Towards a new definition of grey literature ; Vers une nouvelle définition de la littérature grise

Abstract

The article contains a summary of the work on the concept of grey literature, the results of a survey and an analysis of the reference definition (New York definition). New technologies and new ways of dissemination on the internet pose a problem for the traditional interpretation of grey literature. The article discusses three new attributes (quality, intellectual property, mediation) and proposes a new definition (Prague definition) which adds these new attributes to the economic approach of the old definition. According to this new definition, grey literature is any type of document produced by government, administration, education and research, trade and industry, whether in paper or digital format, protected by intellectual property rights, of sufficient quality to be collected and stored by an institutional library or archive, and which is not controlled by commercial publishing. ; International audience ; The article contains a summary of the work on the concept of grey literature, the results of a survey and an analysis of the reference definition (New York definition). New technologies and new ways of dissemination on the internet pose a problem for the traditional interpretation of grey literature. The article discusses three new attributes (quality, intellectual property, mediation) and proposes a new definition (Prague definition) which adds these new attributes to the economic approach of the old definition. According to this new definition, grey literature is any type of document produced by government, administration, education and research, trade and industry, whether in paper or digital format, protected by intellectual property rights, of sufficient quality to be collected and stored by an institutional library or archive, and which is not controlled by commercial publishing. ; L'article contient une synthèse des travaux sur le concept de la littérature grise, les résultats d'une enquête et une analyse de la définition de référence (définition de New York). Les nouvelles technologies et les ...