A box of unlabelled tapes arrives, and nobody knows what to do first. Archival Listening is a practical guide for librarians, archivists, museum and community-heritage staff, teachers and independent authors who care for recordings. It shows how to inventory a shelf, listen in a disciplined way, rank items by risk and value, move from carrier to file, and describe what you hear so others can find it. It gives equal weight to consent, rights and the care owed to the people recorded, then turns to sharing sound with schools, families and neighbourhoods. Each chapter ends with a task you can finish within a week, and the Quick Reference gathers checklists, tables and a glossary. You do not need a studio or a large budget, only a method.



Imad Muratspahic is an independent author of practical how-to guides, technical handbooks, history and fiction. The books aim to be clear, honest and useful from the first page.