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.

Support Dearly Departed Datasets

Our federal data are meeting an untimely end. Help track their final days.🪦

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 you again to

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” for communities

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,” the first

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

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 for

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.

Guest Post: The Forgotten Egg: The Importance of Public Federal Data in the United States

The Federal Statistical System impacts everyone in the US (and many globally) whether they realize it or not.

Updates from the SaveOurSigns Campaign

Join us on September 17 to learn more about Save Our Signs!

The Federal Statistical System Under Threat

Learn about the Federal Statistical System and ways to support it. Public data is a public good!

Save Our Signs: Let’s Get It Done

Help us finish strong with #SaveOurSigns this Labor Day. Plus, if you’re in NYC, come see us in person!