馆史研究中口述历史的几个问题

Problems of the Oral History in Researches on the Library History

口述历史为图书馆馆史的撰写和研究工作提供了素材,具有丰富重要事件与重要人物的细节、提出新的理念和方法、弥补文本文献的不足、反映口述者的认知价值等作用。然而,口述历史具有一定的局限性,必须与其他史料相互对比考证后才能加以利用。口述历史的真实性包括3个层次:展现事件或人物的"实况";恢复历史事件背后的真实理念和价值取向;将其理念和价值取向置于今天的价值取向下审视。因此,馆史口述历史采集过程中应要求口述者是历史事件的亲历者,具有较好的记忆力和较强的口头表达能力。

Oral history provides materials to researches on the library history,and it has values of enriching details of important events and figures,providing new ideas and ways,making up for the lack of paper literatures and reflecting the perceived value of narrators.However,oral history has some limitations,and it should be utilized based on the research on the comparison with other historical materials.Authenticity of oral history includes three levels：emerging the real situation of events and figures,reappearing the real ideas and values of history events,scanning ideas and values in the view of contemporary.Therefore,the collection of oral history of library history requests that narrators should be witnesses to history,have good remembrance and oral expression ability.