Library Guides: Grey literature: Subject specific sources

Here is a small selection of sources of grey literature specific to various disciplines.

This is not an exhaustive list. It may be worth viewing our Subject Guides to find other useful sources for your research.

SSRN

The SSRN, formerly known as Social Science Research Network, is a repository for preprints and working papers devoted to the dissemination of scholarly research.

Disciplines covered are: Applied Sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.

Business & Economics

Centre for Economic Policy Research
Includes reports, bulletins, videos and podcasts.

Documents and reports

AnnualReports.co.uk
Over 50,000 annual reports from companies around the world.
World Bank: Open Knowledge Repository
Provides access to reports from the World Bank.
World Trade Organization: Documents

Preprints and working papers

EconPapers
Provides access to working papers in economics.
IDEAS: Working Papers
Free economics database. This section covers working papers.
National Bureau of Economic Research
Provides access to working papers and lectures from conferences.

OECD iLibrary
Provides access to working papers and podcasts.

Engineering

Conference proceedings

Engineering Proceedings
An open access journal dedicated to publishing findings resulting from conferences, workshops, and similar events, in all areas of engineering.
ASME: Conference Proceedings
Conference proceedings from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
IET Conference proceedings
Conference proceedings from the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Transportation Research Board: Webinars and conference recordings

Preprints and working papers

arXiv: Electrical Engineering and Systems Science
Preprints on Audio and Speech Processing; Image and Video Processing; Signal Processing
engrxiv engineering archive
Engineering preprint repository.

Health

Grey literature resources for health.

Politics

Columbia International Affairs Online
Is an archive of articles, working papers, and policy briefs from government research organisations, independent think tanks and university analysis centres.

Accessibility information for Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)

Think Tank Review
Repository of think tank publications on EU affairs from the Library of the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU
UK in a changing Europe
Analysis on Brexit curated by King's College London.