(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System)
The next Online with the CMC webinar, “Word of Mouth: Transcribing an Oral History Collection”, will take place on Thursday, March 17, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT.
This pre-recorded presentation outlines the technological aspects of undertaking a larger-scale oral history transcription project (256 interviews, 180+ hours), including developing guidelines, researching tools, how to transcribe an oral history, researching the content of the oral histories, the process of uploading the materials to the Illinois Digital Archives (IDA), which is a CONTENTdm-based repository, and all the challenges inherent in this type of project. The presenters are Erin Rose and Heidi Margold.
This is a pre-recorded presentation, but the CMC staff will be attending live and will be able to answer questions about creating digitized collections and how the CMC can help.
For more information, and to access the presentation, go here and follow the Zoom link. Note that registration is required. Please direct any questions to Dr. Pamela Thomas, Bibliographic Project Coordinator for the Illinois Heartland Library System, at pthomas@illinoisheartland.org.