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Grey literature is not readily available through conventional sources such as mainstream publishers and subscription databases.
However, with the growth of Internet usage in recent years, grey literature has become increasingly accessible but remains challenging to locate due to the dominance of commercial and popularity-based search engines such as Google.
Grey literature is typically produced by researchers and practitioners in academic institutions, government departments, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations, professional associations, and corporations.
Examples of grey literature include:
•technical or research reports
•theses and dissertations
•conference papers
•committee reports
•newsletters
•government documents
•institutional repositories
•preprint materials
•clinical trials
•white papers
•blogs
•podcasts
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