New Roots: An Oral History Metadata Case Study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by Jaycie Vos Since 2007, faculty, staff, and students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) have conducted oral history interviews focused on issues relating to Latino migration to North Carolina and the formation of …
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Case Study: Metadata at BUIOH
Metadata at BUIOH: A Case Study By Steven Sielaff This case study is concerned with the use of descriptive metadata for online oral history collections created in a content management system, or CMS. It will highlight the Baylor University Institute for Oral History (BUIOH) and their history in uploading and describing their digital collection of …
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The OHA Metadata Task Force: The Force Behind Our Task
The OHA Metadata Task Force: The Force Behind Our Task By Cyns Nelson, Lauren Kata This I Believe: A Micro Essay Not About Metadata by Cyns Nelson I believe in the power of information to improve the human condition I believe that first-hand accounts present the most impacting kind of information I believe that oral …
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Informed Accessioning: Questions to Ask After the Interview
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Informed Accessioning: Questions to Ask After the Interview By Doug Boyd Overview I am, and continue to be, a strong advocate for effectively using the Internet for enhancing access to our rich collections of archived oral histories that have long languished on the physical and virtual shelves. I developed OHMS (the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer) as an impulse …
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Indexing Interviews in OHMS
Indexing Interviews in OHMS: An Overview By Doug Boyd, Danielle Gabbard, Sarah Price, and Alana Boltz Overview OHMS is an online tool for enhancing access to online oral histories created by the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries. Through a grant form the IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library …
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File Naming in the Digital Age
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File Naming in the Digital Age by Dean Rehberger and Brendan Coates Librarians and Archivists know well the importance of consistent file naming. When dealing with thousands (if not millions) of digital objects, having names that are both machine and human readable can keep a world close to chaos, stable and usable. However, many of …
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Video Age
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Case Study: Oral History in the Video Age By Peter B. Kaufman Intelligent Television Picture an airplane flight across an ocean at night: as the sky darkens, dinner is served, and then the most noticeable thing about the plane is almost everyone sitting lit by the video screens in front of them. In many ways …
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Noise Reduction and Restoration for Oral History
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Case Study: Noise Reduction and Restoration for Oral History–The Stars of Ballymenone by Doug Boyd I am going to talk about a powerful example of using noise reduction tools for oral history, merging technology and tradition. First, some background. Ballymenone is a district located in the north of Ireland in County Fermanagh. In 1972 it …
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Baylor Institute for Oral History
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Case Study: Baylor Institute for Oral History by Elinor Mazé When the Baylor University Program for Oral History (now Baylor University Institute for Oral History) was created in 1970, three strategic decisions shaped its practice and product for the decades to come. These decisions were, first, that every oral history interview created or acquired would …
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Transcripts, Time-Coding, and You
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Case Study: Transcripts, Time-Coding, and You by Michael Sesling Director, Audio Transcription Center In full disclosure, we’re a transcription service that’s been in business for 46 years, and we specialize in academic level oral history transcription. As the Director of the Audio Transcription Center, I am routinely in meetings with Sandy Poritzky, the owner who …
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