Transcribing Oral History

ISBN-13: 9780815350903 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 208 str.

Teresa Bergen

Opis

Transcribing Oral History offers a comprehensive guide to the transcription of qualitative interviews, an often richly debated practice within the oral history field. It is indispensable for those at any level of an oral history project, including transcriptionists, interviewers, administrators, archivists, researchers and students.

Spis treści

1. About Oral History and Transcription  2. Getting Started  3. Transcription vs. the Alternatives  4.  Technology and Equipment  5. Transcription Step by Step  6. Hard Decisions  7. Editing and Polishing  8. Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues  9. The Human Side of Transcription  10. Using Transcripts for Research  11. Conclusions

O autorze

Teresa Bergen is a freelance writer and transcriptionist based in Portland, Oregon. She has transcribed, indexed and edited qualitative interviews for more than 20 years, and is a member of the Oral History Association. Her articles appear in many consumer magazines and websites.