Update: This post was from our early days in February 2025 when we were only three weeks old. Many changes have happened since then, but the basic information is still true. We are still exploring ways to support and preserve our public data. Recently, we have received many expressions of
The PEGI Project recently released a post about the preservation of public federal data in support of the Data Rescue Project. PEGI stands for Preservation of Electronic Government Information and was created in 2016 by a group of government information librarians who were concerned about the future of electronic forms
The Data Rescue Tracker is a collaborative tool built to catalog existing public data rescue efforts so that we can coordinate better across initiatives. At this stage, you can use the tool to help reduce duplication of rescue efforts. The Data Rescue Tracker aims to provide a consolidated overview of
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