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Recording Oral Histories: Resources and advice to help you record an oral history, Alexander Turnbull Library
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/get-advice/recording-oral-histories/view

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
pdf

Guide to commissioning oral history projects (produced by the Oral History Association of Australia)
http://www.ohaansw.org.au/page/a_guide_to_commissioning_oral_history_projects.html pdf

Determining fees for Oral History - see under 'Guidelines' on the Oral History Association of Australia's website
http://www.ohaansw.org.au/page/guidelines_to_ethical_practice.html pdf

Journal: Oral History in New Zealand - Guide for Contributors
pdf

Abstracting oral history: Alexander Turnbull Library Abstracting Oral History Interviews: Guidelines (Draft 10, May 2012) available on request from the Oral History Adviser

Digitising heritage oral history collections: The booklet Digitising heritage oral history collections is available on request from the National Preservation Office

See also Abstracting Oral Histories (a how-to guide) by Michael Dudding on the Members' Contributions page

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

Documents

Revised Oral History Recording Agreement
pdf

Oral History Recording Agreement Explanatory Notes for Interviewers, Version 1a, January 2013 (replaces Version 1, December 2012)
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Feedback on the Recording Agreement, or the accompanying Explanatory Notes for Interviewers, would be greatly appreciated by email to Nohanz Feedback. The December 2012 issue of the NOHANZ newsletter has more information about this.

Selecting a Repository
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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.
here

National Library of New Zealand Digitisation Guidelines - Specifications for Imaging. Section 11 will be helpful if you are scanning photographs etc for deposit in an archive.
Not currently available on the National Library's website. Please contact the National Library for this information

Information About Equipment

Guide to Digital Recording, Alexander Turnbull Library
Not currently available on the National Library's website. Please contact the National Library for this information

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

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://www.ohs.org.uk/advice/index.php (scroll down to the equipment section).   

"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/technology

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