Oral History as Data

A User Guide to Digital Oral History

Oral History as Data is a powerful tool for researchers, archivists, and oral history practitioners to prepare, publish, and analyze interview transcripts. This platform streamlines the process of working with qualitative interviews, enabling you to:

  • Manage interview metadata through a simple spreadsheet
  • Prepare and clean transcripts for web publication
  • Apply thematic coding to your interview content
  • Create beautiful, accessible web presentations of your oral histories
  • Connect transcripts with audio/video recordings
  • Analyze interviews through interactive visualizations
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Oral History as Data visualization interface

Getting Started

Whether you’re working with a single interview or managing a large collection, this guide will walk you through the complete workflow from transcript preparation to final publication. The documentation is organized into logical sections following the research process.

Contents

Who Should Use This Tool?

  • Oral historians looking to make their interviews accessible and analyzable
  • Qualitative researchers working with interview transcripts
  • Digital humanities scholars exploring textual analysis of primary sources
  • Archivists seeking to publish and preserve oral history collections
  • Community historians documenting local knowledge and experiences

Features

  • CSV-driven workflow: Manage all your interviews through a simple spreadsheet
  • Flexible coding system: Apply and visualize your own analytical codes
  • Responsive design: Works on mobile and desktop devices
  • Media integration: Connect transcripts with audio/video sources
  • Open source: Free to use and adapt to your needs

Credits

Citation: "Oral History as Data | User Guide", dcnb, 2023, https://oralhistoryasdata.github.io/docs/

Content: CC BY-SA 2023 dcnb - Source Code.

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