2011 | Open Medicine Blog

AcademyHealth is pleased to announce that the archived recordings for all three Web conferences in the Grey Literature Web Conference Series are now available on the AcademyHealth website.

Presentation slides are also available.
To access the archived recordings, visit the Grey Literature Web Conference Series page.