GL5 Announcement and Call-for Papers
Celebrating GL Conferences 1993-2003

To:     Publishers, Librarians, Web editors, Researchers, Policy Makers,
Information Brokers and Vendors, Information Specialists,
Intermediaries, Authors, Information Technicians, Journalists,
Information Professionals

International Conference on Grey Literature
Grey Matters in the World of Networked Information
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Amsterdam , 4-5 December 2003

Today researchers, web editors, e-publishers, and other producers of
grey literature are not just additional links in the information chain.
Instead, they have become the architects of a roadmap of networked
information in which new types and formats of grey predominate. New
methods and mediums for storing, retrieving, and distributing grey
literature have created new uses and applications for these resources.
Academic institutions, government organizations, business and industry
have come to view themselves as frontline publishers of grey and
networked information. Their reports, working papers, programs and
policies become e-published and available in networked environments to
unlimited audiences.

While the exploitation of these resources are not primarily for economic
gain, they do augment the knowledge and information bases in specialized
fields, empower decision making in local and national government, enable
forecasts for business and industry, and impact the public opinion of
net-citizens. GL5 seeks to focus on these and other grey matters in the
world of networked information. At the same time, GL5 aspires to
celebrate a decade of conferences promoting research in the field of
grey literature. Your presence and contribution to this program are
welcome.

Dr. Dominic John Farace,
Program and Conference Director

CONFERENCE THEMES
- The Economy of Grey
- Grey Journalism and the Media
- Research is Grey Dependent
- Perish or Publish Grey
- Grey versus Commercial Communication
- Search Engines are Growing Grey
- Grey Benchmarks in Collection Development
- Roadmap of Grey Literature Systems and Services

GREY LITERATURE
Information produced on all levels of government, academics,
business and industry in electronic and print formats not controlled by
commercial publishing.

GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Participants who wish to present a paper at GL5 are invited to submit an
English abstract. The abstract should deal with the problem/goal, the
research method/procedure, and the anticipated results/conclusions of
the research.

The abstract should include the title of the paper, the author(s)
name(s) and organisation(s), as well as address/phone/fax/email
information. This data will be used to compile the GL5 Program.

DUE DATE AND FORMAT USED FOR SUBMISSION
The abstract must be emailed on or before the 1 July 2003 in MS Word.
The author will receive written verification upon receipt of the
abstract. The GL5 Program Committee will use these abstracts in order to
finalize the GL5 Program.

TITLE OF YOUR PAPER:
Author's Name(s) :
Organisation(s) :
Address/P.O. Box :
Postal code  - City - Country :
Telephone :
Fax :
Email :
URL :

INDICATE YOUR SESSION:
-  The Economy of Grey
- Grey Journalism and the Media
- Research is Grey Dependent
- Perish or Publish Grey
- Grey versus Commercial Communication
- Search Engines are Growing Grey
- Grey Benchmarks in Collection Development
- Roadmap of Grey Literature Systems and Services

ABSTRACT OF YOUR PAPER:
NB Abstracts are the only tangible source, which will allow the Program
Committee to guarantee program content and balance in the sessions.
Every effort should be made to reflect the content of your work in the
abstract submitted. See Guidelines above.

PLEASE SEND THE INFORMATION TO
GL5 Program and Conference Bureau
Beysterveld 251, 1083 KE Amsterdam,  The Netherlands
http://www.textrelease.com     Tel/Fax : (0)20-672.1217
Email: info@textrelease.com