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DataLumos is a crowd-sourced archive for valuable government data resources-- so you can store a copy of governmental data in this repository for free! Then you'll have a DOI to cite the data and you know it will be preserved.
Learn more: www.icpsr.umich.edu/sites/datalu...
Learn more: www.icpsr.umich.edu/sites/datalu...
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
DataLumos is a crowd-sourced archive for valuable government data resources-- so you can store a copy of governmental data in this repository for free! Then you'll have a DOI to cite the data and you know it will be preserved.
Learn more: www.icpsr.umich.edu/sites/datalu...
Learn more: www.icpsr.umich.edu/sites/datalu...
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This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards.
Podcast: A Massive Archiving Effort at National Parks (with Jenny McBurney and Lynda Kellam)
This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards.
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Next week! Join us for Office Hours (Nov 12) and a hackathon with @rdapassociation.bsky.social (Nov 13). Check them out on our blog, including registration links.
Happy Friday, All. 🛟 💾 ❤️
Happy Friday, All. 🛟 💾 ❤️
RDAP Hackathon and November Office Hours
Fall is in full swing– and as the holidays approach, we just want to remind you all how grateful we are for your participation and support! Don’t forget that you can receive a sticker as a small…
www.datarescueproject.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Next week! Join us for Office Hours (Nov 12) and a hackathon with @rdapassociation.bsky.social (Nov 13). Check them out on our blog, including registration links.
Happy Friday, All. 🛟 💾 ❤️
Happy Friday, All. 🛟 💾 ❤️
Since it was a small group, and the presentation was not recorded, the @datarescueproject.org let me write up a short summary of my presentation:
www.datarescueproject.org/guest-post-t...
www.datarescueproject.org/guest-post-t...
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Since it was a small group, and the presentation was not recorded, the @datarescueproject.org let me write up a short summary of my presentation:
www.datarescueproject.org/guest-post-t...
www.datarescueproject.org/guest-post-t...
Let's keep public access to public data a public good. 💪
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation! 🥳
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation! 🥳
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has generously awarded us funding to secure our own storage. This critical processing space will be instrumental in ensuring that large datasets can be temporarily stored, curated, and described.
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation, for your support!
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation, for your support!
Data Rescue Projects receives support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support data rescue efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Since launching in February 2025, the Data Rescue Project has grown substantially. At this point, the DRP has enabled the rescue of more than 1,000 datasets from US Federal…
www.datarescueproject.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Let's keep public access to public data a public good. 💪
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation! 🥳
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation! 🥳
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has generously awarded us funding to secure our own storage. This critical processing space will be instrumental in ensuring that large datasets can be temporarily stored, curated, and described.
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation, for your support!
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation, for your support!
Data Rescue Projects receives support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support data rescue efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Since launching in February 2025, the Data Rescue Project has grown substantially. At this point, the DRP has enabled the rescue of more than 1,000 datasets from US Federal…
www.datarescueproject.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has generously awarded us funding to secure our own storage. This critical processing space will be instrumental in ensuring that large datasets can be temporarily stored, curated, and described.
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation, for your support!
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation, for your support!
Looove this! Aleksandra, maybe we should start a map of our DRP stickers' travels 😜
Got my #DataRescueProject 🛟 stickers at #IDW2025, so they've made their way to Serbia. Still deciding where to stick them, the universal struggle...
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Looove this! Aleksandra, maybe we should start a map of our DRP stickers' travels 😜
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🙌 We're delighted to introduce our first keynote speaker for #IDCC26
@anticac.bsky.social of The Ruđer Boskovic Institute, is an evolutionary ecologist and meta-scientist with expertise in evidence synthesis, open science, and social bond dynamics.
dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc2...
Photo by Ana Opalić.
@anticac.bsky.social of The Ruđer Boskovic Institute, is an evolutionary ecologist and meta-scientist with expertise in evidence synthesis, open science, and social bond dynamics.
dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc2...
Photo by Ana Opalić.
October 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🙌 We're delighted to introduce our first keynote speaker for #IDCC26
@anticac.bsky.social of The Ruđer Boskovic Institute, is an evolutionary ecologist and meta-scientist with expertise in evidence synthesis, open science, and social bond dynamics.
dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc2...
