ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at after-the-interview steps from an oral history management point of view and it reviews managing interview preservation and access, storage and care, handling project files, and transcribing responsibilities. The project director is responsible for making sure these preservation management steps have been completed and all project oral histories are ready to be turned over to a repository or other secure, long-term storage. Transcribing is used by oral history practitioners to preserve and provide access to interview information. Metadata is the digital information describing an interview. Oral history transcripts include footnotes, photographs, appendices and, in some cases, CVs, resumes, or other summaries of the interviewee's background. They also identify speech patterns and nonverbal communication in written form to help users understand what was in the original recording. The chapter reviews about managing project public relations and project celebrations. Project directors or designated team members should coordinate and oversee interview transcription, including organizing a transcriber training workshop.
