Lynda M. Kellam #DataRescue
@lyndamk.bsky.social
Director of data & digital scholarship at an ivy league univ | organizing a bunch of #data rescuers @datarescueproject.org | support #qualitative research & software | PhD in American history | thoughts are mine not my employer’s
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Thanks to Jill Lepore and @newyorker.com for the mention of #SaveOurSigns but we are more than a hashtag.
We are a coalition of librarians & researchers concerned about access to information. In this case, access to our NPS signs. Check out the archive of signs: saveoursigns.org
#A250
We are a coalition of librarians & researchers concerned about access to information. In this case, access to our NPS signs. Check out the archive of signs: saveoursigns.org
#A250
Ken Burn’s new documentary, “The American Revolution,” honors the dignity and meaning of the founding’s revolutionary ideals while taking an unsparing look at the war’s cruelties and costs, Jill Lepore writes.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/17/what-was-the-american-revolution-for
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/17/what-was-the-american-revolution-for
What Was the American Revolution For?
Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the law is still king.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Thanks to Jill Lepore and @newyorker.com for the mention of #SaveOurSigns but we are more than a hashtag.
We are a coalition of librarians & researchers concerned about access to information. In this case, access to our NPS signs. Check out the archive of signs: saveoursigns.org
#A250
We are a coalition of librarians & researchers concerned about access to information. In this case, access to our NPS signs. Check out the archive of signs: saveoursigns.org
#A250
Yesssss!! Great quote from
@quetzal1234.bsky.social and the UMN crew
@quetzal1234.bsky.social and the UMN crew
"The outpouring of support and participation that #SaveOurSigns has seen from all over the country demonstrates the power of crowdsourced projects in offering people a means to activate and engage around issues that matter to them." 💯💯💯
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Yesssss!! Great quote from
@quetzal1234.bsky.social and the UMN crew
@quetzal1234.bsky.social and the UMN crew
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Another wonderful write-up on the importance of accessing federal data. It isn't just the data that are at risk: the data need people to manage interfaces, provide updates, and mediate access, among other tasks, to be actually usable.
When government data vanishes, communities pay the price - Editor and Publisher
On Jan. 31, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly pulled dozens of public health datasets offline — a bureaucratic act with sweeping implications. Researchers, journalists and local…
www.editorandpublisher.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Another wonderful write-up on the importance of accessing federal data. It isn't just the data that are at risk: the data need people to manage interfaces, provide updates, and mediate access, among other tasks, to be actually usable.
I'm looking forward to more discussions & actions we can take with this new initiative. Safeguarding scientific data requires coordinated initiative across many sectors. @datarescueproject.org has been a critical component in building community responses, and there is still much to be done.
📢 Excited to share that COS has been awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop a community-driven strategic plan for ensuring long-term preservation, accessibility, and usability of federally-funded scientific data.
📰 Read more:
📰 Read more:
Center for Open Science Awarded Grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Preserve and Safeguard Publicly Funded Scientific Data
The Center for Open Science (COS) was awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop a community-driven strategic plan for ensuring long-term preservation, accessibility, and usability of federally-funded scientific data.
www.cos.io
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I'm looking forward to more discussions & actions we can take with this new initiative. Safeguarding scientific data requires coordinated initiative across many sectors. @datarescueproject.org has been a critical component in building community responses, and there is still much to be done.
I'm looking forward to our Penn #GIS Day 2025 tomorrow. I love the local focus in many of the presentations!
guides.library.upenn.edu/GIS/gisday
guides.library.upenn.edu/GIS/gisday
Guides: GIS & Mapping: GIS Day
Guides: GIS & Mapping: GIS Day
guides.library.upenn.edu
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I'm looking forward to our Penn #GIS Day 2025 tomorrow. I love the local focus in many of the presentations!
guides.library.upenn.edu/GIS/gisday
guides.library.upenn.edu/GIS/gisday
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New guest post from @clairemkbowen.bsky.social and Aaron R. Williams. Always the best analogies!
www.datarescueproject.org/driving-whil...
www.datarescueproject.org/driving-whil...
Driving While Looking Through a Shattered Rearview Mirror
Today, we have the third post in the series from Claire McKay Bowen and Aaron R. Williams. Check out their first blog post on the uses of public data from reducing lead exposure in consumer products t...
www.datarescueproject.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New guest post from @clairemkbowen.bsky.social and Aaron R. Williams. Always the best analogies!
www.datarescueproject.org/driving-whil...
www.datarescueproject.org/driving-whil...
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We're not as cool as Chappell Roan and the #PinkPonyClub, but the #DataRescuersClub is still pretty great. Volunteer today:
FAQ
Welcome to the Data Rescue Project! We are excited to have you join us. What is the Data Rescue Project? The Data Rescue Project is a coordinated effort among a group of data organizations, including…
www.datarescueproject.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We're not as cool as Chappell Roan and the #PinkPonyClub, but the #DataRescuersClub is still pretty great. Volunteer today:
Up early this Sunday to attend the #ASIS&T conference in DC. Going to be chatting about public data in open infrastructure and the @datarescueproject.org
Looking forward to it but need so much coffee.
Looking forward to it but need so much coffee.
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Up early this Sunday to attend the #ASIS&T conference in DC. Going to be chatting about public data in open infrastructure and the @datarescueproject.org
Looking forward to it but need so much coffee.
