On Tuesday, June 16, the Rovinj Historical Research Center hosted the presentation of the Proceedings of the Seminar-Training School "For an Archive of Memory," which was held in Rovinj from November 6 to 8, 2024, curated by Gloria Nemec and which saw the collaboration of the Rovinj Historical Research Center, the Istrian-Venetian Cultural Circle "Istra" of Trieste, and the Italian Association of Oral History.

The volume of the Proceedings can be freely downloaded in PDF format at this link:

https://www.aisoitalia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ATTI-ARCHIVIO-MEMORIA.definitivo.pdf

SUMMARY

Introduction
Gloria Nemec………………………………………………………………………………………………………….pag. 5
Why a school?
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………………………………………..page 12
Greetings and welcome to participants
Raul Marsetič, CRSR………………………………………………………………………………………………page. 13
Ezio Giuricin, Istria Club…………………………………………………………………………………………….page 14
Antonio Canovi, AISO…………………………………………………………………………………………..pag. 15
Maurizio Tremul, Italian Union………………………………………………………………………..page 16
FIRST DAY. THE FUNDAMENTALS
Alessandro Portelli …………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 19
Lecture. Oral Sources: Who, How, and Why
Memories of war and post-war
Gabriella Gribaudi……………………………………………………………………………………………………page. 29
Giovanni Contini…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….page 40
Gloria Nemec………………………………………………………………………………………………………….pag. 49
Oral sources and work history
Stefano Bartolini……………………………………………………………………………………………………..pag. 59
Enrico Miletto…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..page. 66
SECOND DAY. TECHNIQUES – COLLECTION
Patrick Urru……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….pag. 75
Recordings, transcriptions, digitizations:
guidelines for the treatment of oral sources
Matteo Al Kalak…………………………………………………………………………………………………………page. 79
How do you build a memory archive?
The case of Lodovico Media Library
Kristjan Knez……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..pag. 82
Oral History: The Experience of Institutions
of the Italian National Community: a review
Emiliano Loria………………………………………………………………………………………………………..pag. 97
The experience of the Society of Fiume Studies in Rome
Donatella Schürzel………………………………………………………………………………………………page. 106
Preserve and renew the memory of the exodus.
The case of the Julian-Dalmatian neighborhood of Rome
THIRD DAY. THE PRACTICES
Antonio Canovi……………………………………………………………………………………………………page. 117
Geostories and community stories
Orietta Moscarda………………………………………………………………………………………………..page 127
Concluding note
Interviews in Rovinj: groups and witnesses ………………………………………………………p. 129
Biographical notes of the speakers …………………………………………………………………………..page 130
List of course participants………………………………………………………………………………………………………..page 133
Release form………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 134
References to the Vademecum for the Treatment of Oral Sources (AISO)…page 135
Best practices for oral sources…………………………………………………………………………..page 137