| This thesis addresses the topic of oral history management. It hypothesizes that CD-ROM technology is the best method currently available for storing, preserving, and accessing oral history collections. It uses a case study to compare the criteria of storage, preservation, and access in the traditional archival management system to the more progressive management system that employs CD-ROM technology. The Southeastern Utah Oral History Project in California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program, which currently utilizes a traditional management system, is used to measure the factors compared in the case study. The CD-ROM local area network at California State University, Fullerton, is used to measure the comparative factors of the more progressive management system. The research results reveal that CD-ROM technology is more cost-effective and provides improved access over traditional management systems. The primary challenge for the California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program is funding for implementation. |
