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Grey Literature for Health Sciences and Medicine

This guide provides some useful sources of grey literature in Health Sciences and Medicine including tips on how to find it.

Policy and Reports

 

Reports can take many different forms. These include technical reports, research reports, government reports and policy reports.  Often produced by organizations such as government agencies, research institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), reports as well as policies may be disseminated online or in print.

Sources

Library Databases

  • Dimensions
    Dimensions is a linked research data platform, including information patents, clinical trials and policy documents
    For more information, view the Dimensions LibGuide
  • Capital Monitor
    Capital Monitor provides full coverage of information/documents for federal, state and territory Parliaments, government departments, agencies, courts and key stakeholders in public policy, including industry, associations and not-for-profits.

Web Searching

See the guide for Advanced Google Search Techniques

Google site search
A Google site search allows you to limit results to one website or domain rather than the entire internet.
To perform a site search on Google enter your search words and add site: in front of the required URL

Examples:
Search words site:.gov.au
Search words site:.vic.gov.au
Search words site:.org.au

Google filetype search
You can use the filetype: operator in a Google search to limit results to a specific file type or file extension.

Example:
Search words filetype:pdf

Combine both

Example:
Search words site:.gov.au filetype:pdf


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