Digitising oral

histories

Michelle McLean

Information Services Librarian

The Drivers Narre Warren Local History Archive

Get local history content online

50+ oral histories on audio tape

How? A tape deck

Computer

Cable

Audacity

Time/Focus

Tape Deck

Computer & Cable

Audacity Free

Record & edit

Any OS

Plug & play

Audacity Start

Adjust

Check

Repeat

Save

Audacity Save

Edit

Export

Archive

Upload

Time/Focus Background

Check

Start again

Repeat

Complete

Editing Listen

Remove noise

Cut content

Repeat

The RecordingsMultiple

Audacity

.wav

Other

Archive

Online Upload

Access

Player?

Discoverability?

Launch and Use

October 2013

Visits

Listens

What’s next?

Thank you