Oral History Society Training
An Introduction to Oral History
This self-contained day course, organised jointly by the British Library Sound Archive and the Oral History Society, aims to be an informal and practical introduction to oral history interviewing with an opportunity to handle recording equipment and discuss some of the issues around oral history, life stories and memory. Places are limited to twelve per day course and demand exceeds available places, so please apply early. No previous experience of oral history is required. Each course is led by one of the BL/OHS-accedited trainers.
Course Dates
24th July 2008 - FULLY BOOKEDFoyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
11th September 2008
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
3rd October 2008
St Fagans: National History Museum, Cardiff CF5 6XB
15th October 2008
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
20th November 2008
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
20th November 2008
The Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH
11th December 2008
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Programme
The programme for each one-day course is as follows:
10.00-10.15 Welcome and introductions
10.15-11.15 What is oral history?: understanding memory
11.15-11.30 Coffee (provided)
11.30-1.00 Getting started: aims and objectives, who to interview, question approaches
1.00-2.00 Lunch (not provided)
2.00-2.30 Practical work: an introduction to recording equipment
2.30-3.30 The interview: do's and don'ts
3.30-3.45 Tea (provided)
3.45-4.30 Practical work: interviewing
4.30-5.00 Evaluation of practical work
5.00-5.30 After the interview: summarising, transcription, copyright, archiving
(A booking form, in PDF format, can be printed out from here.)
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