The Appropriate Technology Library contains 150,000 pages of full text and graphics from 1,050 books covering all areas of village-level and do-it-yourself technology--all on 27 CD-ROM’s or 4 DVDs. The AT Library gives you all the benefits of a comprehensive appropriate technology library in the space it takes to store a shoebox. The AT Library gives you the knowledge to solve real-world problems such as; harvesting clean drinking water, making tools, growing your own crops, building and maintaining an irrigation system, preserving crops, reforesting a denuded watershed, starting a small fish hatchery, building a small-scale hydropower scheme, building and maintaining pumps, treating human and animal waste, utilizing solar energy, improving rural cook stove efficiency, constructing energy efficient structures, caring for the sick, non-formal education, preparing for a natural disaster. -- too many uses to list!
We have a list of titles along with access to book summaries. Please call or email for more information.
Subjects Covered in the Appropriate Technology library Background Reading - 22 Books General References - 52 Books Local Self-Reliance - 13 Books Workshop - 63 Books Agriculture - 133 Books Agricultural Tools - 78 BooksCrop Preservation and Storage - 35 Books Forestry - 34 Books Aquaculture - 18 Books Water Supply: Background - 6 Books Water Supply and Sanitation - 24 Books Water Supply: Pumps - 26 Books Water Supply: Tanks - 4 Books Water Supply: Treatment - 20 Books Water Supply: Solid Wastes - 15 Books Energy: General - 26 Books Energy: Cook stoves - 38 Books Energy: Wind - 40 Books Energy: Water - 42 Books Energy: Solar - 25 Books Energy: Biogas - 10 Books Housing and Construction - 80 Books Transportation - 40 Books Health Care - 45 Books Science Teaching - 6 Books Nonformal Education - 5 Books Local Communication - 19 Books Small Enterprises and Cooperatives - 34 Books Beekeeping - 9 Books Small Industries - 38 Books Disaster Preparedness - 23 Books
Compatible with Mac or IBM, all necessary software is included.
Available in 27 CDs or 4 DVDs.
If your country is listed on the UN Development Index or if you are an educator, you may be eligible for a discount. Please call for details.
The Appropriate Technology Library