Resources
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Oral History NSW is unable to provide legal advice or interpretation regarding Australian laws, we recommend seeking professional legal advice for these matters.
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Principles and Best Practices - OHA (USA)
Practicing Oral History - Routledge Series (2015-2020)
The Oral History Reader - Robert Perks, Alistair Thomson (eds). Routledge, 2016.
Remembering Migration - Oral Histories and Heritage in Australia. Kate Darian-Smith, Paula Hamilton (eds). Palgrave Macmillian, 2019.
The Voice of the Past - Oral History. Paul Thompson, Joanna Bornat.Oxford University Press. 2017.
The Oral History Handbook - Beth M Robertson. Oral History Australia SA/NT, 2013.
Guide to Recording Oral Histories - Australian War Memorial (PDF)
Web Guides to Doing Oral History - OHA (USA)
State Library of NSW - Oral History & Sound Collections Research Guide
Australian Museums - Oral History Toolkit
Risk Assessment in Oral History Recordings - National and State Libraries Association (NSLA)
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Recording and Storage of Oral History Interviews - University of London
Transom : in-depth reviews of digital recorders, microphones, editing software and more
Oral History and Video - Digital Omnium
Recording with Smartphones and Tablets - Tutorial via University of Winnipeg
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Oral History at a Distance - the first publication to explore both the ideas behind and application of oral history in remote projects. 1st edition published by Routledge 2024, open access via Creative Commons.
Resources for remote interviews (OHNSW)
Oral history at a distance - conducting remote interviews (webinar)
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Family Histories & Copyright - Australian Copyright Council.
Understanding Copyright - OHNSW guide to resources (PDF)
Who Owns Oral History? A Creative Commons Solution. Jack Dougherty and Candace Simpson
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Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research - AIATSIS
Rethinking Oral History and Tradition: An Indigenous Perspective. Nepia Mahuika. 2021
"Hangin' out" and "Yarnin'": Reflecting on the experience of collecting oral histories. Lorina Barker. 2008
Bringing Them Home - oral history project. NLA
Gather - State Library of NSW
Bringing the Truth Home: the role of oral history and testimony in building and fragmenting Australian collective history and the Stolen Generations. Koreen Cueto (PDF)
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Oral History Theory, Chapter 9 - Trauma. Lynn Abrams. Routledge. 2016
Documenting and Interpreting Conflict Through Oral History - CCOHR
“First, Do No Harm”: Tread Carefully Where Oral History, Trauma, and Current Crises Intersect. Jennifer A. Cramer. The Oral History Review, Volume 47, 2020 - Issue 2
Embodied memories of trauma: oral history and archetypes - Francesco Ricatti, Oral History Australia Journal No. 41, 2019
Managing Danger in Oral Historical Fieldwork. Erin Jessee. The Oral History Review (USA) Volume 44, 2017 - Issue 2.
Talking trauma-informed oral history project design. Gabriel Solis, May 2021 (blog post)
Building Our Practices of Self Care. Troy Reeves, 2020. Oral History Review (USA)
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Baylor University - Transcribing Style Guide
Professional organisations
AUSTRALIA
Oral History Australia
Royal Australian Historical Society
NSLA - National State and Territory Libraries Australasia
Professional Historians Association NSW & ACT
Australian Society of Archivists
Australasian Sound Recordings Association
Museums Australia
Australian Historical Association
Museums & Galleries of NSW
Society of Australian Genealogists
INTERNATIONAL
International Oral History Association
Oral History Association (USA)
Oral History Society (UK)
National Oral History Association of New Zealand
International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
Columbia Centre for Oral History Research (USA)
Baylor University - Institute for Oral History (USA)