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Searching Systematically - useful databases and evidence resources: Grey literature

Comprehensive list of resources to use when undergoing a systematic searching

Grey Literature - Health and Social Care

Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists

National professional body representing chartered physiotherapists in Ireland.

Grey Literature - Nursing and Midwifery

Australian College of Nursing                    

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)

Independent, statutory organisation which regulates the nursing and midwifery professions in Ireland.

Royal College of Nursing [Great Britain]

Grey Literature - Psychology

American Psychological Association (APA)

Leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States.

 

British Psychological Society

The British Psychological Society is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in Britain, and is responsible for the promotion of excellence and ethical practice in the science, education and application of the discipline.

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is the professional body for psychiatrists in the Republic of Ireland promoting excellence in the practice of psychiatry.

Psychological Society of Ireland

The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) is the learned and professional body for psychology and psychologists in the Republic of Ireland. The PSI is committed to maintaining high standards of practice in psychology and also to explore new and innovative ways of furthering psychology as an applied science.

Grey Literature - Institutions and Government

data.gov.ie: Ireland's Open Data Portal

Data.gov.ie is intended to provide easy access to datasets that are free to use, reuse and redistribute to help deliver economic, social and democratic benefits.

Publications Office of the European Union

The Publications Office of the European Union is an inter-institutional office housing the publications of the European Union.

World Health Organization Europe

European regional office of the World Health Organization. Contains extensive collection of publications.

Grey Literature - Other sources

DART Europe e-Theses Portal

Partnership of national and university libraries and consortia to improve global access to European research theses.

Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)

HIQA publications.

Health Research Board

HRB publications.

Lenus.ie

Irish health research repository, is a leading source for Irish research in health and social care.

National Academies Press [United States]

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, non-profit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing global challenges to help shape policies, inform public opinion, and advance the pursuit of science, engineering, and medicine.

Rian

A single portal providing aggregated content from the institutional repositories of Irish Universities.

Grey Literature - General Sources

Google Scholar

Search engine for scholarly literature.

Open Access Directory (OAD) Disciplinary Repositories

 A comprehensive list of open access disciplinary repositories.

Open Grey

Open Grey is a multidisciplinary European database of grey literature including science, technology, biomedical science, economics, social science and humanities.

OpenAIRE

"Our Vision: Transform society through validated scientific knowledge. Allow citizens, educators, funders, civil servants and industry find ways to make science useful for themselves, their working environments, the society."

United Nations iLibrary

United Nations dissemination platform for all published content.

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