Users of the website play an active role in putting their languages online by submitting information or samples in the form of text, audio, links or video files.
While the catalogue began with existing publications, the ELP sought out experts to fill in incomplete entries and correct any mistakes.
"[9] In 2018, members of the ELCat team published a book about the project, titled Cataloguing the World's Endangered Languages.>[10] A select group of invited professionals make up the Governance Council and Advisory Committee that oversee the organization.
[11] The active Governance Council has delegates from the United States, Canada, Australia, Estonia, Cameroon and the Netherlands.
The current ELP staff and interns are from the US, Cameroon, Canada, China, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, and Peru.