For Oral History Practitioners
OHA Principles and Best Practices
A set of goals, guidelines, and evaluation standards for oral history interviews.
Independent Practitioners’ Toolkit for Oral Historians
Educational resource intended for use by practitioners who work within the fields of oral history and allied documentary and cultural work as freelancers, independent contractors, consultants, artists, community historians, and small business owners/sole proprietorships.
Guidelines for Social Justice Oral History Work
This report, sample templates, and glossary serve as a framework to clarify the meaning of social-justice-centered oral history and its practice from start to finish.
Information about IRBs
Provides direction to those who conduct oral history interviews and find their interviewing protocols subject to review by their local Institutional Review Board (commonly referred to as an IRB).
OHA Guidelines for the Evaluation of Oral Historians
Provides guidelines for the evaluation of professional or academic oral historians for promotion, tenure, or other review.
Remote Interviewing Resources
Guidance for conducting oral histories remotely.
Oral History in the Digital Age
Provides information on digital technologies pertaining to all phases of the oral history process.
For Archivists / Librarians
Archiving Oral History: Manual of Best Practices
An addendum to the Principles and Best Practices, and provides guidance about archiving oral history.
Metadata Assessment and Planning Tool
A tool to help practitioners identify the most appropriate metadata to capture and preserve for a collection according to its oral history-specific needs and conditions.
For Educators
OHA Educator’s Resource
Provides practical information and links to resources for educators at all levels to utilize oral history with their students.
Oral History Classroom Guide
Principles and Best Practices for Oral History Education, aimed at grades 4-12 by OHA in conjunction with the History Channel. Co-authors of the document were OHA Education Committee members Debbie Ardemendo and Katie Kuszmar.
