Yale University Library Research Guides: YSN Doctoral Programs: Grey Literature

Grey Literature

Dissertations and Theses Global
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets. NQMC also hosts the HHS Measure Inventory.
NYAcademy of Medicine Grey Literature Reports
This report was a monthly publication produced by the The New York Academy of Medicine for the years 1999 - 2016. It contains grey literature publications in health services research and selected urban health topics.
As of January 2017, the Grey Literature Report website and database was discontinued meaning that it will no longer be updated. However the resources are still be accessible.
OAIster
Contains records of digital resources from open-archive collections worldwide

The Commonwealth Fund
Supports independent research on health care issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. An international program in health policy is designed to stimulate innovative policies and practices in the United States and other industrialized countries. [from The Commonwealth Fund Mission Statement]
The Hastings Center
Addresses fundamental ethical issues in the areas of health, health care, life sciences research, and the environment as they affect individuals, communities, and societies. The Center examines advances in the biological sciences, the technologies those sciences have spawned, and debates about how to use them humanely and fairly. We accomplish our mission by producing original research, developing public engagement, and providing service to the field of bioethics. [from Hastings Center Mission Statement]
Kaiser Family Foundation
The Urban Institute
Builds knowledge about the nation’s social and fiscal challenges, practicing open-minded, evidence-based research to diagnose problems and figure out which policies and programs work best, for whom, and how.
IssueLab
A searchable, browseable website set up to collect and share the social sector’s knowledge [from The IssueLab About page]

AIR - American Institutes for Research
Important source of social research, including social interventions in education, health, and employment
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
GAO - U.S. Government Accountability Office
Audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the U.S. Congress
mdrc
Non-profit, non-partisan, social policy research organization which assembles evidence of the effectiveness of U.S. social programs targeting low-income individuals and families.
NIH RePORTer (formally CRISP)
Searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions, maintained by the National Institutes of Health
Social Security: Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis
Carries out research for the U.S. Government's Social Security Administration
What Works Clearinghouse
Reviews the research on the different programs, products, practices, and policies in education. Focuses on the results to answer the question “What works in education?

Institute on Research for Poverty "is dedicated to advancing understanding of the causes and consequences of U.S. poverty and inequality. It collects and analyzes information, continually updated from state and national data and special-purpose studies, on the evolving condition of low-income individuals and families and policies and programs to improve their well-being and increase self-sufficiency."

Janene Batten - Nursing Librarian, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

Barbara Esty - Data Librarian, Marx Science and Social Science Library

Kaitlin Throgmorton - Data Librarian for the Health Sciences, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library