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Well done York Uni! I breathe a sigh of relief! The next stage is now to work out how we get the relevant info into the HER - and as we are hoping to meet up with York uni in the not too distant future to discuss things like this, then hopefully we can work that out. That said, this is obviously an issue that affects all the HER's,and Catherine's point about contact with other non-local universities researching in your patch is an issue. So the question is - what mechanism is there for us to try and talk to Universities as a group to discuss these issue and work out solutions? Is there a mechanism? Stage Prompt : Open Mike session best wishes Nick Boldrini Historic Environment Record Officer Heritage and Environment Section Development and Countryside Service Business and Environmental Services Directorate North Yorkshire County Council County Hall Northallerton DL7 8AH Direct Dial (01609) 532331 Conserving North Yorkshire's heritage - encouraging sustainable access www.northyorks.gov.uk/archaeology This email is personal. It is not authorised by or sent on behalf of North Yorkshire County Council, however, the Council has the right and does inspect emails sent from and to its computer system. This email is the sole responsibility of the sender >>> Catherine Hardman <[log in to unmask]> 19/07/2007 09:50 >>> Dear All, I've been reading the thread with interest and couldn't let my prompt go without rushing on to the stage! I can't speak for other universities, but here at York, all MA's are deposited in the university library, all undergrad work kept by the department and all PhD's deposited both in the Uni Library and BLL. For PhDs there is also a useful resource to look up abstracts/authors which may be of use to HERs looking for postgrad work done on their area. See http://www.theses.com/ , at least you may be able to see what has been done and get an idea of where the information may be found. In terms of hosting theses, we do host PhDs on archaeology from UK universities and have circulated information to heads of departments about our willingness to do so. Our collection is small but growing and can be found at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/theses/index.cfm. There are a few more waiting to be mounted on the site, they have to take their turn as we undertake the work for free. Please do let postgrads (PhDs only) know of this service as appropriate. We do not as a rule host MA or undergrad dissertations - we would run the risk of being entirely swamped by the numbers produced each year. As far as fieldwork research within universities goes (whilst hesitating to open another can-o-worms) we have encouraged university academics to use the OASIS system to record UK field work. Hopefully this encouragement, even if they chose not to use the system, may lodge in their minds the need to inform the local HER of their fieldwork and lodge results/reports with them by some other means. I think one of the problems with getting academics to do this is the frequent changes in heads on department, a role the usually circulates around staff every 3 years or so, and therefore a pint of contact may change frequently. Also academics from a local university may not undertake fieldwork in the local area (especially with the lure of summer in the Med!). So even if a HER gets in touch with their local uni department then they may not get to know about work happening in their area by a university from the other end of the country. However, you may like to try using OGAR http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ogar/, I'm not sure how comprehensive it is, or if there are any plans to continue it/update it (enter the CBA stage left?) Best wishes Catherine Catherine Hardman WARNING This E-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the use of the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily the view of the Council. North Yorkshire County Council.