University of Kentucky (University of Kentucky Young Library)

The University of Kentucky Libraries have created an Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS) tool that allows users to search more easily for specific terms within recorded interviews, and to know exactly at what times in the interview these terms occur. Working with the MATRIX Center at Michigan State University and with partner libraries at Baylor University, Oklahoma State University, and Cleveland State University, the project team will further develop the OHMS into an open-source software tool that will be more compatible and interoperable with a variety of digital library and content management systems. This tool will enable a wide variety of libraries and archives to enrich the use of digital oral history collections. The project team also will produce multimedia tutorials on the use, installation, and deployment of the OHMS tool.