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Get Involved
If you are interested in getting involved with ongoing federal data rescue efforts, visit the How do I join the Data Rescue Project? section of the Data Rescue Project.
If you are currently, or planning to archive federal data, MIT Data Management Services has a helpful Checklist for USA Federal Data Backups.
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We are here to help you find, use, manage, visualize and share your data. Contact us to schedule a consultation. View and register for upcoming workshops. Visit our website to learn more about our services.
Get Involved
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Data Rescue ProjectIASSIST, RDAP, and members of the Data Curation Network to download, describe, and make available federal data that has been removed from official sources. An index of datasets that have been rescued, and their alternative locations, are available on the Data Rescue Project page.
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Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI)Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) is an initiative to address national concerns regarding the preservation of electronic government information by cultural memory organizations for long term use by the public.
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Declaration to #DefendResearchPreservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI)
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ToBeClear ProjectThe ToBeClear Project has language and templates for communicating the impact of the loss of federal data on research. If your research uses federal data in any way, even if it is only using a federally maintained online library site, e.g., the Department of Education's ERIC database, we invite you to share that research dependency with your peers.
Guidelines for Federal Data Preservation
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Checklist for US Federal Data BackupsMIT Checklist for archiving U.S. Federal Data.
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Curating for data rescue guideData Curation Network guide on curating federal data for rescue
Utilities and Resources for Federal Data and Website Preservation
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gitcellar GitHub Archive Toolgitcellar is an R package to help you download archives of all GitHub repositories in an organization.
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Webrecorder - Web Archiving for AllDeveloper tools to assist in website archiving.