The DIY information that the GOAT team has been scanning and cataloguing is in book-sized chunks right now. So, you can go to the Internet Archive to our scanned material, and search on a term — for example, “woodworking“, or “clothing” and you’ll be able to view the entire book.
Our goal, though, is to be able to search for individual devices. Our next project is to pull out those devices and add metadata to them. We’re testing that now on a small scale! Check out the DIY Big Index page. While there are only a few devices there for now, you may be able to see the potential!
We will end up with an easy way to search for every record we’ve got on how to build a standing frame, a fork extender, or a cup holder. Anyone can then comment on the designs, add photos or links to videos, and so on, to show their own builds and contribute improvements, variations, and other suggestions.
Those entries don’t have to be limited to information we’ve scanned. We can index and host archive copies from other sources too, and include open source software and hardware projects, like those from OpenMedTech or Open Source Wheelchairs!
We will be hosting an event soon to invite volunteers to help us categorize and label devices. If you’re interested, please comment here or email li*@***************ch.org!