> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.sonificationkit.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.sonificationkit.com/data-sonification/resources/documentation.md).

# 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="/files/7BMt690pKcaZwG0F1YK0">/files/7BMt690pKcaZwG0F1YK0</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="/files/v80Ghr17EkzdZQdQxJIA">/files/v80Ghr17EkzdZQdQxJIA</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="/files/tK4ixuOZItXPx8kCiQuE">/files/tK4ixuOZItXPx8kCiQuE</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="/files/O82H5oFzuLPPZ01BlWEK">/files/O82H5oFzuLPPZ01BlWEK</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="/files/Mud0RrHTvS7tbLBdNqvp">/files/Mud0RrHTvS7tbLBdNqvp</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="/files/LhDNJNrCom61nGfagsRR">/files/LhDNJNrCom61nGfagsRR</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="/files/oadTLMhxy6axwrXDCTil">/files/oadTLMhxy6axwrXDCTil</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="/files/TU8m9o5oAB0UvmsU9J1N">/files/TU8m9o5oAB0UvmsU9J1N</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="/files/dhAjC1rY06gIiXvGDBo0">/files/dhAjC1rY06gIiXvGDBo0</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 href="/files/LwQ5OSyK5jKDfPf3ga6c">/files/LwQ5OSyK5jKDfPf3ga6c</a></td></tr></tbody></table>