These guides cover essential topics such as: project planning; research ethics from the perspectives of the fields of folklore, anthropology, ethnomusicology and museum studies; and intellectual property policies, law and use with special reference to the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Other subjects include: interviewing tips and techniques, writing field notes and producing summaries and logs of recordings, participant permissions and release forms, and links to sites that will help you understand digital recording technologies