TRANSCRIBER AGREEMENT FORM

I,__________________________________________________, a transcriber for the __________________________________________ Oral History Project, understand and agree to the following statements:

• Full, accurate, verbatim transcripts will be provided unless otherwise specified;
• Each transcript will clearly indicate the narrator, interviewer, and place and date of the interview;
• The transcribing process will include:
  • Developing a draft transcript
  • Audit-editing the draft transcript
  • Returning the draft for review
  • Finalizing the draft, correcting any necessary changes
  • Printing the final copy on acid-free paper
  • Providing a copy on disc
• The final copy will be keyed to the recording and, if requested, will be indexed
• All work will be done in Microsoft Word unless otherwise specified;
• The interviewer or project director will provide a list of proper and place names wherever possible to facilitate accurate transcribing;
• The interviewer or project director will have 30 days to review draft transcripts and return them for corrections. After that time, they will be considered to stand as drafted;
• As transcriber, I understand the need for confidentiality of interview content until such time as the interview is released for public use per the repository's guidelines and I will not exploit the narrator's story; and
• I will turn all materials, including copies of the interview recordings and discs containing the transcriptions over to the repository immediately upon completing the transcribing work.

Signed _________________________________________________ Date________ (Transcriber)

_________________________________________________ Date________ (Project Director)