Terms of Use

Registration

To use the Online Oral History Collection of the Foundation for Iranian Studies (FIS) you must first register. By registering you acknowledge that copyrights for audio and transcripts belong solely to the Foundation for Iranian Studies; that the Collection is to be used strictly for research, teaching, and private study; that the transcripts are records of the spoken word and that special care must be taken in quoting from them in order to retain the full meaning, spirit, and the intention of the interviewee and that you will make every effort to avoid quoting the speaker out of context so that the actual meaning is fairly represented. Fair use of the material may be made subject to the normal citing of the source. In cases where the “fair use“ rule is exceeded, special negotiation will be required to establish whether any fee is to be charged. The quotations taken from the written transcripts or the audio files will be cited in the following manner:

The Reminiscences of (interviewee)_______________ in an interview with (interviewer)________________, date_______, page(s)_________, in the Oral History of Iran Collection of the Foundation of Iranian Studies.