Photo by Ana Opalić.
@anticac.bsky.social of The Ruđer Boskovic Institute, is an evolutionary ecologist and meta-scientist with expertise in evidence synthesis, open science, and social bond dynamics.
dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc2...
Photo by Ana Opalić.
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Stories you won't hear on NBC,ABC,CBS evening news:
1 Trump get gold gifts in S. Korea
2 Trump fires commission expected to review ballroom
3 Senate with GOP support pass bill to block Trump Brazil tariffs
4 Trump pulls troops out of Eastern Europe
5 States sue Trump for not using funds for SNAP
1 Trump get gold gifts in S. Korea
2 Trump fires commission expected to review ballroom
3 Senate with GOP support pass bill to block Trump Brazil tariffs
4 Trump pulls troops out of Eastern Europe
5 States sue Trump for not using funds for SNAP
October 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Stories you won't hear on NBC,ABC,CBS evening news:
1 Trump get gold gifts in S. Korea
2 Trump fires commission expected to review ballroom
3 Senate with GOP support pass bill to block Trump Brazil tariffs
4 Trump pulls troops out of Eastern Europe
5 States sue Trump for not using funds for SNAP
1 Trump get gold gifts in S. Korea
2 Trump fires commission expected to review ballroom
3 Senate with GOP support pass bill to block Trump Brazil tariffs
4 Trump pulls troops out of Eastern Europe
5 States sue Trump for not using funds for SNAP
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Ok, using spaces is poor practice, but otherwise, short, descriptive, indicates version ✅
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Ok, using spaces is poor practice, but otherwise, short, descriptive, indicates version ✅
Please please please show us your stickers!!!!! <3
Have you received a #DataRescueProject sticker? Maybe at a conference, maybe via mail, or somewhere else? We want to see where it ended up! Reply or quote this with a picture of your sticker.
This isn't a contest or anything, but it will bring a lil morale boost to your fave #DataRescue crew!
This isn't a contest or anything, but it will bring a lil morale boost to your fave #DataRescue crew!
October 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Please please please show us your stickers!!!!! <3
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Members of our Steering Committee @lyndamk.bsky.social and @storytracer.com are in Strasbourg France today and tomorrow to talk about our DRP at Numérique en Commune[s]. Some of the earliest interest in our work was from the French media so it is exciting to be here.
October 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Members of our Steering Committee @lyndamk.bsky.social and @storytracer.com are in Strasbourg France today and tomorrow to talk about our DRP at Numérique en Commune[s]. Some of the earliest interest in our work was from the French media so it is exciting to be here.
And hey, go follow @datarescueproject.org while you're at it!!
⛑️ Register for the Data Rescue Hackthon on November 13 at 1pm ET/ 10am PT on Zoom. Hosted by RDAP, attendees of all skill levels are invited to join in capturing, describing, uploading, and preserving at-risk federal data, contributing to the Data Rescue Project. 🛟
rdapassociation.org/event-6407691
rdapassociation.org/event-6407691
Research Data Access and Preservation Association - Data Rescue Project Hackathon
rdapassociation.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
And hey, go follow @datarescueproject.org while you're at it!!
I had the immense privilege of being the keynote speaker at #MDLS2025. In my talk, I reported on the work of the @datarescueproject.org. And while there were too many highlights to capture in one post, I hope this image sums it up.
Thank you, MDLS, for being such a kind and welcoming space.
Thank you, MDLS, for being such a kind and welcoming space.
October 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I had the immense privilege of being the keynote speaker at #MDLS2025. In my talk, I reported on the work of the @datarescueproject.org. And while there were too many highlights to capture in one post, I hope this image sums it up.
Thank you, MDLS, for being such a kind and welcoming space.
Thank you, MDLS, for being such a kind and welcoming space.
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We're halfway through #OAWeek! This week encourages us to reflect on Who Owns Our Knowledge? As is our refrain: public access to public data is a public good, and the #DataRescueProject is centered on ensuring We The People continue to own our federal data.
Learn more and join the efforts!
