Twelfth International Conference on Grey Literature National Technical Library, Prague, Czech Republic December 6-7, 2010
Conference Program
GL12 Conference Sponsors
Conference Host and Sponsors:
• NTK, National Technical Library, Czech Republic • BL, British Library, United Kingdom • CVTI-SR, Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information, Slovakia • EBSCO Publishing, USA • FLICC-FEDLINK; Library of Congress, USA • ICSTI, International Council for Scientific and Technical Information, France • IIA, Information International Associates, Inc., USA • INIST-CNRS, Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, France • LLC, Law Library of Congress, USA • NYAM, New York Academy of Medicine, USA
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National Technical Library, Czech Republic
The National Technical Library is a central professional library open to the public, which offers a unique collection of 250,000 publications freely accessible in open circulation. Its holdings form the largest collection of Czech and foreign documents from technology and applied natural sciences as well as associated social sciences. It contains a total of 1.2 million volumes of books, journal and newspapers as well as theses, reports, standards, and trade literature both in print and electronic formats. Besides its own collection, part of the Central Library of CTU in Prague and the Central Library of ICT holdings are accessible in NTK. In accordance with its statutes, NTK manages the project of building the National Repository of Grey Literature (NRGL). This project aims at gathering metadata and possibly full texts of grey documents in the field of education, science, and research. NTK likewise supports education in the field of grey literature through annual seminars in the Czech Republic.
The British Library, United Kingdom The British Library is sponsor to the GL Conference Series for the third consecutive year. In December 1978, the British Library hosted the York Seminar. This event led to the establishment of EAGLE, the European Association for Grey Literature Exploitation and its SIGLE-database. Through the years, The British Library contributed 40% of SIGLE’s more than 800,000 records. Now more than 30 years on, it will not go unnoticed that The British Library is represented on the GL12 Program Committee and is an Associate Member of GreyNet International.
CVTI-SR
Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information, SCSTI Centrum vedecko-technických informácií Slovenskej republiky Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (SCSTI) is the national information centre for support of science and research in Slovak Republic and specialized scientific library centred on technical branches and chosen branches of natural, economical and humanitarian sciences.
EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO now sponsors the GL-Conference Series six years running! EBSCO is the world's most prolific aggregator of full text journals including The Grey Journal. In 2005, TextRelease entered into an electronic licensing relationship with EBSCO Publishing. The full text of articles in The Grey Journal (TGJ) can be found in Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) full text database. EBSCO is a worldwide leader in providing information access and management solutions through print and electronic journal subscription services, research database development and production, as well as online access to more than 100 databases and thousands of e-journals, and e-commerce book procurement. EBSCO has served the library and business communities for more than 60 years.
Federal Library and Information Center Committee
FLICC FEDLINK
This year FLICC-FEDLINK is once again sponsor to the International Conference Series on Grey Literature. FLICC is an organization of U.S. federal agencies dedicated to cooperation and concerted action within the community of federal libraries and information centers. FLICC and FEDLINK, FLICC’s purchasing, training and resource-sharing consortium, achieve better utilization of federal information resources and facilities through promotion of common services, coordination and sharing of available resources and professional development. FLICC is also a forum for discussion of federal library and information policies, programs, and procedures to help inform the Congress, federal agencies, and others concerned with libraries and information centers.
International Council for Scientific and Technical Information
ICSTI, the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information, offers a unique forum for interaction between organizations that create, disseminate and use scientific and technical information. ICSTI's mission cuts across scientific and technical disciplines, as well as international borders, to give member organizations the benefit of a truly global community.
Information International Associates, USA
GL12 has secured the sponsorship of Information International Associates, Inc. IIa is a woman-owned, small business headquartered in Oak Ridge,Tennessee with over 20 years of experience providing innovation solutions to the Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies. IIa has a world-class reputation inscientific and technical information services, national and international information policy and standards development, librarianship, and intelligence work. The company provides a full range of information management, systems, and technology services for both classified and unclassified environments. IIa's services include advanced information science in the fields of knowledge management, electronic records, website design, information analysis and retrieval, as well as metadata structures. IIa has proven experience in R&D strategic planning and technology roadmapping with 200 staff members working throughout the United States and inthe United Kingdom.
INIST-CNRS, France
The Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (INIST) a subsidiary of CNRS, the National Centre for Scientific Research in France is sponsor to the International Conference Series on Grey Literature since its relaunch in 2003. INIST houses a huge library with extensive collections available to the public through document delivery services. Indexing services are also provided for (grey) literature in Science, Technology, Medicine, Humanities, and the Social Sciences. These services are designed to contribute to bibliographic databases. INIST's Information services are available online, as well as in a variety of electronic formats and media. A recent development is their memSIC, Open Archive on Theses in Information Science. It is an honor to have this national institute in the forefront of grey literature.
Law Library of Congress, LLC
The mission of The Law Library of Congress, the de facto national law library, is to make its resources available to Members of Congress, the Supreme Court, other branches of the U.S. Government, and the global legal community, and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of law for future generations. With approximately 2.65 million volumes, the Law Library's collection of primary and secondary sources constitutes the largest legal collection in the world. The collection also spans all periods of law, from the most ancient and primitive to the most contemporary and sophisticated. All systems of law – common, civil, customary, religious and socialist – are represented, as are all topics within the law. The Law Library has also taken a lead role in forming and promoting the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN). GLIN is a unique public resource for laws, regulations, judicial decisions and other legal materials from around the world. Available as a searchable, full-text online database, GLIN is open to members as well as the public, and contains authoritative legal documents and materials in digital format, contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations.
"Recipient of the Louise Darling Medal 2008 for distinguished achievement in collection development in the health sciences"
The New York Academy of Medicine, an Associate Member of GreyNet, has signed-on as sponsor of GL12. This marks the 7th year straight that NYAM sponsors the International Conference Series on Grey Literature. NYAM is one of the foremost-recognized organizations in the field of grey literature. The Academy Library seeks new ways to offer and enhance access to quality health information. Today, NYAM looks to initiate and support new technologies and services that improve the access to health for its wide audience of researchers, students, Academy Fellows, and the general public. The Grey Literature Report, a bimonthly web-based publication along with the detailed guide to organizations and agencies producing grey literature in the fields of Health Policy and Public Health are but two examples.
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