About Data Rescue Project

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10 Feb 2025 — 1 min read

The Data Rescue Project started in February 2025 as a coordinated effort of three data organizations, including members of IASSIST, RDAP, and the Data Curation Network.

MISSION

The Data Rescue Project is a grassroots volunteer community dedicated to access to public data for the public good. We enable rapid response efforts for at-risk public data grounded in recognized data stewardship principles. We partner with allied communities of data creators, carers, and their organizations to advocate for sustainable data access.

Steering Committee and Founding Members

Lynda Kellam, ‬Director of DRP & Co-Treasurer
Halle Burns, Communications Co-Director
Mikala Narlock, Communications Co-Director
Lena Bohman, Volunteer Director
Kathleen Burlingame, Metadata Director
Sebastian Majstorovic, Technical Director
Tess Grynoch, At-Large Member & Liaison to RDAP
DataDarner, Co-Treasurer & Liaison to RDA

The Steering Committee wants to thank all of the volunteers who have worked many hours rescuing data! We also want to thank SUCHO: Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online for their assistance and support throughout this effort.

We have compiled an overview of ongoing data rescue efforts and helpful data rescue resources:

How can I help?

If you would like to get involved in the Data Rescue Project, please read our FAQ:

FAQ

Staying in touch

For regular updates, follow our BlueSky account @datarescueproject.org and subscribe to our mailing list.

You can email us at datarescueproject@protonmail.com. If you want to send us a secure, encrypted email, you can sign up for a free account at protonmail.com or use our public PGP key: https://keys.openpgp.org/search?q=datarescueproject%40protonmail.com.

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