ðə dˈeɪɾəbˌeɪs ɪz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz ˈeɪ "sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ˈɪndɛks" baɪ ðɪ ˈɛfds ænd wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst ˈaɪɾəmz təbi pˈʌblɪʃt ˌɔn ɪts wˈɛb sˈaɪt ˈæftɚ ðə lˈɑːntʃ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːnlaɪn vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə vˈɔːn wˈɪljəmz məmˈoːɹɪəl lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
The database is recognised as a "significant index" by the EFDSS and was one of the first items to be published on its web site after the launch of the online version of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library in 2006.