Data Rescue Project #DataRescue

We're wrapping up our unofficial Mean Girls #MemeMonday month with a photo of our faces when someone hasn't backed up their research data. You never know when your power will go out or the government will start editing/deleting data. Don't wait for an emergency to save your work!

🚨🚨Proposed rule changes to the Census would not only materially affect communities, it also affects what we know about them. If you use federal or Census data, submit a comment or sign on to the open letter here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Visit handsoffourcens.us for commenting resources

The US Census generates data that underlies every aspect of American life: schools, transportation, public health infrastructure and much more rely on accurate info. We've partnered with Hands Off Our Census to encourage everyone to submit a comment this #MemeMonday. bit.ly/4jT48kQ

This Open Index Tracker is pretty cool! We are so proud to be a part of the landscape for open access! @library.cmu.edu www.library.cmu.edu/open-at-cmu/... #OAWeek2026 #OpenAccess

We’ve joined the #HandsOffOurCensus partnership because as representatives of the librarian community we need census data to do our work and support our patrons. www.datarescueproject.org/protecting-a...

Congratulations!! Such an amazing project and so well deserved! 🛟❤️

For our next office hour in November, we need to switch the registration link. If you have already registered, the new registration link is rush.zoom.us/meeting/regi... We will send out more information about the November office hours next week!

#HandsOffOurCensus

In fact, I referred data in NaNDA to a thesis student this AM, and the student's response was, "Now I have the environmental data I need."

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System is one of the most important data products, especially with maternal mortality rates of Black women in the US. Huge shout-out to the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies for initiating this effort! popcenter.harvard.edu/wp-content/u...

The continued absence of CDC PRAMS team is keeping PRAMS, the only US long-term national maternal/infant health data set, offline for 18 months and counting. More details are in our new report: hsph.me/pramsreport @marchofdimes.org @commonwealthfund.org @datarescueproject.org @icpsr.bsky.social 2/2

This #MemeMonday Cady Heron shares important info: our office hours on metadata are happening TOMORROW, October 13!! Join us for a deep dive on the DRP Baserow Tracker and how to use OpenRefine for common metadata tasks! Learn more and register: www.datarescueproject.org/october-offi...

Data Lumos provides us a place to put rescued data!

We may be data nerds, so arcane is up our alley. But these changes will have a huge impact on everyone, especially on our ability to understand our communities. We need to share this information, speak out, and demand #HandsOffOurCensus www.dataindex.us/newsletter/a... @dataindex.us

Join handsoffourcens.us this Wednesday for our weekly briefing analyzing the 20,000+ comments published on the proposed decennial census rule. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/handsoffourcensus-briefing 📅 Wednesdays, 3–3:30 pm ET ⏰ Comments due Nov 2 (extended from Oct 13)

Last month, EPA’s website for climate change research went dark. It’s part of the administration’s pattern of censoring both climate change information and scientific research more broadly. Learn more in EDGI's latest “Highlights From the Change Log” blog: envirodatagov.org/epas-website...

The Digital Preservation Awards #DPA2026 celebrate outstanding work to secure our digital legacy! Our video series continues today with the Safeguarding the Digital Legacy finalists. Hear from the people protecting important digital evidence for the future […] [Original post on digipres.club]

Regina George may be a Mean Girl, but even she knows the truth: data need documentation to be reusable. This #MemeMonday we celebrate the importance of readmes, codebooks, methodologies, metadata -- whatever you call it, it's essential for reusing data of all types.

We are proud to be a part of the Hands Off Our Census team! Learn more: www.datarescueproject.org/hands-off-ou... Join the effort: handsoffourcens.us

"in the proposed rule that we’ve been talking about, we don’t see evidence that these changes have been tested" federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2026/...

On October 13th, join the Canadian Cultural Heritage Advocacy Committee for a free advocacy webinar: Making the Case for Archives: Funding, Coalitions, and Elected Officials. Register here: archivescanada-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi....

Ever wonder how you can support public data? We have ideas for you! Check out our new Volunteer Resources (wiki.datarescueproject.org/s/volunteer) and come to our office hour on October 13 www.datarescueproject.org/october-offi...

Such a wonderful tribute to Walter Giesbrecht, a leader in the data librarian community and a longtime @iassistdata.bsky.social member It is through the efforts of trailblazers like him that the DRP is able to do its work to preserve data. iassistquarterly.com/index.php/ia...

We might be biased, but joining the amazing group of #DataRescuers we've built is pretty powerful. Consider this #MemeMonday the sign you've been looking for to join our efforts! It's the best way to learn some new skills, expand your community, and feel a sense of power during difficult times.

Keep those comments coming!

The Humanitarian Archives Emergency Project is doing great work and wants to hear from you! www.datarescueproject.org/hae-coalitio...

Attending #iPRES2026 and want to know more about what we are working on (in addition to saving datasets during a crisis)? Check out the presentation by our Comms Team @mikalarae.bsky.social @halle-burns.bsky.social We preserve, educate, and amplify!

The first keynote speaker of #iPRES2026, Sibyl Schaefer, has upped the meme game to ask: if we're in this intersection of of crises while still having to work, where do we go from here? and how do we get there together?

Don't forget to attend today! We know it is a Friday, but the weekend can start at 2pm. 😀

Try to make it to this webinar! Learn how you can take action to support the Census!

📣 Exciting updates from the DRP! We've got a new #datarescue workflow and several upcoming office hours. ⚓ www.datarescueproject.org/new-workflow...

Thanks to everyone who came to our office hours today to learn about our new workflows. Find out more on our website (see the new Volunteer Wiki link at the top of the page). www.datarescueproject.org

Public Knowledge: Why "Open" Matters with Christopher Marcum (Season 3 Premiere Episode of the Educating to Be Human Podcast Hosted by Lisa Petrides) educatingtobehuman.org/public-knowl... @oercommons.bsky.social

We know you have it on your calendar and several alerts but here's a friendly reminder that our office hours are tomorrow! Hope to see you there! 🛟❤️ www.datarescueproject.org/summer-2026-...

Congrats to the Humanitarian Archives Emergency Project at the @manchester.ac.uk for hitting this milestone! Such great work. Learn more @ research.manchester.ac.uk/en/projects/...

We've spent the summer updating our data rescue workflow!!! And if you are as excited about this as we are, come to our office hours, September 9, 12-1 pm Eastern. Register: upenn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Virtual talk on September 16: "Records of human experience: The value and vulnerability of refugee archives" www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve... @archivistsdotca.bsky.social @archivistesqc.bsky.social @livingrefarchives.bsky.social @unhcr.org @datarescueproject.org

"For almost 20 years, @ALNAP 's State of the Humanitarian System report has tracked how international humanitarian action is performing. The 2026 edition arrives at a pivotal moment." alnap.org/about/events... Virtual launch on 15 September @alnaplearn.bsky.social @datarescueproject.org

Opportunity to learn more about the work around refugee archives at this webinar on September 16! We've partnered with the Humanitarian Archives Emergency Project because we recognize that a wide range of knowledge is at risk. 📣 🛟

Thanks for letting us share our work and the wider efforts! @klccoregon.bsky.social

Another Troy and Abed moment for our #Community! This #MemeMonday we celebrate our community, the network we've built, and the joy we've brought one another during hard times. After all, the Data Rescue Project literally means "glee." ⚓🛟❤️