Grey literature databases identify resources that are key to research and scholarship. Many are open resources that go through a quality control process before they are published.
Definitions are scholarly dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks that help define terms and provide additional context.
Dictionary of Computer Science (2016)
Dictionary Plus Science and Technology (2016)
On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC, current)
NetLingo Dictionary (current)
Patents are legal documents issued by a national or international patent agency that document an intellectual property to an exclusive invention, product or process
Standards are important documents that define a set of technical definitions, specifications, and guidelines for a product, process, or guideline.
Theses and Dissertations are important unpublished resources granted and retained by universities as capstone projects, these, and dissertations.
Open Education Resources (OERs) are digital ebooks and learning objects that can be used as open textbooks on a wide variety of general and disciplinary subjects.
