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Welcome to 2026 data rescuers! We missed you. We are back in full swing after a refreshing break. 2026 has undoubtedly been more lion than lamb, but we are ready and ... roaring. We have a few updates for this month: * Office hours * We will hold some office hours after work
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According to the CDC, “The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.” The BRFSS collects data about topics like alcohol
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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 organizations, including the Data Rescue Project, signed
Today, we have the seventh 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 of public data
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“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.” - Katherine May, Wintering: The
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 of public data
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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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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
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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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 directly and indirectly. Check
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:
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 directly and indirectly. Check
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 teaching students about
We hope everyone is having a good November. We have a few updates from the DRP Steering Committee ❤️🛟
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
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 Jenny
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 Form and we’
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;
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
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.
Our federal data are meeting an untimely end. Help track their final days.🪦
