History at Leicester
Oral history
An introduction to oral history - a practical guide for community history and heritage groups
- What is oral history?
 What oral history is and why it may be of use to you
- Planning a project
 First considerations, which questions to ask and other issues
- Recording equipment and all things digital
 Sound recorders, microphones, archiving and editing sound
- Asking the questions
 Practical advice and tips about interviewing
- Using video
 Practical hints and tips for using video
- Paperwork
 Information about copyright forms, cataloguing information and summaries and transcripts
- What to do with it all?
 Ideas for using your oral history
- Further information and links
 Websites and places to look for more information