# Documentation

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://sonification.de/handbook/">The Sonification <strong>Handbook</strong></a></td><td><em>Thomas Hermann, Andy Hunt, John G. Neuhoff (Editors), 2011</em></td><td><a href="https://sonification.de/handbook/">https://sonification.de/handbook/</a></td><td><a href="https://474819277-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkFIX5m2sdMOgL46wsjZF%2Fuploads%2Fba7DLF1hQ7O1drdVyzPu%2Fsonhandbook-thumbnail.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c7b7bdd9-562c-498a-aa4f-86e2b2a587b3">sonhandbook-thumbnail.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aMvWjr4NjgddhbMwwcmH8X0U1Qh9pnK7MsIFLT8nWLk/edit?usp=sharing">Decibels Community <strong>Getting Started Guide</strong></a></td><td><a href="https://github.com/Decibels-Sonification/sonification-resources/">(+ GitHub version)</a></td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aMvWjr4NjgddhbMwwcmH8X0U1Qh9pnK7MsIFLT8nWLk/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aMvWjr4NjgddhbMwwcmH8X0U1Qh9pnK7MsIFLT8nWLk/edit?usp=sharing</a></td><td><a href="https://474819277-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkFIX5m2sdMOgL46wsjZF%2Fuploads%2Fh03jh2TEB0Nd6n0dzamx%2Fdecibels-thumbnail.png?alt=media&#x26;token=04eb971e-4e62-4321-8475-b68833f0d946">decibels-thumbnail.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://opensonifications.net/"><strong>Open Sonifications</strong> Manifesto</a></td><td><em>Jordan Wirfs-Brock, Jamie Perera, and Duncan Geere, 2024</em></td><td><a href="https://opensonifications.net/">https://opensonifications.net/</a></td><td><a href="https://474819277-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkFIX5m2sdMOgL46wsjZF%2Fuploads%2FaWB3qYpINqjk4B4peTZu%2Fopenson-thumbnail.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3b1b997e-186f-4b99-9e08-62ad289a63e8">openson-thumbnail.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://repository.gatech.edu/entities/series/6cb90d00-3311-4767-954d-415c9341a358"><strong>International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD) Proceedings</strong></a></td><td>Searchable database of past ICAD conference proceedings, providing access to several years of published sonification research.</td><td><a href="https://repository.gatech.edu/entities/series/6cb90d00-3311-4767-954d-415c9341a358">https://repository.gatech.edu/entities/series/6cb90d00-3311-4767-954d-415c9341a358</a></td><td><a href="https://474819277-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkFIX5m2sdMOgL46wsjZF%2Fuploads%2FGMXyECA7I3UWe4w6IjPR%2Ficadthumbnail.jpeg?alt=media&#x26;token=c88ed0da-3925-46f0-b2b2-90388b575511">icadthumbnail.jpeg</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G7Tshxxf4cS2rknvzdvZPVCaKJsImdUpI6rE2YLBsWk/edit?usp=sharing">Decibels Community <strong>Sonification Resources</strong></a></td><td>Google Doc via the Decibels Community</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G7Tshxxf4cS2rknvzdvZPVCaKJsImdUpI6rE2YLBsWk/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G7Tshxxf4cS2rknvzdvZPVCaKJsImdUpI6rE2YLBsWk/edit?usp=sharing</a></td><td><a href="https://474819277-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkFIX5m2sdMOgL46wsjZF%2Fuploads%2F3BPebDxZjaF1BwBLpPOn%2Fdecibels-sonresources-thumbnail.png?alt=media&#x26;token=dbbb3941-5e8c-4613-b582-218c189510b5">decibels-sonresources-thumbnail.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://nickevershed.com/2024/02/11/design-guidelines-for-data-sonification-making-an-audio-alternative-to-charts-for-people-who-are-vision-impaired/"><strong>Design Guidelines</strong> for Data Sonification</a></td><td><em>Nick Evershed (The Guardian), 2024</em></td><td><a href="https://nickevershed.com/2024/02/11/design-guidelines-for-data-sonification-making-an-audio-alternative-to-charts-for-people-who-are-vision-impaired/">https://nickevershed.com/2024/02/11/design-guidelines-for-data-sonification-making-an-audio-alternative-to-charts-for-people-who-are-vision-impaired/</a></td><td><a href="https://474819277-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkFIX5m2sdMOgL46wsjZF%2Fuploads%2FdTvt5hPnrlBIWj3DlObJ%2Fnickevershed.png?alt=media&#x26;token=844eab07-61b9-4f8e-ba36-f8372976d536">nickevershed.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.miltonline.com/hiddenmusic/">Hidden Music – The Composer’s Guide To Sonification</a></td><td><em>Milton Mermikides, 2025</em></td><td></td><td><a href="https://474819277-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkFIX5m2sdMOgL46wsjZF%2Fuploads%2FxXFNCS2c0LxEbGWAQ8nC%2Fhiddenmusic.png?alt=media&#x26;token=1e496a0f-9dc7-4b58-85a6-aa5266db403a">hiddenmusic.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://sonification.design/">Data Sonification Archive</a></td><td>Curated collection of sonification projects, from <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TurkJzAAAAAJ&#x26;hl=en&#x26;oi=sra">Sara Lenzi</a>, <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=f7lRy6cAAAAJ&#x26;hl=en">Paolo Ciuccarelli</a>, and <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=a8xtohIAAAAJ&#x26;hl=en">Houjiang Liu</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://474819277-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkFIX5m2sdMOgL46wsjZF%2Fuploads%2FPjHfo3OnTVTJnsUnWje6%2Fsonarchivethumbnail.png?alt=media&#x26;token=63134c57-3890-4622-835e-6cf6339c2b84">sonarchivethumbnail.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.unoosa.org/documents/pdf/Space4PersonswithDisabilites/UNOOSA_Special_Report_on_Sonification_2023.pdf">Sonification: a tool for research, outreach and inclusion in space sciences</a></td><td>United Nations Special Report 2023, Office for Outer Space Affairs</td><td></td><td><a href="https://474819277-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkFIX5m2sdMOgL46wsjZF%2Fuploads%2FIFITD2qRN37F95MP9atD%2FUNsonthumbnail.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d6f0bea5-f59d-4892-aeb1-b0246e976e2d">UNsonthumbnail.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://nationalpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Data-Sonification-Resources.pdf">Sonication: Bringing Data to your Audiences’ Ears</a></td><td><em>Jordan Wirfs-Brock, 2022</em> (National Press Foundation Data &#x26; Accountability Journalism Training)</td><td></td><td><a 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