FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- HOW DO I LOOK FOR ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS ON THIS SITE?
- HOW DO I LISTEN TO THE ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS?
- HOW DO I REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO CITE FROM ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS?
- HOW DO I REQUEST FOR COPIES OF RECORDS?
- WHAT ARE THE FEES FOR REPRODUCTION?
- HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PROCESS MY REPRODUCTION ORDER?
1. HOW DO I LOOK FOR ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS ON THIS SITE?
To run a basic keyword search, go to https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/.
To fine-tune your search, run an advanced search from https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/#advanced-search.
To browse our collection, go to COLLECTION in the top menu and select Interviewee, Project Title or New Releases.
Back to top2. HOW DO I LISTEN TO THE ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS?
For Open Access interviews, users may stream the interviews directly from this site.
For Restricted interviews, click Request to View to add a request to your cart. Remember to complete your order by going to your cart and clicking Proceed.
Back to top3. HOW DO I REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO CITE FROM ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS?
If you do not require a copy of the audio recording or transcript, and would like to seek permission to cite from the transcripts and audio online, please email nas@nlb.gov.sg with details of your project, the quotations you wish to use, and how they will be used. Please specify the interviewee’s name, accession number and track numbers, timestamps and pages of transcript.
Please include the following credit line for all citations:
From the oral history interview of [Interviewee's name] (Accession No. XXXXXX, Track No. XX), Oral History Centre, National Archives of Singapore
Back to top4. HOW DO I REQUEST FOR COPIES OF RECORDS?
To request for a reproduction of an oral history transcript or audio recording, click Request a Copy to add a request to your cart. Remember to complete your order by going to your cart and clicking Proceed. In order to facilitate the reproduction of audio recordings, users are required to specify the time codes from the recordings and include the first few and last few words of the extract.
It is the responsibility of the user/requestor to respect the copyrights of all materials on this website.
Back to top5. WHAT ARE THE FEES FOR REPRODUCTION?
A Request Administration Fee per interview recording, per usage is levied.
| Description | Unit of Charging | Price (exclusive of 9% GST) |
Price (inclusive of 9% GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request Administration Fee | Per record | $22.43 | $24.45 |
In addition to the Request Administration Fee, a reproduction fee for audio and video (where available) is also levied.
| Formats | Price Per Copy (exclusive of 9% GST) |
Price Per Copy (inclusive of 9% GST) |
|---|---|---|
| Digitised audio in MP3 (up to 30 minutes of recording) | S$60.75 | S$66.21 |
| Digitised video in MP4 (up to 30 minutes of compilation) | S$72.90 | S$79.46 |
# All prices listed above are subject to periodic reviews
# Please note that all oral history materials reproduced are for background research only.
Should you wish to quote from the interview(s), please obtain permission from the Oral History Centre.
6. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PROCESS MY REPRODUCTION ORDER?
Reproduction of not more than 6 hours of recordings per order would generally be completed within 7 working days. The materials will be sent via electronic means upon receipt of payment.
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