The Impact of Grey Literature in Advancing Global Karst Research: An Information Needs Assessment for a Globally Distributed Interdisciplinary Community

Authors

Todd A. Chavez, University of South FloridaFollow
Anna H. Perrault, University of South Florida
Pete Reehling, University of South Florida
Courtney Crummett, University of South Florida

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2007

Keywords

Grey literature, Information needs assessment, Karst research, Karst topography, Geology, Geoscience, Karst Information Portal

Abstract

A survey of the global karst community was conducted in 2006. The survey was distributed via the World Wide Web to known karst researchers. The instrument was designed to generate an initial inventory of core grey information types, to assess levels of usage of grey information by the respondents, and to gauge the karst community’s willingness to participate in building and expanding both this collection and the associated controlled vocabularies.

Scholar Commons Citation

Chavez, Todd A.; Perrault, Anna H.; Reehling, Pete; and Crummett, Courtney, "The Impact of Grey Literature in Advancing Global Karst Research: An Information Needs Assessment for a Globally Distributed Interdisciplinary Community" (2007). Academic Resources Faculty and Staff Publications. 14.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tlar_pub/14