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The ADS are delighted to announce the launch of a new Library of Unpublished Fieldwork Reports http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/greylit/ It is widely recognised that archaeological research is often hampered by the difficulty of getting access to unpublished fieldwork reports. Often produced by archaeological contractors to report small fieldwork projects this 'grey literature' has limited circulation and is often invisible to the research community. This new electronic library delivers a significant and growing number of these unpublished reports into the hands of researchers across the archaeological community. This initiative brings together unpublished reports currently supplied to the ADS from a range of field units. Some have been drawn from larger fieldwork archives which may contain additional data, for example the Channel Tunnel Rail Link archive, while others continue to be submitted through the 'OASIS' project. Funded by English Heritage, OASIS aims to provide a comprehensive index to the mass of archaeological grey literature that has been produced as a result of developer-funded fieldwork. The 188 reports available represent contributions from the following units: *AOC Archaeology *Canterbury Archaeological Trust *Geophysical Surveys of Bradford (GSB Prospection) *Hereford and Worcester County Council *MoLAS *Norfolk Archaeological Unit *Oxford Archaeology *Suffolk County Council Archaeological Services *ULAS *Wessex Archaeology If you are interested in contributing to the library or have questions about it please contact Catherine Hardman ([log in to unmask]) For more information on the OASIS Project contact Mark Barratt ([log in to unmask]) Catherine Hardman Collections Development Manager The Archaeology Data Service Department of Archaeology University of York King's Manor York YO1 7EP Tel: +44 (0)1904 433954 Fax: +44 (0)1904 433939 http://ads.ahds.ac.uk