Documents
Oral History Recording Agreement Version 2, September 2014 (replaces Version 1a).
Recording Agreement pdf
Note: If you wish to add an organisation name or logo to the Recording Agreement please email resourcesnohanz@oralhistory.org.nz for an editable version and put NOHANZ Recording Agreement in the subject line. We recommend completing the Recording Agreement form by hand. For more guidance please refer to the Explanatory Notes below.
Oral History Recording Agreement Explanatory Notes for Interviewers, Version 2, September 2014 (replaces Version 1b, July 2013)
Explanatory Notes pdf
Feedback on the Recording Agreement, or the accompanying Explanatory Notes for Interviewers, or any NOHANZ documents would be greatly appreciated. Please email resourcesnohanz@oralhistory.org.nz and put NOHANZ Recording Agreement in the subject line. The December 2012 and December 2014 issues of the NOHANZ Newsletter have more information about this
Frequently Asked Questions About Completing the Recording Agreement Form (new September 2014)
FrequentQuestions pdf
Selecting a Repository
Select a Repository pdf
Principles and Best Practices – Principles for Oral History and Best Practices for Oral History (Oral History Association) – these guidelines provide valuable information for interviewers and commissioners on the conduct and archiving of interviews, and their evaluation.
oralhistory.org/…/principles-and-practices
Alexander Turnbull Library’s guidelines for managing your digital oral history content. Includes helpful information on scanning photographs etc for deposit in an archive. Please contact the Oral History Adviser
How To
Recording Oral Histories: Resources and advice to help you record an oral history, Alexander Turnbull Library
http://natlib.govt.nz/researchers/oral-history-advice?search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=oral+history+advice
Preparation – A Guide to Recording Oral History, Ministry for Culture and Heritage
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/hands/a-guide-to-recording-oral-history
Possible questions for a life history interview, Ministry for Culture and Heritage
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/pdfs/Life-history-questions.pdf
Points to consider before beginning an oral history project
Points to Consider pdf
Guide to commissioning oral history projects (produced by the Oral History Association of Australia)
oralhistorynsw.org.au/a-guide-to-commissioning-oral-history-projects.html
Determining fees for Oral History – see under ‘Guidelines’ on the Oral History Association of Australia’s website
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a28b78d692ebe8cccef0034/t/5a7d18b4c83025fff3cf836f/1518147769921/Fees-guidelines.pdf
Journal: Oral History in New Zealand – Guide for Contributors
Guide for Contributors pdf
Abstracting oral history: Alexander Turnbull Library advice on Abstracting Oral History Interviews as an online pdf
As a download
Digitising heritage oral history collections: The booklet Digitising heritage oral history collections is available on request from the National Preservation Office
Creating digital content – Digital NZ A -Tihi Aotearoa Make it Digital – described as a one stop shop for questions about creating digital content in New Zealand. A place to get advice, share ideas and contribute.
http://makeit.digitalnz.org/ Including advice on transferring analogue tape to digital here
The Oral Historian’s Digital Toolbox a website that contains a listing of existing and emergent digital tools.
Resources for Digital Storytelling
http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/studio/digitalstories/resources.php
Information About Equipment
Guide to Digital Recording, Alexander Turnbull Library
Please contact the Oral History Adviser
Equipment – a guide to recording oral history, Ministry for Culture and Heritage
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/hands/equipment-a-guide-to-recording-oral-history
How to choose oral history recording equipment – a list of things to consider see the Members’ Contributions page
Hints on using lapel mics – see the Members’ Contributions page
You tube channel set up by the Louis B Nunn Centre for Oral History, recommended by Andy Kolovos of the Vermont Folklife Centre (see below). Videos about common digital audio recorders, a digital audio calculator and a tutorial on achieving optimal recording levels.
http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/libpage.php?lweb_id=11&llib_id=13<ab_id=1369
Using optical disks – CDs/DVDs – National Library of Australia
http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/53.html
“Risks Associated with the Use of Recordable CDs and DVDs as Reliable Storage Media in Archival Collections : Strategies and Alternatives” by Kevin Bradley
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001477/147782E.pdf
Useful Information
Tim Jones reflects on his six months recently spent as VSA volunteer helping to set up an oral history collection for the Haus Stori, the public library in Arawa, Bougainville.
Watch the talk on Facebook
Data protection for oral historians
Also anyone holding Oral Histories. http://www.ohs.org.uk/advice/data-protection/
Vermont Folklife Centre: Field Research Guides. [These cover recording equipment, digital editing and preservation.] http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/archive/archive-fieldguides.html
The Oral History Society (UK) website contains information about equipment in use in the UK http://ohs.org.uk/practical-advice.php .
‘Oral History and Digital Technologies’ on the Oral History Association’s website provides tutorials and information on oral history and digital audio http://www.oralhistory.org/web-guides-to-doing-oral-history/
Research sources
For local history see NZ History Net’s Local History Links http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/handsonhistory/local-history-links
For digital local history records in the Auckland area visit Local History Online where you will find digital images and indexes to community newspapers, archives and oral histories relating to West Auckland, Rodney and the North Shore
For local history in the Wellington area visit Local History
National Oral History Association of New Zealand
Te Kete Kōrero-a-Waha o Te Motu
P.O. Box 3819, WELLINGTON
Contact resourcesnohanz@oralhistory.org.nz
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