Bertrum H. MacDonaldRuth E. CordesPeter G. WellsDalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Eighth International Conference on Grey Literature New Orleans
5th December 2006
Assessing the Diffusion and Impact of Grey Literature Published by International Intergovernmental Scientific Groups:The Case of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine EnvironmentPlace photo here
The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review
(October 2006)
2005 -
Halifax
Boston
GOMC Gulfwatch Program
International monitoring program of contaminants
Indicator species — blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) collected, each fall, from intertidal areas in coastal embayments
Council Publications
Reports and fact sheets
Background documents
Action plans and annual reports
Brochures and posters
Serials
Miscellaneous
122
38
29
10
4
9
Council-supported publications
Reports and background documents
Miscellaneous documents
24
25
Reprints of Council authored documents 14
Conference papers, journal articles and abstracts
37
GOMC Publications – (Total 312)*
* As of 15 November 2006
1970 1980 1990 2000
GESAMPGOMC
Internet Initiatives
begin
Cumulative Rise in Publications of GESAMP & GOMC
100
200
300
Published in print, 2005 Published online, 2006
Citations to GOMC Publications
Online Print
Gulf of Maine Region 151 164
United States (outside Gulf region)
61 30
Canada (outside of Gulf region) 24 35
Europe 23 1
Rest of world 13 7
Total 272 237
509 Citations to GOMC Publications, 1990-2006
0
20
40
60
80
100
Year
# C
itatio
ns
citations in grey literature [n=358] citations in journals and books [n=151]
284 Documents Cite GOMC Publications, 1990-2006
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Year
# d
ocu
men
ts
grey documents [n=180] journals and books [n=104]
Citations to GOMC Gulfwatch publications
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Publication year
# ci
tati
on
s
grey cites grey grey cites white White cites grey white cites white
GOMC Gulfwatch: 92 Citations in Grey Literature
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
# ci
tati
on
s
citations to grey literature [n=76] citations to journal articles [n=16]
GOMC Gulfwatch: 46 Citations in journals
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
# ci
tati
on
s
citations to grey literature [n=12] citations to journal articles [n=34]
Citations to Versions of The Atmospheric Input of Trace Species to the World’s Oceans (GESAMP Report)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005
Year
# C
itat
ion
s
Duce et al. (1991) [n = 548]
Regional Seas # 119 (1990) [n = 3]
GESAMP # 38 (1989) [n = 76]
Report draft (1989) [n = 7]
Slide, courtesy of P. Taylor & J. Craddock
Slide, courtesy of P. Taylor & J. Craddock
Acknowledgements
Support for this study was received from:
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
Environment Canada (federal government department) Dalhousie University, School of Information
Management and Faculty of Management Patricia Hinch, Nova Scotia Department of the
Environment & Labour Michele Tremblay, David Keeley, & Peter Taylor,
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Librarians in the Gulf of Maine region