Grey literature (or gray literature) is research that is either unpublished or has been published in non-commercial form. It is a good source for up-to-date information.
Grey literature includes:
In Google, select settings and choose advanced search to refine search results.
Or use these advanced search operators in the Google search box to find grey literature.
| Search Operator | Example |
| "Results include this exact phrase or word" | "higher education" | "staff" |
| -don't want in results | -dogs |
| OR either word/s | TAFE OR college |
| site:specific website or type of site | site:abs.gov.au | site:.org |
| filetype:specific file type | filetype:pdf | filetype:doc |
| intitle:word/s in the title | intitle:"staff scholarship" |
| intext:word/s in text | intext:study |
| AROUND(#) no. of words between two terms | cats AROUND(4) dogs |
| * replace words | "staff * in higher education" |
Trove
Search Trove (National Library of Australia) for theses, digitised newspaper articles, images, maps and more.