{"product_id":"community-oral-history-toolkit-paperback","title":"Community Oral History Toolkit - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Kay Quinlan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara W. Sommer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNancy MacKay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003eCommunity Oral History Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the basics of oral history, how to design and manage projects, as well as guidelines on interviewing, archiving, and giving back to the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpdating the original five volumes into a one-volume publication, the book covers guidelines on thinking through legal needs and ethical issues, the interview process with information on standards, tips on in-person and distance interviewing, interview preparation, question-asking techniques, documenting interview information, and, moving to the final steps, guides for preservation and ongoing access of oral histories. The authors illustrate this work with examples of worldwide community-based oral history projects and individual profiles, while describing the projects' process and outcomes. It also includes sample forms for recordkeeping and updated technology guidelines, as well as resources for community oral historians to stay ahead of changes in the field. The final chapter takes an in-depth look at six community-based projects, each unique in their place and purpose, but all based in the scaffolding of the oral history process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunity Oral History Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to oral history, anthropology, and sociology students, as well as practicing and professional historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Kay Quinlan\u003c\/b\u003e Ph.D. is associate dean emerita at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications where she taught for more than twenty years and is co-author of several oral history books. She edited the Oral History Association Newsletter for thirty-three years. In 2022 she was inducted into the Marian Andersen Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame, and in 2024 the Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region organization presented to her the Forrest C. Pogue Award for Excellence in Oral History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara W. Sommer\u003c\/b\u003e M.A. has over fifty years of experience in the public history and oral history. She is a long-time member of the Oral History Association (OHA), and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Oral History Manual\u003c\/i\u003e (1st-4th editions), \u003ci\u003eIndigenous Oral History Manual: Canada and the United States\u003c\/i\u003e (2024), and \u003ci\u003ePracticing Oral History in Historical Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). She also is the author of the award-winning book \u003ci\u003eHard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e (2008, re-issued in 2022). She is a member of the Honorary Council of the Minnesota Historical Society, recognized for her work in oral history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy MacKay\u003c\/b\u003e MLIS is a California-based oral historian, archivist, author, and educator. As an academic librarian she founded and managed the Oakland Living History Program at Mills College (now Northeastern University), where she worked as a librarian for twenty-two years. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCurating Oral Histories: From Interview to Archive\u003c\/i\u003e, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2016) and the editor of the Routledge \u003ci\u003ePracticing Oral History\u003c\/i\u003e book series, with fourteen titles currently in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 11 x 8.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53878621765939,"sku":"9781032941684","price":105.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ddJmZovv259781032941684.webp?v=1787199832","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/community-oral-history-toolkit-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}