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The OHLA team has been at DePauw University today meeting with faculty members interested in grants for oral history themed projects! For all the faculty we met today, and for everyone who needs it, here's a crash course on interviewing. ohla.info/interviewing-1…

Ashley Force shares the 4 steps she used to practice before her first interview. ohla.info/4-steps-to-pra…

Need a refresher on OHMS? Here is a super useful guide on how to use OHMS. ohla.info/ohms-metadata-…

Here is some advice from Professor Emily Yochim on how professors can facilitate their students' oral history project. ohla.info/facilitating-s…

This article shows us how to use Trint, a program that transcribes audio for you. ohla.info/trint-101/

This helpful guide will show you how to add footnotes to a transcript in OHMS. ohla.info/how-to-add-foo…

This article by Eric Rhodes shares his thoughts on the importance of oral history and checking sources. ohla.info/oral-history-a…

This article explains Dr. Mary Gordon's His-Her Method for managing data and how you could use it for your project. ohla.info/managing-large…

This useful tool can make an easy to follow timeline for the events in your project, as well as adding an interactive element to your project. ohla.info/timeline/

This article will help you when you need to make your project page when using WordPress. ohla.info/from-xml-to-wo…

Take this advice from Bruce Mills on how to best develop your listening skills for when you interview. ohla.info/the-discipline…

This tool can help add a visual element to your oral history project with animations. ohla.info/soundcite/

Need some podcast writing inspiration? Here are some resources to get you writing like a podcaster. ohla.info/writing-like-a…

Ready to display all your hard work? This article explains the benefits of having a listening party with everyone involved in your project and the community as a whole. ohla.info/community-cele…

This pedagogical article offers some advice on how to overcome challenges that may arise in an oral history curriculum. ohla.info/logistical-cha…

Here's some good advice on how to get your project in order from the get-go. ohla.info/getting-organi…

This all-in-one article has all of the templates to get started on an oral history project. ohla.info/building-a-pro…

Here is some advice on how to best reach out to potential interviewees or others regarding your oral history project. ohla.info/on-emailing-po…

This helpful article gives us tips on what oral historians should do to have the best interview possible. ohla.info/module-develop…

This article helps explain how to use YouTube with OHMS, the oral history metadata synchronizer. ohla.info/streaming-vide…

This article by former OHLA digital archives coordinator Alyssa Navarrette helps to explain how to index interviews. ohla.info/indexing-inter…