OHMS Updates: Viewer version 3.6.3 / OHMS App version 3.0.1
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OHMS Updates: Viewer version 3.6.3 / OHMS App version 3.0.1

We have launched a new development cycle for OHMS (Oral History Metadata Synchronizer) that will have some minor and some major updates coming in the next few months. The first of the updates have been released.  OHMS Viewer v 3.6.3 Improved footnote feature in the transcript view.  Added search and hover features with footnotes. Disabled…

OHMS and Omeka: The OHMS Plugin Suite
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OHMS and Omeka: The OHMS Plugin Suite

This post is about the Nunn Center’s release of the OHMS plugin suite for Omeka that integrates OHMS (the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer) and Omeka in several powerful ways. But first, some historical context. A BIT OF HISTORY When I first designed OHMS (Oral History Metadata Synchronizer) in 2008, I envisioned it working primarily for…

Using OHMS to Index Oral History: A Detailed Tutorial
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Using OHMS to Index Oral History: A Detailed Tutorial

I have been traveling around and talking a great deal, lately, about OHMS (Oral History Metadata Synchronizer).  If you aren’t aware of OHMS, its a free, open source digital tool that improves the user experience for online oral history–connecting a textual search to the corresponding moment in your online audio or video interview.   OHMS…

Oral History: It’s the Moments that Matter
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Oral History: It’s the Moments that Matter

One of the most powerful things about archived oral histories is each recorded interview contains hundreds, if not thousands, of moments filled with meaningful content that possess near infinite potential for engaging future researchers in unforeseen ways. One of the great challenges to tapping this great potential has always been that of discovery and usability….