All the phonorecords in the ARTICA audio collection were barcoded by interns in 2013 as a result of a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. All items were then entered into the Portfolio database program as part of the ICA library's ILS, provided by Sirsi Dynix. All metadata for this project ws sent to CPB as part of their American Archive Content Inventory Project. This metadata was shared with the Library of Congress, who provided online hosting of the material.

The following abbrevations were used:

All-State Band - ASB All-State Choir - ASC All-State High School Band - ASHSB All-State High School Choir - ASHSC All-State High School Musical Theatre - ASHSMT All-State High School Orchestra - ASHSO All-State Musical Theatre - ASMT All-State Orchestra - ASO American Archives Content Inventory Project - AACIP High School - HS Interlochen Center for the Arts - ICA Interlochen Arts Academy - IAA Interlochen Arts Camp - IAC Interlochen College of Creative Arts - ICCA Intermediate - Int. National High School Band - NHSB National High School Choir - NHSC National High School Orchestra - NHSO National Music Camp - NMC The University of Michigan - U of M University of Michigan - U of M World Youth Symphony Orchestra - WYSO Youth Symphony Orchestra - YSO