The Oral History Manual
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 3rd ed. (2018), viii, 145 pp.
Contains illustrations, bibliogr. pp. 137-138, index
Series: American Association for State and Local History Book Series
ISBN 978-1-4422-7079-4 (pbk); 978-1-4422-7080-0 (online)
Other editions: Previous edition: Lanham: AltaMira Press, 2009
Signature commbox: 10-Community-E 2018
"The Oral History Manual is designed to help anyone interested in doing oral history research to think like an oral historian. Recognizing that oral history is a research methodology, the authors define oral history and then discuss the methodology in the context of the oral history life cycle – the guiding steps that take a practitioner from idea through access/use. They examine how to articulate the purpose of an interview, determine legal and ethical parameters, identify narrators and interviewers, choose equipment, develop budgets and record-keeping systems, prepare for and record interviews, care for interview materials, and use the interview information." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction to oral history, 1
2 Planning overview, 11
3 Planning and budget, 17
4 Legal and ethical considerations, 31
5 Recording technology, 47
6 Interview preparation, 63
7 The interview, 77
8 Preservation, 91
9 Access, 101
10 Making meanings from oral history, 111
Appendix A: Sample oral history forms -- Appendix B: Oral History Association principles and best practices -- Appendix C: Selected sources
2 Planning overview, 11
3 Planning and budget, 17
4 Legal and ethical considerations, 31
5 Recording technology, 47
6 Interview preparation, 63
7 The interview, 77
8 Preservation, 91
9 Access, 101
10 Making meanings from oral history, 111
Appendix A: Sample oral history forms -- Appendix B: Oral History Association principles and best practices -- Appendix C: Selected sources
