How-To Guides

Oral History as Data: How-To Guides

This section provides task-oriented guides for common activities when working with Oral History as Data. Each guide focuses on solving a specific problem with practical, step-by-step instructions.

Available Guides

GitHub Workflow

How to Create Your GitHub Repository - Start your project from the template
How to Edit Files on GitHub - Make changes to configuration and content
How to Upload Files to GitHub - Add metadata, transcripts, and media files

Transcript Preparation

How to Clean Transcript Text - Remove problematic characters and formatting
How to Create and Apply Transcript Tags - Develop a tagging system for visualization
How to Connect Media to Transcripts - Link audio/video to your interviews

When to Use These Guides

These how-to guides are ideal when:

You have a specific task to accomplish
You already understand the basic concepts
You need practical instructions without extensive background explanation

Contributing

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Tutorial - Publishing via GH Pages How to Clean Transcript Text