Sue (Susan) Crockford

[…], Leeds University) and Dr Vicky Ball (Co- Investigator, De Montfort University).BECTU History Project Interview no: 440 Interviewee: Susan Crockford Interviewer: Stanley Forman No of tapes 2Duration: 2:10:58NB: The time codes given here are estimates based on readings from the original cassette rec[…]

Gerry Humphreys

Side 1Alan Lawson.The copyright of this recording is vested in the BECTU history project.  Gerry Humphries, sound recordist, dubbing mixer, managing director of Twickenham Film Studios.  Interviewer Alan Lawson.  Recorded on the 21st August 1995.  Side one.Now, first Gerry when a[…]

Henry Seward

Roy Fowler  0:08  Okay, the copyright of this recording is vested in the ACTT History Project. We're at Gleblands on the third of August 1989 and the interview is with Henry T Seward, who is resident here, Henry, let's start at the beginning. When and where were you born?Henry Seward  […]

Charles Crichton

CHARLES CRICHTONThe copyright of this material is invested in the BECTU History ProjectCharles Crichton, director, interviewer Sid Cole, recorded 15 December 1988,SIDE 1, TAPE 1SC: Let's start at the beginning, tell me when you were born and where you were educated and so on.CC: I was born in 1910, […]

Gordon McCallum

BECTU History Project - Interview No. 58 [Copyright BECTU]Transcription Date: 2002-09-20Interview Date: 1988-10-11Interviewer: Alan LawsonInterviewee: Gordon McCallumTape 1, Side 1 Alan Lawson : Now, Mac...when were you born?Gordon McCallum : May 26th 1919.Alan Lawson : And where was that?[…]

Myextractcopy

1.1.1#Digitising#and#consolidating#existing#information#The#main#tasks#include:#•#Digitising'and'uploading'existing'interviews:#Due#to#the#upload#limits#on#Vimeo#and#issues#with#quality#of#digitised#recordings,#this#task#is#currently#being#carried#out#exclusively#by#Mike#Dick.###•#Collecting'and'digitising'existing'transcripts:#This#task#is#being#led#by#David#Sharp#Where#conversion#to#OCR#format#is#difficult,#this#is#best#done#using#Adobe#Acrobat.#Alison#Bancroft#has#a#copy,#and#others#may#also#have#access#to#the#full#programme.#Once#transcripts#are#digitised#and#available#in#OCR#format,#they#can#be#uploaded#by#any#project#member#with#appropriate#permissions.#•#Filling'gaps'in'existing'data:#this#includes#photographs,#and#additional#information#from#the#physical#archive#and#online#research.#Data#can#be#collected#by#anyone#and#uploaded#by#any#project#member#with#appropriate#permissions.#•#New'transcriptions'of'existing'interviews:#Transcriptions#can#be#carried#out#by#anyone#using#interviews#published#on#the#website.#Use#of#Speechmatics#tests#is#proving#successful#and#may#help#to#speed#the#process.#New#transcripts#can#be#uploaded#by#any#project#member#with#appropriate#permissions.#•#Resolving'issues'with'existing'data'fields:#The#best#ways#of#recording#data#from#the#physical#archive#(i.e.#interview#formats)#are#evolving#as#work#with#the#physical#archive#progresses.#Taxonomies#need#review.#In#particular,#the#work#area/craft/role#taxonomy#needs#urgent#review.##•#An#interviewer’s#manual#needs#to#be#written.#2.'MEMBERSHIP'AND'PERMISSIONS'Criteria#for#BEHP#mebership#and#joining#procedures#need#to#be#reviewed#and#agreed#by#the#Management#Committee#for#two#main#reasons:#•#Now#the#BEHP#is#formally#constituted,#all#members#have#voting#rights#and#the#BEHP#is#now#more#accountable#to#official#members,#and#open#to#legal#challenge#on#governance#and#administrative#matters.#What#conditions#need#to#be#met#for#someone#to#become#a#member?#•#BEHP#members#have#rights#of#acces#to#additional#information#and#actions#on#the#website,#and#this#right#needs#to#be#accompanied#by#appropriate#terms#and#condiUtions.#At#the#moment#only#BEHP#members#should#have#access#to#the#members#pages.#Is#there#a#need#for#a#category#of#users#who#are#not#BEHP#members,#but#who#are#given#access#to#the#database#on#specific#terms.#Comment'[David'Sha1]:'Request#for#others#inside#the#team#and#possibly#externals#(eg#Dan#Thurley)#to#upload.#Also#=#what#if#the#BFI#agreed#to#directly#upload#copies#of#"our"#material#to#our#website?#Context#is#reUlaunch#of#BFI#Mediatheque#(2.0)#soon#and#their#desire#to#add#audio#and#other#content.#Comment'[David'Sha2]:'No#"e".#Comment'[David'Sha3]:'Need#to#update#and#edit#rules#for#transcription#and#clarify#formats.#As#I#edit#transcripts#I’m#developing#more#"rules".##Comment'[David'Sha4]:'#Need#to#utilise#worktable#to#prevent#duplication#of#effort#Need#clarity#as#to#process#maybe#need#to#extend#range#of#item#types#to#include#interview#notes#as#interim#content#until#transcript#has#been#created.#Comment'[David'Sha5]:'Need#to#ensure#preUupload#guidelines#are#are#followed#and#transcription#format#adhered#to.#Comment'[David'Sha6]:'Based#on#existing#protocols#where#they#exist.#Eg#paperwork#held#on#production#hub.#Comment'[David'Sha7]:'Ty 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