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Grey literature is a necessary facet in a critical approach to gambling research

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Grey literature is a necessary facet in a critical approach to gambling research
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The grey literature is a valuable body of information that is a necessary component to any evidence-based approach to solving multifaceted social problems. However, the concept of grey literature is complex and precise (Schöpfel, 2010) with one of the defining factors being that it is difficult to find due to the nature of its publication, thus the topic can be unapproachable for unfamiliar audiences who could make good use of it. Therefore, it is important to provide high-quality, contextualized educational materials that explain what grey literature is, why it is valuable, and how to find it. In this talk we present the creation and recent revision of GreyLitGuides.com, a contextualized directory of grey literature educational resources with an emphasis on LibGuides and videos. This resource draws from an environmental scan of grey literature LibGuides presented at GL19 (Carlson et al, 2017). The results were first categorized into major headings based on anticipated grey literature knowledge needs: 1) what is grey literature, 2) how to find grey literature, and 3) subject-specific sources of grey literature. The website was launched in 2019 and announced at the GL21 conference. This year, the GreyNet Education & Training Committee reviewed the resources in detail to create annotations for the directory and added new resources through consultation with GreyNet affiliates via an online survey. The purpose of the survey was two-fold: (1) to encourage affiliates to share resources that they had personally found to be useful for education and training purposes, and (2) to determine how the GreyLitGuides.com website could be enhanced to meet affiliates' information needs for grey literature education and training. The survey brought new and previously overlooked materials to our attention, which will be highlighted in our presentation. It also shed new light on occupational groups, beyond information professionals, that take an active role in grey literature education and training. The results allowed the committee to understand where to focus their dissemination efforts along with preferred information formats.