The Grey Lit Café

Anthony Haynes
The Grey Lit Café

Grey (or gray) literature – 'grey lit' for short – includes such forms of communication as reports, white papers, dissertations, newsletters, slide decks, blogs, and podcasts. The Grey Lit Café explores the opportunities and benefits that grey lit provides for professionals and researchers. The podcast is directed by Anthony Haynes, produced by Dr Bart Hallmark, and published by Frontinus Ltd, a communications agency focused on engineering, infrastructure, sustainability, and research. Frontinus provides consultancy, editing, writing, and training services. If you're creating some grey literature and would like some support, contact us via our website, frontinus.org.uk.

  1. Essays revisited: How effective are essays as a genre of student writing?

    OCT 14

    Essays revisited: How effective are essays as a genre of student writing?

    Anthony Haynes writes: In our previous episode, How effective are essays as an academic genre?, we examined essays specifically as a tool for assessment in academic contexts. In this episode we return to the genre of essays but consider their use on courses outside examinations. Engy Moussa and I debate the strengths and weaknesses of the genre - and try to remain polite without holding back on our disagreements!Further listeningWe hope you found this episode rewarding. If so, you might find ...

    50 min
  2. How effective are essays as an academic genre? The case of examinations

    SEP 10

    How effective are essays as an academic genre? The case of examinations

    Anthony Haynes writes: On The Grey Lit Café we frequently focus on specific genres.* In this episode, we focus on the genre of essays. In particular, we discuss the use of essays in examinations. Engy Moussa (University of Cambridge) and I debate:the strengths and weaknesses of essays as an assessment toolmultiple ways to help students improve the quality of their essays*Examples include abstracts, blogs, book proposals, dissertations, emails, funding proposals, letters, online lectures,...

    45 min
  3. Grey literature aggregation: Toby Green on Policy Commons

    JUL 17

    Grey literature aggregation: Toby Green on Policy Commons

    Policy Commons is on a mission to make grey literature - especially in the form of reports, more discoverable and accessible. Its content platform, Coherent Digital, hosts over 12 million documents - and the number is growing rapidly.Who better to discuss this massive initiative than Toby Green, Founder and Publisher of Policy Commons? In this episode, Toby explains what Policy Commons is, what it exists for, where it's going next, and, crucially, the benefits that it provides to stakeholders...

    29 min

  4. JUL 4

    Quality infrastructure and productivity: on protocols

    Anthony Haynes is the author and publisher of an extensive series of Writing Protocols. In this episode, Engy Moussa interviews Anthony on how to produce protocols in order to get things done - and get them done well.In the process, they discuss such questions as:What is a protocol?How to compose protocolsHow are they used and what is their rationale?What is the relationship between protocols and learning?Further listeningWe hope you found this episode rewarding. If so, you might find the fol...

    13 min
  5. The art of the newsletter: lessons from the reader's perspective

    JUN 20

    The art of the newsletter: lessons from the reader's perspective

    Anthony Haynes writes: In this, our latest genre-based, episode, Engy Moussa and I explore newsletters - primarily from the perspective of the reader. We range widely, exploring questions concerning quantity, spatial design, schedules, the reading journey, distinction, and offputting features. And we review our favorite examples, asking what can be learned from them about the art of the newsletter.And, finally, we consider the benefits to writers of contributing to newsletters.LinksOur epis...

    39 min
  6. Key insights on research communications, with Rob Johnson

    MAY 23

    Key insights on research communications, with Rob Johnson

    Anthony Haynes writes: It was a treat for this episode to be able to interview Rob Johnson, founder and Managing Director of Research Consulting Ltd. RC is a long-established organisation dedicated to improving the effectiveness and impact of research and scholarly communication. Rob and his colleagues have worked on a vast range of projects with a variety of stakeholders, including funding agencies, universities, learned societies, and, increasingly, publishers. This wide-ranging interview p...

    34 min

  7. APR 17

    Before Spotify: the remarkable story of chautauquas

    One question we explore on this podcast is that of antecedents: what came before podcasts? This episode tells the wonderfully rich history of chautauquas - an enterprising means of bringing entertainment and informal education to small-town America. Chautauquas can be thought of as a kind of predigital Spotify.Reference James R. Schultz, The romance of small-town chautauquas (Univ. of Missouri Press, 2002)Further listeningIf you enjoyed listening to this episode, you might particularly enjoy ...

    10 min
  8. How to define grey literature? The implication of letters

    MAR 28

    How to define grey literature? The implication of letters

    Anthony Haynes writes: This episode is the third of our series on the relationship between letters and grey literature. In the first, we made the case, using the case of the correspondence of communications theorist I.A. Richards, for considering letters as a form of grey literature. In the second, using the case of correspondence between George Lyttleton and Rupert Hart-Davis, we explore the idea of letters as an antecedent of podcasts.Now we consider what implications the idea of coun...

    34 min
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Grey (or gray) literature – 'grey lit' for short – includes such forms of communication as reports, white papers, dissertations, newsletters, slide decks, blogs, and podcasts. The Grey Lit Café explores the opportunities and benefits that grey lit provides for professionals and researchers. The podcast is directed by Anthony Haynes, produced by Dr Bart Hallmark, and published by Frontinus Ltd, a communications agency focused on engineering, infrastructure, sustainability, and research. Frontinus provides consultancy, editing, writing, and training services. If you're creating some grey literature and would like some support, contact us via our website, frontinus.org.uk.

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  • Creator
    Anthony Haynes
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Frontinus Ltd
  • Show Website
    The Grey Lit Café

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