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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 Environment Bertrum H. MacDonald Ruth E. Cordes Place photo here Peter G. Wells Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Eighth International Conference on Grey Literature New Orleans 5 th December 2006

The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review (October 2006) 2

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GOMC Gulfwatch Program International monitoring program of contaminants Indicator species — blue mussels ( Mytilus edulis) collected, each fall, from intertidal areas in coastal embayments 7

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GOMC Publications – (Total 312)* Council Publications Reports and fact sheets 122 Background documents 38 Action plans and annual reports 29 Brochures and posters 10 Serials 4 Miscellaneous 9 Council-supported publications Reports and background documents 24 Miscellaneous documents 25 Reprints of Council authored documents 14 Conference papers, journal articles and abstracts 37 * As of 15 November 2006 11

Cumulative Rise in Publications of GESAMP & GOMC 300 200 100 GESAMP Internet GOMC Initiatives begin 1970 1980 1990 2000 12

Published online, 2006 Published in print, 2005 13

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 14

509 Citations to GOMC Publications, 1990-2006 citations in grey literature [n=358] citations in journals and books [n=151] 100 80 # Citations 60 40 20 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Year 15

284 Documents Cite GOMC Publications, 1990-2006 grey documents [n=180] journals and books [n=104] 60 50 # documents 40 30 20 10 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year 16

Citations to GOMC Gulfwatch publications grey cites grey grey cites white White cites grey white cites white 30 25 20 # citations 15 10 5 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Publication year 17

GOMC Gulfwatch: 92 Citations in Grey Literature citations to grey literature [n=76] citations to journal articles [n=16] 20 18 16 14 # citations 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year 18

GOMC Gulfwatch: 46 Citations in journals citations to grey literature [n=12] citations to journal articles [n=34] 14 12 10 # citations 8 6 4 2 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year 19

Citations to Versions of The Atmospheric Input of Trace Species to the World’s Oceans (GESAMP Report) 80 Duce et al. (1991) [n = 548] 70 Regional Seas # 119 (1990) [n = 3] GESAMP # 38 (1989) [n = 76] 60 Report draft (1989) [n = 7] 50 # Citations 40 30 20 10 0 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 Year 20

21 Slide, courtesy of P. Taylor & J. Craddock

22 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 23