Published Resources Details
Conference Paper
- Title
- Oral History in Engineering: Issues and Opportunities
- In
- Engineering Heritage Matters: Conference Papers of the 12th National Conference on Engineering Heritage, Toowoomba, 29 September to 1 October 2003
- Imprint
- Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 2003, pp. 29-34
- ISBN/ISSN
- 064642775X
- Url
- https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.334755257048707
- Abstract
This paper discusses the importance of history in establishing heritage significance. It also emphasises the importance of gathering through oral history, the personal experiences of eminent engineers and the eye-witness accounts of participants in significant engineering projects and organisations, while they are able. Through oral history a data-base can be created for contemporary engineering history and the research of engineering practice. Emphasis is placed on the need in conducting oral history programs, for clear objectives, good management, careful selection of oral historians, quality control, and public access to the outputs and their publicising.
Related Published resources
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- Engineering Heritage Matters: Conference Papers of the 12th National Conference on Engineering Heritage, Toowoomba, 29 Sept to 1 Oct 2003 edited by Sheridan, Norman (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Engineers Australia, 2003), 183 pp, https://search.informit.org/doi/book/10.3316/informit.064642775X. Details