Oral History Society Training
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-accredited trainers.
Course Dates
23rd March 2010 - FULLY BOOKEDFoyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
16th April 2010 - FULLY BOOKED
Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP
21st April 2010 - FULLY BOOKED
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
28th April 2010
University of Exeter, Amory Building, Streatham Campus, Exeter, EX4 4QJ
18th May 2010 - FULLY BOOKED
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
16th June 2010
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
21st June 2010
Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH
20th July 2010
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
15th September 2010
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
14th October 2010
St Fagans: National History Museum / Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa A Werin Cymru, Cardiff, CF5 6XB
20th October 2010
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
17th November 2010
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
14th December 2010
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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