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Oral History Workshop at Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

I don’t know how many of our readers are in Florida, or may be able to head there for a workshop (it would be nice….)

Anyway, I received this – seating is listed as limited so I don’t know it may already be booked, but if you’re interested here are the details:

“Oral History 101”

August 23-25, 2010 9:00am-4:00pm

Instructor: Doug Boyd, Ph.D.

Director of Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History

University of Kentucky Libraries

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the workshop, participants will:

• Gain an overall understanding of oral history in an archival context.

• Get practical experience in oral history interviewing and related aspects of oral history such as archiving, transcribing, editing, and publishing oral histories in a variety of environments including libraries, archives and museums.

• Establish a fundamental knowledge in the technologies of recording, preservation, and publication of oral history interviews.

• Gain a familiarity of the practical and theoretical underpinnings of oral history.

Registration Information:

$75 per participant, Seating is limited so reserve now!

Location:

Nova Southeastern University

Alvin Sherman Library

3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314-1013

To Register Contact:

Elizabeth Lowman, Oral History Coordinator, for registration

elizabethlowman@semtribe.com, 863-902-1113 x. 12210