Learn more and join the efforts!
International Open Access Week
International Open Access Week is held annually to inspire global momentum toward the open sharing of knowledge in order to address important social issues affecting people around the world. Open…
www.openaccessweek.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We're halfway through #OAWeek! This week encourages us to reflect on Who Owns Our Knowledge? As is our refrain: public access to public data is a public good, and the #DataRescueProject is centered on ensuring We The People continue to own our federal data.
Learn more and join the efforts!
Learn more and join the efforts!
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How much do we love our volunteers? THIS MUCH.
98 domestic stamps
+7 international stamps
+106 cards (one had a mistake!)
+105 envelopes
+105 stickers
+Unlimited gratitude for the support of volunteers that keeps our spirits afloat.
=Volunteer appreciation day in the DRP
98 domestic stamps
+7 international stamps
+106 cards (one had a mistake!)
+105 envelopes
+105 stickers
+Unlimited gratitude for the support of volunteers that keeps our spirits afloat.
=Volunteer appreciation day in the DRP
October 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
How much do we love our volunteers? THIS MUCH.
98 domestic stamps
+7 international stamps
+106 cards (one had a mistake!)
+105 envelopes
+105 stickers
+Unlimited gratitude for the support of volunteers that keeps our spirits afloat.
=Volunteer appreciation day in the DRP
98 domestic stamps
+7 international stamps
+106 cards (one had a mistake!)
+105 envelopes
+105 stickers
+Unlimited gratitude for the support of volunteers that keeps our spirits afloat.
=Volunteer appreciation day in the DRP
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I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
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Data Rescuers come in all shapes and sizes. And whether you're more #Barbie, #Ken, or #Allan, we want you to download these and use them on social media! Don't forget to tag us in your Data Rescue Pride.⚓💾🛟
PS: Let us know if we should make more of these! We ❤️ an excuse to design happy little memes
PS: Let us know if we should make more of these! We ❤️ an excuse to design happy little memes
October 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Did you submit photos to #SaveOurSigns? See if you can find yours on the new Save Our Signs Archive:
Save Our Signs image viewer
These photographs of signs at National Park Service (NPS) sites were taken by volunteers and submitted to the Save Our Signs project. The photos have been released into the public domain and are free…
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October 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Did you submit photos to #SaveOurSigns? See if you can find yours on the new Save Our Signs Archive:
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Important update! The #SaveOurSigns initiative has released the first batch of photos captured in National Parks. Check out the website as well as the press release for more info:
sites.google.com/umn.edu/save...
sites.google.com/umn.edu/save...
Project Updates
Project Updates
sites.google.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Important update! The #SaveOurSigns initiative has released the first batch of photos captured in National Parks. Check out the website as well as the press release for more info:
sites.google.com/umn.edu/save...
sites.google.com/umn.edu/save...
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Curious about rescuing US #FederalData but unsure where to start? We can show you how it's done (done done).
Join us for office hours October 15, 4:30-5:30pm Eastern. Register here: bit.ly/3VX03Pz
#huntrix #kpopdemonhunters
Join us for office hours October 15, 4:30-5:30pm Eastern. Register here: bit.ly/3VX03Pz
#huntrix #kpopdemonhunters
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Data Rescue Project Office Hours. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Data Rescue Project Office Hours. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
bit.ly
October 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Curious about rescuing US #FederalData but unsure where to start? We can show you how it's done (done done).
Join us for office hours October 15, 4:30-5:30pm Eastern. Register here: bit.ly/3VX03Pz
#huntrix #kpopdemonhunters
Join us for office hours October 15, 4:30-5:30pm Eastern. Register here: bit.ly/3VX03Pz
#huntrix #kpopdemonhunters
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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."
October 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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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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
share.inquirer.com/VLEAco
Private firms cannot replace a functioning statistical system. They do not exist to create public goods.
@washingtonpost.com @inquirer.com
share.inquirer.com/VLEAco
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.
share.inquirer.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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
share.inquirer.com/VLEAco
Private firms cannot replace a functioning statistical system. They do not exist to create public goods.
@washingtonpost.com @inquirer.com
share.inquirer.com/VLEAco