Sanctioned Inequity and Accessibility Issues in the Grey Literature in the United States

Abstract

The so-called gray literature is a recognized category of publication the world over but for a variety of reasons it is viewed as a substandard source of scholarly information. This literature facilitates multi-vocality in a profession that is split between those who dominate power roles, educational outlets, and publication venues and those who are in-the-trench practitioners who generate voluminous amounts of material. Taken less seriously by those who incorrectly suggest that reports are not peer reviewed or are inaccessible, these sources will be more widely cited if those outside the specific report-producing communities understand how to access them and understand their scholarly responsibility to do so.