Title

Talking the Talk: Public Library Oral History Projects on the Web

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Georgia Westbrook, Syracuse UniversityFollow

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7238-5574

Document Type

Poster

Date

6-5-2019

Keywords

public libraries, oral histories, accessibility, oral history ethics

Language

English

Disciplines

Library and Information Science | Oral History

Description/Abstract

This research-in-progress poster considers how oral history projects are, or are not, presented on the websites of public libraries who host them, and attendant issues related to accessibility, privacy, ethics, and community engagement. A study of 38 public library websites revealed several trends, and some surprising non-trends, in the presentation of oral history programs. This poster draws on those patterns to explore three critical questions:

• What are some best practices for sharing oral histories online?
• What are the ethical considerations of sharing oral histories online?
• What accessibility issues exist related to oral histories online and what are public libraries doing to address them?

Additional Information

Presented at Metrolina Library Association Conference on June 5, 2019 in Charlotte, NC.

Recommended Citation

Westbrook, Georgia, "Talking the Talk: Public Library Oral History Projects on the Web" (2019). School of Information Studies - Post-doc and Student Scholarship. 7.
https://surface.syr.edu/ischoolstudents/7

Source

submission

Creative Commons License

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