The use/value of an oral history archive department in modern Libraries`

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The main aim of the research is to discuss the uses and the value of an oral history archive department in modern libraries , especially British libraries and American ones which are pioneers in this domain . It has been realized or discovered that the oral history archive can be used to explain the concept or idea of windowing time in physical and digital libraries . Of late digital and oral history archive libraries carry a variety of useful information and documents that include the

past and present ones . This therefore tries to view the use and the value of this kind of sound archive in which it is divided into main categories and subsections

The first section is the introductory part that tries to give a brief explanation about the oral history archive . There is a problem in question or objective , which touches on what is to be investigated that is the use of this archive . The hypotheses are also constructed to provide answers to the objectives of the research . The other areas include research context /literature review methodology work plan recourses ethics and conclusion

1 . Working Title

The use and the value of an oral history archive department in Modern Libraries and Information Centres

2 . Introduction

Many scholars realized that Oral history archive libraries can be used to obtain information as fast as possible . According to Portelli (1998 the archive holds several hours of gramophone , films , audio , video and Compact Disks . The oral history archive has been of great help in various departments because instant information has been obtained through what is called oral debriefing . This is a situation whereby a comprehensive and condensed verbal testimony is obtained from individuals (Medical Tribune 2007

Other areas where the oral history archive has been applied include areas such as psychology , witness interrogation in criminal investigations , which occur in both oral and visual formats (Sangster 1998 .The archive tentatively is currently being used to help in knowledge management especially when it comes to labor market . This is an area in commerce and industry where the changing labor market requires employees to shift from one position to another or from one job to another . As this happens there is loss of organizational memory , the so called the body of data and knowledge which is relevant to an individual organization 's existence (Perk and Thomson 1998 and Gregory 1991 . These therefore are of the uses of oral history archive that make it become recognized as a powerful device or tool especially in Britain to capture the already existing institutional knowledge and information

Learning has been enhanced by the use of Oral history archive . The new curriculum requires students to have sound and good communication skills that prepare them to answers questions either during interviews as they look for jobs after schooling or in classroom (Rolph 1998 . Criminal investigation department also employ the use of an Oral history archive when they are interrogating criminals

3 . Aims and objectives

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