Resources & Guidelines

GREAT ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVES ON-LINE

FOR YOUR ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW

Access to CITI Training

Please read Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) to familiarize yourself with your responsibilities in relation to Human Subjects Research.  Then follow the link and the instructions for beginning the “Social and Behavioral basic course.”

Some Guidelines for Your Oral History Interview

Interview Release Form

Some sample questions you might ask:

  • When asked, what neighborhood do you say you’re from and why?
  • How did you use public space, like streets, when you were growing up?
  • What were the big turning points in the neighborhood’s history?
  • How did you have fun when you were growing up?
  • How have you seen businesses in the neighborhood change?
  • What are the major changes you’ve seen on your block?
  • Describe the demography of the neighborhood.
  • Compare your childhood to that of your children.  How is it different or similar?
  • How do your family and ethnic heritage influence your life and life choices?

FOR OMEKA:

  • Omeka Handout: Omeka-Up-and-Running-Displayed-Histories
  • Icons To Use To Designate a “Recording” and a “Transcript” (Copy and paste these onto your desktop, then upload them along with your interview recording and transcript when you add to Omeka):
  • headphones icon transcript icon
  • Fields We Will Be Using in Dublin Core (When You Add Items to the Omeka Archive): 
    • Title
    • Subject
    • Description
    • Creator (i.e., author, artist, speaker, etc.)
    • Date:
    • Contributor (i.e., you)
    • Rights
    • Note: Add Publisher if the source is published.

FOR YOUR TRANSCRIPT