LIBRARY

This resource provides access to both WFAE database materials and those that have been identified as online materials of interest to those working in the field of acoustic-ecology.

ARTICLE COLLECTIONS

• Article Collection: Extensive collection of contributed articles by authors in the field of acoustic-ecology
• Article Collection Online: A collection of articles existing on other servers around the world.

NEWSLETTERS:

• WFAE Soundscape Newsletter: Issues 1-12 (1991-1995) Early years of the acoustic-ecology movement
• WFAE New Soundscape Newsletter: Issues 1-10 (1996-1998) Published by the FKL for the WFAE
• WFAE Newsletter Online: Issues 2004-2009.

JOURNAL:

• Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology: A bi-annual WFAE acoustic-ecology publication.
• Journal Style Guidelines: How to write and submit material for the Journal (PDF)

RESEARCH STUDIES

• Thesis: Describing the Contemporary Sound Environment By David Paquette, Simon Fraser University, 2004.
• Thesis: Silence In The Contemporary Soundscape By Wreford Miller, Simon Fraser University, 1993.
• Thesis: Unheard Voices, Ancient Spaces By David Berezan, University of Calgary, 1999.
• Thesis: Acoustic Trauma: Bioeffects of Sound, By Alex Davies, BFA Honours, University of New South Wales
• Dissertation: Sounding Places with Hildegard Westerkamp By Andra McCartney, York University, Toronto, 1994
• Dissertation: Site Soundscapes:landscape architecture in the light of sound By Per Hedfors, Ultuna, SLU, 2003

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

• Acoustics: Multiple topics including acoustics, hearing, sound for media, and others.
• Australian Sound Design Project Bibliography 355 citations. University of Melbourne
• Basic Bibliography for Sonic Studies: An early bibliography used by the Simon Fraser Soundscape Project.
• Children's Books On Sound and Listening
• Leonardo On-line: Acoustic Ecologyand Soundscape Bibliography
• Listening Skills: A listing of references related to hearing and listening

RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS (Online)

• Acoustic Ecology Institute. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
• Acoustic Ecology Research Group. University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Acoustic Ecology Project: University of British Columbia - Goal is to understand how humans listen in everyday life
• IRCAM Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique. Paris, France
• Sonic Research Studio SFU: Birth place of the World Soundscape Project
• The Sound Space and Urban Environment Research Centre (Cresson). Graduate School of Architecture in Grenoble.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (Online)

• Acoustic Ecology Courses: Simon Fraser University on campus and online courses
• City Noise: Report of the Urban Noise Task Force Vancouver, B.C. April 1997
• Handbook for Acoustic Ecology: Online edition of the classic text by Barry Truax
• NIDCD Resources: Online materials for educators games, videos, Wise Ears Project
• Seeing With Sound: Information for Teachers: Introduces students to animal ecolocation
• Sound and Hearing: Interactive site about sound and hearingt topics include Timbre, Decibels, Pitch, etc.
• Sound Waves and Music: Understand the physics of sound and sound making
• Youth Hear It: Introduces hearing, noise, loud music, hearing issues, and protecting one's ears

SOUNDWALKS (Online)

• Day Of Sound. Sound designer and composer C. Jason Reinier coordinated over 50 recordists worldwide to record ambient sounds in their locales on Feb. 17, 1996.
• Quiet American.The world makes its own music, but we rearely listen with naive.The goal with Quiet American is to sketch in sound the experience of being in an unfamiliar place.
• Sound Walk Across California. "An exploration of the natural sounds of California from the collection of the Library of Natural Sounds at the Oakland Museum of California.
• Sydney Sound Walk. by Jon Drummond. Based on field recordings made taken from between the Archibald Fountain and Customs House Square in Sydney, May 2000.
• Step Out: Soundwalk.Using snippets from movies, music inspired by various neighborhoods, and ambient street noise -beeping cabs and passing conversations. This is a site that seels CD soundwalks of New York City.
• SoundTransit.nl a collaborative soundscape online, collaborative soundscape project dedicatedto field recording and phonography.
• Soundwalks/Promenade sonore. A collection of soundwalk links.
• Soundwalking in Queen Elizabeth Park.Explore this Vancouver soundscape with Hildi Westerkamp and Andra McCartney

SOUND RECORDING ARCHIVES (Online)

• National Recordings Preservation Board: Library of Congress listing of national archives in the United States
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Macaulay Library of Natural Sound.
• Borror Laboratory for Bioacoustics collection, Ohio State University: Original recordings made by Donald J. Borror and others from 1945 to 1987
• The British National Sound Archive: Archive of natural sounds and other acoustic material.
• The Vincent Voice Library: Largest voice library in the nation houses taped utterances (speeches, performances, lectures, interviews, broadcasts, etc.) by over 50,000 persons from all walks of life recorded over 100 years.

RELATED SITES (Online)

• The International Federation of Soundhunters: Field recording organizations
• League for the Hard of Hearing: Hearing conservation and noise awareness
• Nature Sounds Society: Encourages the preservation and appreciation of natural sounds
• Noise Free America: Dedicated to fighting noise pollution
• Noise Pollution Clearinghouse. Seeks to: raise awareness about noise pollution
• Right To Quiet: Promotes awareness and seeks solutions to the problems of noise pollution.