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ResearchBuzz: FirehoseUChicago Library: UChicago Data Mirror website launched to protect access to public datasets. “In response to the withdrawal of multiple public datasets and websites, the DSI and the University of Chicago Library have partnered to launch the UChicago Data Mirror website to protect access to at-risk datasets. The website will preserve backups of these resources within UChicago’s […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/uchicago-library-uchicago-data-mirror-website-launched-to-protect-access-to-public-datasets/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/uchicago-library-uchicago-data-mirror-website-launched-to-protect-access-to-public-datasets/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseInternet Archive Blog: New Livestream Brings Microfiche Digitization to Life for Democracy’s Library. “Ever wonder how government documents, once locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, become searchable and accessible online? Now you can see it happen in real time. Today, the Internet Archive has launched a livestream from our microfiche scanning center […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/22/internet-archive-blog-new-livestream-brings-microfiche-digitization-to-life-for-democracys-library/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/22/internet-archive-blog-new-livestream-brings-microfiche-digitization-to-life-for-democracys-library/</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/TSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TSA</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AirTravel</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transparency</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/DataRescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> "Not long ago, I did a routine check-in on a project I hadn’t thought about in a while: a Data Liberation Project repo that scrapes and archives Transportation Security Administration (TSA) traveler complaints. ... I’d just restart it, watch it pull in the latest report, and move on. But when I did? The latest report wasn’t there. Actually—none of them were."<a href="https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/may/19/tsa-complaint-data-disappeared-heres-where-you-can-still-find-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/may/19/tsa-complaint-data-disappeared-heres-where-you-can-still-find-it/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseMuckRock: TSA complaint data disappeared. Here’s where you can still find it.. “Not long ago, I did a routine check-in on a project I hadn’t thought about in a while: a Data Liberation Project repo that scrapes and archives Transportation Security Administration (TSA) traveler complaints. It was supposed to be a quick check-in—just restart the scraper GitHub had paused for inactivity. […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/20/muckrock-tsa-complaint-data-disappeared-heres-where-you-can-still-find-it/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/20/muckrock-tsa-complaint-data-disappeared-heres-where-you-can-still-find-it/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseResearchGate: Human-in-the-loop tabular data extraction methods for historical climate data rescue. “…we propose a human-in-the-loop workflow with benchmarks of open- and closed-source methods for extracting and processing handwritten tabular data. We explain through the case of climatological data from the Congo region (1907–1960) how HIL workflows can be implemented and their trade-offs […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/14/researchgate-human-in-the-loop-tabular-data-extraction-methods-for-historical-climate-data-rescue/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/14/researchgate-human-in-the-loop-tabular-data-extraction-methods-for-historical-climate-data-rescue/</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/GovernmentData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GovernmentData</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/DataRescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/BigData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigData</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activism</a> "As President Donald Trump's administration purges public records since storming back to power, experts and volunteers are preserving thousands of web pages and government sites devoted to climate change, health or LGBTQ rights and other issues."<a href="https://www.ibtimes.com/web-archivists-scrambling-save-us-public-data-deletion-3772837" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ibtimes.com/web-archivists-scrambling-save-us-public-data-deletion-3772837</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseInternational Business Times: Web Archivists Scrambling To Save US Public Data From Deletion. “As President Donald Trump’s administration purges public records since storming back to power, experts and volunteers are preserving thousands of web pages and government sites devoted to climate change, health or LGBTQ rights and other issues.”<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/08/international-business-times-web-archivists-scrambling-to-save-us-public-data-from-deletion/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/08/international-business-times-web-archivists-scrambling-to-save-us-public-data-from-deletion/</a>

Data Rescue ProjectInterested in helping out with <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DataRescue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> but don't have time? No worries! You can always subscribe to our newsletter (we aim for no more than 2 emails/week). <a href="https://www.datarescueproject.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.datarescueproject.org</a> If you get a newsletter post that is particularly interesting, feel free to share. Because sharing is caring. ❤️🛟 <a href="https://www.datarescueproject.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Data Rescue Project</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseThe Eagle (American University): American University librarians take up the mantle with government data rescue project. “A team of four librarians at American University is joining a nationwide effort to preserve removed or redacted data in a Government Information Data Rescue guide. Editors Jessica Breen, Gwendolyn Reece, Olivia Ivey and Sarah Gilchrist each bring their own expertise to the […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/02/the-eagle-american-university-librarians-take-up-the-mantle-with-government-data-rescue-project/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/02/the-eagle-american-university-librarians-take-up-the-mantle-with-government-data-rescue-project/</a>

