Proper credit must be given to the University of Michigan Medical School and the principal investigators in citing these oral history interviews. Each narrator voluntarily participated in the conduct of this research. The interviews were conducted after obtaining written permission from each narrator. Both the permission to participate and the consent to release the research products, along with any restrictions or special conditions regarding such release, are on file at the University of Michigan and included in this collection. The same ethical considerations that apply to the interviewing process are required in using the oral history product in writing and publishing.
Oral histories are subject to the same rigorous standards as other research methodologies.
Precise citations should always be given for interviews, as with all other primary sources. The interviewing methodology employed should be explained in the paper, just as in the case of social scientific research. Qualitative information is used to illustrate quantitative data, fill in the missing gaps, or entirely contradict the statistics on the topic. All subjective information should be backed up with hard data. Place the stories and anecdotes within their context and explain what factors influenced the question and shaped the response.