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Oral History and Social Networks: From Promotion to Relationship Building by Juliana Nykolaiszyn Social networks have transformed the way we communicate, not only with each other but also with the greater public. As the Internet continues to rapidly evolve, the race to keep up with emerging technologies is ever present, even for oral historians. Traditionally, …
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Enhancing Discovery: Connecting Users to Your Oral History Collections Online by Doug Boyd Users and researchers need to first find our collections before they can explore, connect with, and engage the content contained within individual oral histories. The Internet has certainly made it dramatically easier for the world to find and use our materials. Prior …
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Search, Explore, Connect: Disseminating Oral History in the Digital Age by Doug Boyd I cannot imagine designing an oral history project for the purpose of collecting narratives that will be forever ignored and hidden from the public in obscurity. We work hard to interview narrators, document communities, and preserve oral histories because we want individual …
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Transcribing Oral History in the Digital Age by Linda Shopes Background Transcribing, that is, representing in print that which has been spoken, has long been established as one of oral history’s best practices. Transcribing is related to oral history’s origins and development as an archival practice with the goal creating documents for future use …
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Metadata: Best Practices for Oral History Access and Preservation by Elinor A. Mazé Senior Editor Baylor University Institute for Oral History In its Principles for Oral History and Best Practices for Oral History, the Oral History Association includes the following: Interviewers, sponsoring institutions, and institutions charged with the preservation of oral history interviews should understand that …
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