I've had a few requests lately for guidebooks or information on running folklore, folklife, and oral history field documentation projects. Here are my top six picks of the week:
1. FOLKLIFE AND FIELDWORK: A Layman's Introduction to Field Techniques
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/fieldwork/
Available online, broken down into chapters, or also as a full pdf you can download and print
2. Bates College Manual of Oral History
http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/OralHistoryManual_19September2006Final.pdf
Downloadable PDF for people starting oral history projects
3. Step-by-Step Guide to Oral History
http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/oralHistory.html
4. The Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide
http://www.folklife.si.edu/education_exhibits/resources/guide/introduction.aspx
Excellent resource, complete with sample questions
5. New Zealand Guide to Recording Oral History
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/handsonhistory/oral-history
6. Style Guide for Transcribing Oral History
http://www3.baylor.edu/Oral_History/Styleguiderev.htm
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Top 6 Online Guides for Folklife and Oral History Documentation
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Excellent. This should be a must-read for incoming folklore students.
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