ROADS

Tipo di progetto: European  |  Data inizio: 12/12/2023  |  Data di fine: 11/12/2025

Roads to Oral Archives Development and Sustainability (ROADS) is a Project of Relevance National Interest (PRIN), which aims to create a model and tools for the recovery, preservation and scientific reuse of oral archives produced in the past.

The ROADS project aims to address the challenge of accessibility and reuse of oral archives, with a focus on the Italian context.

In particular, the ROADS project seeks to ensure the sustainability of oral archives, foster cooperation between Social Sciences and Humanities and the Hard Sciences – especially sound engineering and technologies – promote access and use of research data, and train a new generation of researchers.

The project is divided into four main work areas:

• mapping of oral archives;
• development of an infrastructure for the management and access to archives;
• education and dissemination;
• archiving a pilot oral archive.

With this setup, a significant social impact is expected (and hoped), including the enhancement of cultural identity and social cohesion, as well as of professional skills and education.