Data Rescue ProjectA reminder that we could use your stories about how your research, services, or everyday life require access to public data and government information. You can submit on this form: <a href="https://forms.gle/wNZXHVnM92tLQo8d7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">forms.gle/wNZXHVnM92tL...</a> We will feature more stories soon! <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DataRescue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> <a href="https://forms.gle/wNZXHVnM92tLQo8d7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Data User Stories</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseFrom the Data Rescue Project: the Data Rescue Tracker. “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 who is backing up which dataset from […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/the-data-rescue-tracker/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/the-data-rescue-tracker/</a>

Data Rescue ProjectNOAA’s Oceanic & Atmospheric Research office was the office we were concerned about last week. The various <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DataRescue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> groups are coordinating as much as possible, but remember there is only so much we can do. Call your representatives and tell them you don't want this to happen. Make some noise. RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3lmkhuqm3wk2u" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3lmkhuqm3wk2u</a>

Jorge SaturnoThanks to a paper by <a href="https://openbiblio.social/@ztirfhtor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ztirfhtor</a> I came across a comprehensive list of <a href="https://mastodon.pub.solar/tags/DataRescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> initiatives compiled by <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/datarescueproject.org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@datarescueproject.org</a> 🛟<a href="https://www.datarescueproject.org/current-efforts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.datarescueproject.org/current-efforts/</a>

Data Rescue ProjectNew post on restricted access data. We've some calls for people to go rogue, but there are reasons not to and better ways to use your time. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DataRescue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> TL;DR version: SPEAK OUT <a href="https://www.datarescueproject.org/restricted-access-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.datarescueproject.org/restricted-a...</a> <a href="https://www.datarescueproject.org/restricted-access-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What you can do for restricted...</a>

Data Rescue ProjectAnother <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/404media.co" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@404media.co</a> article on <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DataRescue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a>. This one concerns the challenges around restricted access data (often human subjects data). We at DRP are seriously concerned about these datasets and the loss that will impact research and more for a long time. <a href="https://www.404media.co/nih-archives-repositories-marked-for-review-for-potential-modification/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.404media.co/nih-archives...</a> <a href="https://www.404media.co/nih-archives-repositories-marked-for-review-for-potential-modification/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Massive, Unarchivable Datasets...</a>

Data Rescue ProjectThanks to <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:4ypqy3ide7blh5p4azyqerci" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@libraryjournal.bsky.social</a> for featuring the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DataRescue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> efforts. We are proud of this community! Thanks to <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/icpsr.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@icpsr.bsky.social</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:qh5jxhakdkozbxjlivbmwtmn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eotarchive.org</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/harvardlil.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@harvardlil.bsky.social</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/envirodgi.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@envirodgi.bsky.social</a> and all of the volunteers. <a href="https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/coordinating-data-rescue-efforts-qa-with-lynda-kellam" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.libraryjournal.com/story/coordi...</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:ghkjnvpwpynrv63kfjxwjsej" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lyndamk.bsky.social</a> <a href="https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/coordinating-data-rescue-efforts-qa-with-lynda-kellam" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coordinating Data Rescue Effor...</a>

Data Rescue ProjectIf you care about the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DataRescue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> efforts, we hope you care about the many librarians who are part of this effort. Speak out about the dismantling of our key federal agency. <a href="https://www.everylibrary.org/statement_imls_staff_administrative_leave" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.everylibrary.org/statement_im...</a> <a href="https://www.everylibrary.org/statement_imls_staff_administrative_leave" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Statement on IMLS Staff Admini...</a>

Data Rescue ProjectNew post on USAID's Demographic & Health Surveys. We've deposited all summary data and the shapefiles from these critical surveys. While we can't save restricted data, we are excited about retaining this access. Thanks to our <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DataRescue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> volunteers! <a href="https://www.datarescueproject.org/usaids-demographic-health-surveys/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.datarescueproject.org/usaids-demog...</a> <a href="https://www.datarescueproject.org/usaids-demographic-health-surveys/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USAID’s Demographic Health Sur...</a>

Data Rescue ProjectIf you want to know how our current project came to be, check out this ep. Also name drops the many US groups doing the HARD work and helping us. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DataRescue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ghkjnvpwpynrv63kfjxwjsej/post/3llcngnplsc2m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ghkjnvpwpynrv63kfjxwjsej/post/3llcngnplsc2m</a>

Data Rescue ProjectNew post on our partners at America's Essential Data. We ❤️ their scrolling stories! Talk about why public data matters to you! <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DataRescue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataRescue</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PublicData" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicData</a> <a href="https://www.datarescueproject.org/telling-data-stories-with-americas-essential-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.datarescueproject.org/telling-data...</a> <a href="https://www.datarescueproject.org/telling-data-stories-with-americas-essential-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telling Data Stories with Amer...</a>

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