tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26333187.post114679310526509226..comments2007-04-09T03:52:02.048-04:00Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869939147949152667noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26333187.post-1148004837037861182006-05-18T22:13:00.000-04:002006-05-18T22:13:00.000-04:00I think it's correct to say that this is going to become a bigger issue in the future, not simply as more information becomes available but also as research topics become increasing close to the present-day (my own project, on the 1920s, is on the early side compared to most of my contemporaries). <BR/><BR/>I can't say what sort of preparation is needed when doing oral history as part of a British PhD, but as far as I know that there's no classes on legal and ethical issues. What sort of things were covered in the class?Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869939147949152667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26333187.post-1147744292929078472006-05-15T21:51:00.000-04:002006-05-15T21:51:00.000-04:00I have been pondering the same thing lately. My concerns have been more focused on future historians. We seem to be moving to a world where even greater amounts of information are available about everyone. What ethical responsibilities will future historians have towards those still living, or (as you mentioned) their children and grandchildren?<BR/><BR/>In my program in the US we are expected to clear our research with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) if we'll be conducting any interviews during the course of our research.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06033578894931074513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26333187.post-1147719290850749162006-05-15T14:54:00.000-04:002006-05-15T14:54:00.000-04:00My university's postgrad research training has included a compulsory module (for all students including in history) on legal and ethical issues for several years. It was mostly deadly dull, but it was useful. I confess, I'm a bit shocked that Cambridge doesn't do the same thing and more than a bit surprised that it isn't forced to do it by the funding councils (I always thought that was why we had to).Sharonhttp://www.earlymodernweb.org.uk/emn/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26333187.post-1147627056866829942006-05-14T13:17:00.000-04:002006-05-14T13:17:00.000-04:00I thought that people only ever read the acknowledgements in theses anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26333187.post-1147451380877621702006-05-12T12:29:00.000-04:002006-05-12T12:29:00.000-04:00great quote from Henry Ford : -<BR/><BR/> "If I'd have asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26333187.post-1147269287091368222006-05-10T09:54:00.000-04:002006-05-10T09:54:00.000-04:00I think you may be spending a bit too much time in the library!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com