ABSTRACT
The development of recording and publication standards in archaeology has never been regarded as either at the cutting edge or exciting. Again, archaeologists have agreed standards covering the compilation and organization of 'inventories' of the archaeological and architectural heritage of England. The summary recording of archaeological interventions – field surveys, watching briefs and excavations, etc. – also follows quite well established practice. During the 1960s and 1970s, archaeology had to acknowledge a growing publication crisis. Against a background of large-scale building development in the UK, there was increased archaeological activity and a great deal of rescue excavation, but soaring publication costs also contributed to a resulting post-excavation and publication backlog. This chapter discusses two contributions; the first on attempts to develop a common platform for archaeological publications (JDR), and the second on the OASIS online access to grey literature project (CSH).
