Dissertation Information for Abdurrahman Hamad Ekrish NAME: - Abdurrahman Hamad Ekrish
DEGREE:
- Ph.D.
DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science
SCHOOL:
- University of Pittsburgh (USA) (1987)
ADVISORS: - Wendell Wray
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: - E. Blanche Woolls - Ellen Detlefsen - Laurence Admiral Glasco - Richard James Altenbaugh
MPACT Status: Fully Complete
Title: An investigation into the role of academic libraries and academic institutions in the collection, preservation, and dissemination of oral history materials
Abstract: This study was aimed at investigating the characteristics and activities of 129 oral history programs in academic settings. In the process, these activities were divided into four major categories: management, collection, processing, and dissemination of materials.
In addition to reviewing the literature, the two major tools of survey research,i.e., questionnaires and interviews, were utilized for data collection. Moreover, it was possible to observe the situations in several leading oral history programs during the site visits that were conducted as part of the study.
The study found that most of the programs under investigation are understaffed and suffer acute financial difficulties. Such activities as transcribing and indexing are not proportionate to the rate of collection. Moreover, the physical and bibliographic accessibility to the materials did not seem to be of a promising nature.
The study stresses the need for addressing such aspects as the nature of the relation between oral history programs and the libraries. In this respect, it seems that strong cooperation should be established between them, irrespective of the affiliation of the oral history programs.
Because oral history programs lack sufficient staff, the study recommends that the programs should seek the help of faculty, volunteers and students in performing many tasks. It also recommends that these programs should consider the dissemination of the materials as an indispensable part of their activities.
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