GOAT’s Archival team is cataloguing DIY assistive tech material – currently, many boxes of books and papers donated by Alexandra Enders. Many of the books we are going through and scanning are not available in any library and not findable in digital form online – they are unique, and we are so excited to preserve them for future generations, so they can learn, build, use, and invent based on these assistive tech designs!
The team adds each source to our LibraryThing profile, and adds metadata such as keyword tags. Have a look at our current catalog.
The material is then scanned and uploaded to GOAT’s account on the Internet Archive, freely available to anyone around the world to read.
As we go through the 20 or so donated boxes, we will be moving the source material when appropriate to the Prelinger Library in San Francisco, which has agree to host our physical copies that are unique, rare, or important. These hard copies to be accessible to the public, so that people can visit, browse, and read elements of this important collection in person.
Thanks to our Archiving team: Veronica, Karen, Milo, and Jack!
