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Digital Lifeline: Saving At-Risk Data
Wed, Jun 11
|Zoom
Join Sunlight Research Center, Data Rescue Project (DRP), MuckRock, and the Data Curation Network (DCN) for a workshop on identifying, preserving and reporting on government data.
Time & Location
Jun 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Zoom
About the event
Join Sunlight Research Center, Data Rescue Project (DRP), MuckRock, and the Data Curation Network (DCN) for a workshop on identifying, preserving and reporting on government data. In an era where federal data is at risk of disappearing or being altered, this training will equip you with the tools and knowledge to safeguard critical information.
Protecting Public Data: Learn how to identify key datasets, track changes and proactively archive information at risk of disappearing. DRP will demo their Data Rescue Tracker, a tool for coordinating data preservation.
DIY Data Preservation: Get hands-on experience with tools like Google Sheets formulas and Klaxon, guided by MuckRock, to archive data independently. The DCN will lead a DIY session on their CURATE(D) primers, empowering you to become a data preserver.
Reporting and Discussion: Discuss how to report on government information using rescued data, guided by MuckRock and Sunlight Research Center.
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