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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 1d

This award is in honor of all of our volunteers. Thank you for being our anchors during these turbulent times. ⚓💾🛟❤️

Read more about the 2025 #NDSA #DigiPres Excellence Award Winners on their website.

Announcing the 2025 NDSA Excellence Award Winners

The Excellence Award Working Group is pleased to share the winners for the 2025 NDSA Excellence Awards, which were presented at the 2025 NDSA Digital Preservation Conference. Submissions for the a...

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 1d

We are honored to receive an NDSA Digital Preservation Excellence award. In accepting the award, @lyndamk.bsky.social expressed how this work is only possible due to our volunteers who "have spent countless hours working to ensure that public data remains a public good that is publicly accessible."

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 2d

They buried what should be the lede here: “Our data adds value, but it is very much a complement to public data.”

Private firms cannot replace a functioning statistical system. They do not exist to create public goods.
@washingtonpost.com @inquirer.com

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The government isn’t releasing economic data. Private firms are stepping in.

Without official numbers on jobs and inflation, Wall Street and Washington are turning to restaurant reservations, Broadway ticket sales, and alternate surveys to fill in the gaps.

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 2d

Did you know? The melting point of data is also #Fahrenheit451. 🔥

Fight censorship in all forms this #BannedBooksWeek, and help ensure public access to public data remains a public good.

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 3d

Data rescue efforts keep us from sliding into #1984. ⚓ Celebrate #BannedBooksWeek with us and join the efforts.

Volunteer with the DRP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Sign up to help with DR efforts

If you are interested in staying in touch or trying to organize a DR event or otherwise, please let us know.

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Lynda M. Kellam #DataRescue @lyndamk.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks to @opensource.org for having @mikalarae.bsky.social & me talk about @datarescueproject.org & for the great questions! We were the odd ducks 🦆 but I enjoyed hearing the convos! If you are interested in open source AI (& data rescue!) check out the recordings: opensource.org/datagovernan...

Deep Dive: Data Governance Conference

Speakers As part of our original Deep Dive:AI, we gathered a diverse collection of leaders to collaborate in drafting a definition for “Open Source AI”. Speakers from law, academia, NGOs, enterprise,…

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 5d

This is info about our tracker and portal: www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-...

Data Rescue Project Launches New Portal

The Data Rescue Project (DRP) is excited to announce the launch of the DRP Portal—a milestone in our collective effort to protect and preserve at-risk public information. As of June 2025, DRP voluntee...

www.datarescueproject.org

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 5d

This is a complicated question. In addition to not having a complete picture of what has been taken down versus inaccessible versus endangered we also don’t have a full inventory of all the data collected by the US.

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 5d

New post! It's the second installment in our series on the significance of federal data. This one on teaching students where data comes from! 🐣

#FederalData

Guest Post: Eggs Don’t Grow on Trees and Neither Does Data: How to Teach K-12 Students Where Data Comes From

Second in a series of posts about federal data and the Federal Statistical System.

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John Kubale @johnkubale.bsky.social · 8d

From the @icpsr.bsky.social side I have to say that this was a massive lift that would not have been possible without a few incredible folks at USAID (who were RIF'd) and @datafirst.bsky.social. Many thanks to @datarescueproject.org too! It was a pleasure working with you all to preserve these data!

Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 8d

Good news today! All USAID-funded education data - almost 1,000 datasets - have been rescued! We helped out with a hackathon, but big shout out to @icpsr.bsky.social and @datafirst.bsky.social for all of their efforts!

www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 8d

Here is the link in DataLumos: www.datalumos.org/datalumos/se...

Search Studies

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 8d

Good news today! All USAID-funded education data - almost 1,000 datasets - have been rescued! We helped out with a hackathon, but big shout out to @icpsr.bsky.social and @datafirst.bsky.social for all of their efforts!

www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 8d

Article from the National Security Archive on disappearing data: nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

nsarchive.gwu.edu

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 9d

@amstatnews.bsky.social is launching a citizen science effort to monitor the health of the federal stats system. We ❤️🛟 citizen science efforts 😉

Get involved today! docs.google.com/forms/d/1jI4...

Call for Volunteers — Citizen Science Project: Monitoring Federal Statistical Product Releases

As part of the American Statistical Association project assessing and monitoring the health of the federal statistical agencies, the project team is launching a “Citizen Science” project. This project...

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 9d

We responded!

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 10d

@prbdata.bsky.social shared an article from 2019 about the impact of the last shutdown federal data. We are in a different landscape now, but worth a look.

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

The data casualties of the federal government shutdown

Here's an agency-by-agency look at what federal data are and are not available during the government shutdown.

www.pewresearch.org

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 10d

NewsAlert from the FDLP about the status of GPO-based websites: www.fdlp.gov/news/federal...

Federal Government Shutdown | FDLP

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 11d

News from the Smithsonian. They will remain open for a few days.
www.linkedin.com/posts/smiths...

In the event of a government shutdown, our museums, research centers, and the National Zoo will remain open through at least Monday, Oct. 6. The Smithsonian will use prior-year funds still available… ...

In the event of a government shutdown, our museums, research centers, and the National Zoo will remain open through at least Monday, Oct. 6. The Smithsonian will use prior-year funds still available t...

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 11d

U.S. federal data has been seen as the most authoritative and reliable data for a variety of uses. This is a depressing read but underscores the challenge facing the FSS in retaining trust in the system.

switzer.com.au/the-experts/...

What happens when we can't trust US economic data anymore? - Switzer Daily

We may already live in the post-truth world, but are we about to enter the era of post-truth statistics?

switzer.com.au

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 12d

Also @climate.us may have insight about this.

RachelbC 🌎🚀🛰️🔭💫🧪 @rachelbc.bsky.social · 12d

Does anyone know where this is backed up or mirrored? #climate #data @datarescueproject.org

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 12d

Let’s check with @publicenvirodata.bsky.social They are the experts on environmental data and may know more.

RachelbC 🌎🚀🛰️🔭💫🧪 @rachelbc.bsky.social · 12d

Does anyone know where this is backed up or mirrored? #climate #data @datarescueproject.org

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 12d

Great overview of the current situation and the impact on addressing health concerns and disparities.

Disappearing Federal Data: Implications for Addressing Health Disparities | KFF

This policy watch reviews recent changes in availability and timeliness of federal data based on a review of publicly available federal datasets that are commonly used to measure health and health…

www.kff.org

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 13d

Thank you to @kthlibrary.bsky.social for inviting us to speak with your community!

Kristen Schroeder, PhD @kristenschroeder.bsky.social · 13d

Incredible talk from @datarescueproject.org & @kthlibrary.bsky.social on preservation of public data through conflict, war, and chaos.

Did you know they did a #citizenscience project to photograph interpretive signs across U.S. national parks, preserving an archive of this threatened knowledge?

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 13d

Submit your photos for NPS here: saveoursigns.org We work closely with SOS but this it the submission site.

If you are referring to the Smith group, I can connect you to them.

Save Our Signs - Photo submission

A crowd-sourced photo collection of National Parks Service signs to preserve copies before they can be removed, and to document any changes that are made.

saveoursigns.org

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 14d

We are so excited to hear our partners, Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian, on PBS today. The #SaveOurSigns crew & DRP steering comm were active in helping them gear up their project! We love supporting citizen preservation efforts.

Have an idea? Come chat with us!

Citizen historians document Smithsonian exhibits under White House scrutiny

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds…

www.pbs.org

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