Voice of Witness (VOW) advances human rights by amplifying the voices of people impacted by—and fighting against—injustice.

These guides cover essential topics such as: project planning; research ethics from the perspectives of the fields of folklore, anthropology, ethnomusicology and museum studies; and intellectual property policies, law and use with special reference to the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Other subjects include: interviewing tips and techniques, writing field notes and producing summaries and logs of recordings, participant permissions and release forms, and links to sites that will help you understand digital recording technologies

Here are some of my favorite digital tools that may prove useful for core aspects of the oral history process.  I will be adding to this on a continuous basis, adding new tools and categories of tools periodically, so stay tuned.  Many of these tools are tools we are actively using at the Louie B. N

Federal judge refuses to quash subpoenas seeking research interviews at Boston College, but says academic freedom issues merit consideration.