Post on 12-Mar-2021
The Internet& Oral Tradition
Steve CislerTachyon, Inc.
San Diego, CaliforniaCisler@pobox.com
Khon Kaen, ThailandAugust 18,1999
Word
la Palabra
le mot
Walter Ong
Orality and Literacy: TheTechnologizing of the Word.
Primary Oral CulturesChirographic CulturesSecond Orality
Oral tradition and accuracy
More than folk talesMozambique tribal historyTheravada Buddhist scriptures•Lontar palm books
Lontar Palm BooksGedong Kirtya, Singaraja, Bali
Palm Books (Early Buddhist)
The Internet includes:The connected networksThe contentThe peopleThe services and applications
Librarians need to understandthe changes even if they cannotafford them!
Is the Internet corrosive?
New technologies change culturesBut nothing is really static.How best to use these tools forpreservation and stimulation?Apple Library of Tomorrow
Oral Tradition on the Internet
LanguageOral History
Storytelling
Poetry
Preservation
Electronic Media
Associations Collaborations Archives
Radio Stations
Terralinguacougar.ucdavis.edu/nas/terralin/resources.html
Hawaiian LanguageImmersion Schools
Punana Leo
Mailing list: Oral History Assn.www.h-net.msu.edu/~oralhist/
History of Singapore
Oral History Onlinewww.lib.berkeley.edu/BANC/ROHO/ohonline/
Library of Congress
Library of CongressUsing Oral History
Media History Project
U. of Alaska oral historyprojects
Poetry Online: E-poets.net
The Poetry Centerwww.sfsu.edu/~newlit/video.htm
Poetry Slams
Austin, Texas, Poetry Slam
Sonarchy Archives
Alaska Native Peoples
Cambodia Oral Historiesmembers.aol.com/cambodia/oral_hist.htm
Searching for the pastwww.austlii.edu.au/au/special/
rsjproject/rsjlibrary/hreac/stolen
StorytellingOkalahoma 1935
(Library of Congress collections)
Canadian First Nationswww.civilization.ca/membrs/fph/storytel/l
Indian Canyon Storytelling
Indian storytellerswww.hanksville.org/storytellers
Storynetwww.storynet.org
Storytelling Web Ringwww.tiac.net/users/papajoe/ring.htm
Digital StorytellingDigital Clubhouse
Dana Atchley, DigitalStoryteller
Interactive New Media
Radio Free Monterey
Pahkisimon Nuye?áh Library System La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada
Radio Stations onlineWmbr.mit.edu/stations/
Radio Thailand
National Public Radiowww.npr.org
Vincent Voice Librarywww.lib.msu.edu/vincent/#samples
World Association of Commuity RadioBroadcasters <www.amarc.org>
Bali
Stephen Lansing
Steve CislerTachyon, Inc.
www.tachyon.net
cisler@pobox.com4415 Tilbury Drive
San José, Ca 95130 USA1 408 379 9076