Table 2 Relative importance of gray literature as used by AcademyHealth[26]
5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Working papers | Data evaluations | Speeches | Newsletters | Pamphlets |
Committee reports | Foundation reports | Annual reports | Biographies | Protocols |
Testimony | Government reports | Presentations | Bulletins | Guidelines |
Conference proceedings | Grantee publications | Grantee reports | PowerPoint presentations | Poster sessions |
Non-commercially published conference papers | Webcasts | Foundation financial statements | Meeting agendas | |
Reports | Theses | Translations | ||
Special reports | Technical specifications and standards |