ORAL HISTORY RESOURCES
Oral histories should be not be collecting what is already known but information and observations that cannot be found elsewhere. In addition to the sources on equipment and methods listed below your best tool, as an oral historian, is a thorough knowledge of the subject you are approaching. Find all the published sources you can that will tell you more about the person you are going to interview and about what was going on at the time.
Audio Field Recording Equipment Guide
Vermont Folklife Center, frequently updated
Baylor University's Oral History Online Workshop
Capturing the Living Past: An Oral History Primer
Developed by Barbara Sommer and Mary Kay Quinlan for the Nebraska State Historical Society
Express-scribe Transcription software
Express Scribe is a completely free program that is one component of a digital dictation and transcription suite.
Glossary of CD/DVD Terms
Holy Grail of Digital Recording
Ryan Robbins, Media Specialist talks about digital recorders
History of Sound Recording Technology
Media Formats and Resources
Richard Hess site. Demystifies recording formats.
Oral History Assocation
Oral History in the Digital Age
Oral History Tutorial
Michigan State University tutorial intended to assist researchers in implementing several important aspects of audio technology in the field, studio, and research lab.
Southern Oral History Program
SOHP's how-to guide
Start-stop dictation and transcription system
Software for transcribing from digital files
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