Oral Histories Online: an EMu Narrativebased approach

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Oral Histories Online an EMu Narrative-based
approach
Pauline Webb, Collections Manager
European Emu Users Group Meeting Bristol 3 June
2009
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Outline

• Background - timeline
• Development
• Oral histories online live
• How it works
• Conclusions

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Background
2006-08 Histories Revealed oral history
project Late 2006 New branding
developed Jan 2007 Development of new
website began Sept 2007 New website
launched Feb 2009 Oral histories
online launched

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Development

• Conceived as microsite
• with Flash interface
• Delivered as integral to
• MOSI website with no
• Flash interface

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Oral histories online in action
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How it works search identifier
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How it works search terms
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How it works multimedia
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How it works audio clips and transcripts
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Summary

• Web interface uses data that would have
• been recorded in EMu anyway for
• collecions management no additional
• work.
• Benefits way of making new content
• available instantly and interviewees feel
• valued.