Hi - When first starting out I worked as an intern at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC, in their oral history department. I no longer have a contact there - but I would definitely suggest you call them. They have a system and a selection process, etc. that could be very helpful. -Laura Lynne Ranieri <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hello, Please let me start with apologies to those of you who receive this twice, as I am cross-posting this query. One of the many items on the "to-do" list for our small historical society is to resume the oral history program. Before we do I would like to ask how -- or even if -- the other list members do theirs: -- Do you have a training program for interviewers? -- Do you tape them with a cassette tape? A videotape? Sometihng else? -- If you tape them, do you also transcribe them? If so, who does that for you and how? -- Do you have a release for for the interviewee to sign, acknowledging that you may do with the contents as you wish? -- Do you make them available to the public? -- Do you do anything else with them? Lynne Ranieri Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).