SPECTRAL RESEARCH
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PRIMARY SOURCES / FURTHER READING

Reference Library

Technical and historical resources for understanding measurements, reviewing recordings, and researching a site.

AUDIO / OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION

Audacity: Spectrogram View

Technical guidance on viewing frequency content over time. A visual analysis tool, not proof of a sound’s origin.

READ THE AUDACITY MANUAL
MEASUREMENT / NIST

Metrological traceability

Understand traceability and why it alone does not guarantee fitness for a measurement purpose.

READ NIST GUIDANCE
HISTORY / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

House History

Research strategies for documenting a building’s ownership, location, architecture, and historical context.

OPEN THE RESEARCH GUIDE
SRL-003

Historical Research

Separate documented history from stories and unverified claims.

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