Looking forward to it but need so much coffee.
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You can help make the Fifth National Climate Assessment easier to find. Watch this short video to learn how. #ClimateForUs
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
You can help make the Fifth National Climate Assessment easier to find. Watch this short video to learn how. #ClimateForUs
I get to be the greeter. Come say hi!
There is still time to register for our upcoming hackathon hosted by @rdapassociation.bsky.social ! Join us TOMORROW Nov.13, from 1-2pm Eastern.
Zoom registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Zoom registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I get to be the greeter. Come say hi!
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Can you believe this? The American Battle Monuments Commission, a U.S. gov. agency, ordered the removal of displays honouring the Black soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands. These men fought & died for freedom, & now their contributions are being erased. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
A Dutch war cemetery added displays showing black US soldiers. Then they were quietly removed
Relatives fear the move is part of ‘the same virus affecting the US’, as historians and politicians say it coincided with Trump’s DEI purge
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Can you believe this? The American Battle Monuments Commission, a U.S. gov. agency, ordered the removal of displays honouring the Black soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands. These men fought & died for freedom, & now their contributions are being erased. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
On the walk to work I got the double shot of Mountain Goats This Year c/o @mikalarae.bsky.social and Killing in the Name of. Yeah been that kinda year.
Just happy to see the librarians live the spirit of "F* u I won't do what you tell me" even if many of our leaders won't.
Just happy to see the librarians live the spirit of "F* u I won't do what you tell me" even if many of our leaders won't.
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
On the walk to work I got the double shot of Mountain Goats This Year c/o @mikalarae.bsky.social and Killing in the Name of. Yeah been that kinda year.
Just happy to see the librarians live the spirit of "F* u I won't do what you tell me" even if many of our leaders won't.
Just happy to see the librarians live the spirit of "F* u I won't do what you tell me" even if many of our leaders won't.
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X posts said the majority of SNAP recipients are not U.S. citizens. That’s a vast undercount, according to federal data. Almost 90% of SNAP recipients are U.S.-born citizens.
Majority of SNAP recipients are US citizens
X posts said the majority of SNAP recipients are not U.S. citizens. That’s a vast undercount, according to federal data. Almost 90% of SNAP recipients are U.S.-born citizens.
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
X posts said the majority of SNAP recipients are not U.S. citizens. That’s a vast undercount, according to federal data. Almost 90% of SNAP recipients are U.S.-born citizens.
Sooo much love for this and you.
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 5:34 PM
Sooo much love for this and you.
And to be clear that is a quote from Denice Ross. Very useful for perspective.
Lynda points out that even though a relatively small number of data sources have been shut down by the US Federal government, many more are affected through letting go of staff - death by a thousand cuts.
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
And to be clear that is a quote from Denice Ross. Very useful for perspective.
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
Hope returning? Glimmer at least. So excited for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and our Penn justices’ victories!
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Hope returning? Glimmer at least. So excited for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and our Penn justices’ victories!
Trying this again....I'm tired (has been a long 10 months).
We are SO grateful for the generous support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It has been a learning process and so excited to see this finally happen!
We are SO grateful for the generous support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It has been a learning process and so excited to see this finally happen!
We are SO grateful that generous support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for their generous support. It has been a long learning process and so excited to see this finally happen!
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!
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Trying this again....I'm tired (has been a long 10 months).
We are SO grateful for the generous support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It has been a learning process and so excited to see this finally happen!
We are SO grateful for the generous support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It has been a learning process and so excited to see this finally happen!
We are SO grateful that generous support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for their generous support. It has been a long learning process and so excited to see this finally happen!
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 5:28 PM
We are SO grateful that generous support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for their generous support. It has been a long learning process and so excited to see this finally happen!
Reminding all my folks to go vote today. Vote while we still can.
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Reminding all my folks to go vote today. Vote while we still can.
Excited to be in a discussion about preservation of humanitarian archives at Hum & Conflict Response Insti at Univ of Manchester. The loss of fed funding for foreign aid had wide impact, including the sustainability of continued access to critical archives. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/l...
Leverhulme Trust and Wellcome Trust Combine Support
Leverhulme Trust and Wellcome Trust combine support for the Humanitarian Archive Emergency (HAE) project based at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at The University of Manchester in pa...
www.manchester.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Excited to be in a discussion about preservation of humanitarian archives at Hum & Conflict Response Insti at Univ of Manchester. The loss of fed funding for foreign aid had wide impact, including the sustainability of continued access to critical archives. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/l...
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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 12:40 PM
Got my #DataRescueProject 🛟 stickers at #IDW2025, so they've made their way to Serbia. Still deciding where to stick them, the universal struggle...
It really is a useful workbook. I just wish younger data librarian me had such great guidance!
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I'm deeply grateful that @lyndamk.bsky.social wrote a lovely blurb for my book, "The Data Management Workbook," which comes out in just over a month.
I really admire Lynda's work, her books, and her recent efforts with the @datarescueproject.org.
I really admire Lynda's work, her books, and her recent efforts with the @datarescueproject.org.
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It really is a useful workbook. I just wish younger data librarian me had such great guidance!
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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 4:31 PM
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!
I should finally lean into my grandmother’s roots. lol
October 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I should finally lean into my grandmother’s roots. lol