LSCI 110: DIGITAL ORAL RESEARCH
PROJECT
Course
Outline
A. Introduction to oral
research
1. What is
oral research? Why do it?
2. Elements of an oral research project
Read: An
Oral History Primer (Sherna Berger Gluck, California
State University,
Long Beach)
Introduction
to Oral History (Baylor University Institute for Oral History)
B. Types of oral research
1.
Families; 2. Communities; 3. Organizations/companies; 4.
Occupations/industries/professions; 5. Ethnic groups; 6. Historical periods or
events; 7. Social changes; 8. Cultural/artistic trends; 9.
Technological/scientific developments
C. Interview
Preparation& Interviewing Techniques
Read: Interviewing Tips
1. Setting
goals: developing research questions
2. Choosing a subject/interviewee
3. Bibliographic research
4. Pre-interview planning
5. Creating an outline
6. Preparing for interview questions
7. Listening skills
Additional information on
Interview Preparation & Techniques:
PEP Filipino-American Oral History
Project Sample Events and Questions
D. Ethics of oral research
1. Legal
release: Oral History Release Form
2. Responsibilities of interviewer
See: Oral History
Evaluation Guidelines: Principles and Standards
E. Audio
Editing
Convert
audio files to MP3: Switch Audio File
Converter
Audio Editing Software: Audacity (download
for Windows or Mac)
In addition to
Audacity, you also need to download a file called LAME. (Audacity needs LAME to export files to MP3. Save LAME in the
same folder as you will save your audio files.)
For Windows computers, download: LAME for Windows (lame_enc.dll)
For Macs, download: Lame_Library_v3.98.2_for_Audacity_on_OSX.dmg
(for Audacity 1.3.3 or later on Mac OS X (Intel or PPC), or Audacity
1.2.5 on Mac OS X (Intel)
or:
For Macs, download: LameLib-Carbon.sit
(for Audacity 1.2.6 on Mac OS X (PPC)
The Mac files are compressed.
Either one should automatically extract.
How to Use Audacity
Creating audio files for the segments you select
Audio Log Example
F.
Presentation of oral research - putting it all together
1.
Introducing interview subject(s)/question(s)
2. Placing interviews in context (bibliographic research)
3. Integrating photos and/or other support materials
Directions
for developing your webpage
Webpage
template
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College, San Bruno, CA
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