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Support for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
On December 17, we learned from news reports that the Trump administration planned to dismantle the National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). In response the Union of Concerned Scientists released a statement and a call for action. In addition, multiple
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December 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Winter Metamorphosis
> “Plants and animals don’t fight the winter; they don’t pretend it’s not happening and attempt to carry on living the same lives that they lived in the summer. They prepare. They adapt. They perform extraordinary acts of metamorphosis to get them through.”
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December 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Guest Post: Where do Official Statistics Come From?
Today, we have the sixth post in the series to help diverse audiences understand and support the federal statistical system. This post is from **Barry Johnson** , and provides an overview of different sources of federal data. Check out their first post in the series on the uses
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December 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Federal GIS Data Saved and Archived
The following post was written by Frank Donnelly, the Head of GIS and Data Services at the Brown University Library and one of our DRP rescuers! * * * The Data Rescue Project is pleased to announce that we have archived all of the data layers from the defunct HIFLD Open GIS repository
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December 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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BEA Discontinued Tables: Rescue Ongoing
Last month, we were alerted to _further notices of discontinued tables_ at the Bureau of Economic Analysis (part of the Department of Commerce), which added to a _substantial amount of discontinued statistical products from this year._ It is important for us to note that in normal times, tables are discontinued
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December 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Updates for December 2025
Happy Holidays lovely rescuers! We have a few updates this month. * We are adjusting our office hours timing especially as we head into winter break. The last office hour time of 2025 is December 17 at 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm. After that we will come back in
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December 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Guest Post: Two Ideas to Support and Reward Data Collectors
Today, we have the fifth post in the series from **Claire McKay Bowen** and **Aaron R. Williams** to help diverse audiences understand and support the federal statistical system. Everyone living in the United States is part of this vast statistical ecosystem and benefits from it—both
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December 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Guest Post: GovScape: A Public Search System for 10+ Million Government PDFs
This week's guest post is from Benjamin Charles Germain Lee, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, and Kyle Deeds, Assistant Professor at Boston University. Learn more about their recent collaboration to create GovScape, a fantastic resource for searching publicly-available government documents. * * * We are excited to share GovScape:
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December 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Guest Post: A Day in the Life with Federal Government Data
Today, we have the fourth post in the series from **Claire McKay Bowen** and **Aaron R. Williams** to help diverse audiences understand and support the federal statistical system. Everyone living in the United States is part of this vast statistical ecosystem and benefits from it—both
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December 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Guest Post: 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 to improving agricultural productivity. Their second post highlights tools for educators
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November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Update for November 2025
We hope everyone is having a good November. We have a few updates from the DRP Steering Committee ❤️🛟
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November 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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NCES Datalabs Tables: Rescue Complete!
If you have been following along with the Data Rescue Project newsletter, you have been receiving _occasional updates_ on our struggle to find and download all of the summary tables that were created by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). These tables are useful because they make it easy
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November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Conversation about Save Our Signs
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.404 MediaSamantha Cole
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November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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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 token of our appreciation – _fill out this short Google_
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November 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Guest Post: Together Through Chaos: Reflections on Community-Driven Data Rescue
DRP co-founder and Steering Committee Member Mikala Narlock recently spoke at the Midwest Data Librarian Symposium. Below, she shares an overview of the presentation (slides available for review) and her own reflections. * * * One thing the Midwest does exceptionally well is Fall: the leaves change slowly, and then all at once;
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November 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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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 websites, representing over 80 statistical programs and offices, all due entirely to the work of our more
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November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Guest Post: The Library Innovation Lab Launches Data.gov Archive Search
This week's guest post is from the Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab. As October draws to a closer, we are grateful to this team for their efforts to update Data.Gov Archive, which now includes a search interface to support the discoverability and usability of federal data.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Support Dearly Departed Datasets
Our federal data are meeting an untimely end. Help track their final days.🪦
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October 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Update for October 2025
Hello from the DRP Steering Committee! We have a few updates. ❤️🛟 **Announcements** * Join us for office hours this coming Wednesday, October 29, at 4:30 pm Eastern. The HIFLD volunteers will be taking over to chat about the project! _Use this link for the office hours._ Thank
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October 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Events! RDAP Hackathon and HIFLD Office Hours
Before we talk about events, we would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our community of volunteers for your interest in and support for the project to back up HIFLD Open. HIFLD Open was a collection of open datasets that acted as a “digital go bag”
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October 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Guest Post: Former Climate.gov team building Climate.us—a new bridge between scientists and the public
We have a guest post this week from the Climate.us team. We were very excited to talk with Rebecca Lindsey and learn more about their team's plans for Climate.us, especially their rescue of the _Fifth National Climate Assessment_. * * * In 2024, if you googled “climate,”
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October 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Save Our Signs Launches the People’s Archive of National Park Signs
_The Save Our Signs project_ (SOS), a community-driven effort to preserve National Park Service (NPS) interpretive materials before they are removed from public view, is proud to announce the launch of the Save Our Signs Archive, a collection of photographs taken by visitors at National Parks. This open access “
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October 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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National Digital Stewardship Alliance Excellence Award
The Data Rescue Project was pleased to receive an _NDSA Excellence Award_ last week. We were honored to be recognized alongside other incredible librarians, archivists, and leaders. Below is the transcript of remarks delivered by Lynda Kellam. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all our volunteers
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October 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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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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October 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Updates from the DRP & Office Hours
Our DRP Steering Committee is so thankful for all the work of our volunteers and our partners. We are grateful to be part of this incredible community working to preserve and raise awareness of the importance of public data. We want you to know how significant you all are to
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October 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM