Collected here are useful aids for self-publishers who desire to create physical audiobooks for Public Libraries.

Investigating Copyright

Copyright FAQ
US Copyright Term
Who Gets What
EXAMPLE Copyright Transfer Agreement
EXAMPLE Nondramatic Work For Hire Agreement

Recording

Professional Starter Microphones
Handbook for Sound Engineers
The Musical Spectrum
Harmonics and Sound
EXAMPLE Recording Session Agreement

Classifying the finished recording

ID3
CD Text
Book Industry Classifications *.htm
Dewey Decimal Clasification System - (Hint: Fiction is not always 813)
BIC Standard Subject Categories UK only

Note: The Library of Congress classification system (LCC) is a geospacial warehouse shelf locator, and not a subject-based classification system. Do Not Assign.

Assigning Unique Identifiers

ISRC (International Standard Recording Code)
ISBN (International Standard Book Number)
  Secondary Database Registrars ~
Gnudb (Global Network Universal Database)
AllMusic
Gracenote
Books In Print
Nielsen Book UK only

Written Inserts

A Common-Sense Guide to Creative Documentation
Action Verbs
Typewriting Style Manual
Ten Type Commandments
The Non-Designer's Design Book
example: EAN Bookland Barcode printer
example: QR-Code generator

Marketing

Ten rules for manufacturers
The Psychology of Color
How Do Colors Affect Purchases?
USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office)
  Assistance Associations ~
Audio Publishers Association
Recording Industry Association of America
Libdex (Library Index)