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Describing & Transcribing: Oral History Interviewing Methods
Oregon State University Libraries and Press, Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University LibGuides, n.d.
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- What it is
- A library guide from Oregon State University's archive that gives the steps for transcribing an oral history interview. It advises adding timestamps at five-minute intervals.
- How much weight it carries
- An archive's practical guidance for its own deposits. It is one institution's standard, not a rule for all transcripts, and the guide does not give its reasons.
Facts taken from this source
- An oral history guide from Oregon State University Libraries tells transcribers to add timestamps at five-minute intervals.
“Add timestamps at five-minute intervals.” (Describing & Transcribing (step list))