Inclusion criteria

What the library is for

The library collects research about young people aged 16 to 25 that has no other lasting, searchable home. Children's research already has good libraries, for example the NSPCC and Foundations. There's nothing equivalent for 16 to 25-year-olds, and that's the gap we fill.

The four tests

A report has to pass all four.

1. About young people aged 16–25. The people studied must include young people aged 16 or over. A study of 13 to 18-year-olds counts. A study only of under-16s, or only of over-25s, doesn't.
2. Presents evidence. It must share data collected from or about young people, such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, participatory research or new analysis of existing data, and say how it was done.
3. Grey literature. It must not already be published in an academic journal or as official government statistics, which have their own permanent homes. Most reports come from charities and youth organisations; think tanks, commissioners and university centres can qualify too.
4. Free to read. It must be free to read at a working web address.

What we don't include

Even when they're about young people, we don't include these because they don't present new evidence: literature reviews, toolkits and practice guides, annual and impact reports, evaluations of an organisation's own services, consultation responses, position papers and commentary.

Suggesting a report

If you know a report that passes all four tests, submit it. We check every submission against these criteria.