Type of Presentation
Presentation
Abstract
Furman University has seen a boom in the creation of oral histories over the past several years. This presentation will look at two of their oral history collections and discuss how they are built and presented within Digital Commons. The "Furman University Oral Histories" project contains historical histories digitized nearly a decade ago with limited metadata and poor audio/video quality. The "Oral Histories of Columbian Textile Workers in Greenville, South Carolina" is a new collection of recent histories which contain videos, Spanish/English translations, transcripts, and robust metadata. The presenters will discuss the benefits and challenges of each collection as they fit into the Digital Commons framework. Their presentation will address: using the book gallery structure to build the digital collections, options for hosting streaming video, working with audio-only files, captioning, transcriptions, metadata customization, and design.
At the end of the presentation, attendees should have a good understanding of one method to successfully build and manage an oral history collection within Digital Commons.
Presentation Description
This presentation will discuss methods for building oral history collections using Digital Commons. It will look at two different oral history collections built and managed by Furman University. Presentation topics will include: using the book gallery structure, options for hosting streaming video, working with audio-only files, captioning, transcriptions, metadata customization, and design. At the end of the presentation, attendees should understand the benefits and challenges of building and managing oral histories within Digital Commons.
Conference Year
2020
Start Date
29-5-2020 3:30 PM
Location
Online (Room 1)
End Date
29-5-2020 4:30 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Creating Oral History Collections in Digital Commons
Online (Room 1)
Furman University has seen a boom in the creation of oral histories over the past several years. This presentation will look at two of their oral history collections and discuss how they are built and presented within Digital Commons. The "Furman University Oral Histories" project contains historical histories digitized nearly a decade ago with limited metadata and poor audio/video quality. The "Oral Histories of Columbian Textile Workers in Greenville, South Carolina" is a new collection of recent histories which contain videos, Spanish/English translations, transcripts, and robust metadata. The presenters will discuss the benefits and challenges of each collection as they fit into the Digital Commons framework. Their presentation will address: using the book gallery structure to build the digital collections, options for hosting streaming video, working with audio-only files, captioning, transcriptions, metadata customization, and design.
At the end of the presentation, attendees should have a good understanding of one method to successfully build and manage an oral history collection within Digital Commons.
