DataRescue[EventName]
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DataRescue[EventName]
DataRescue[EventName] is a project of [local organizer] in partnership with the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI), PPEHlab’s DataRefuge project, and the Internet Archive’s End of Term Presidential Harvest.
DataRescue[EventName] brings together concerned citizens with experts in information technology, archiving and environmental science and policy. We need capable web-savvy and technical members of the public, librarians, and people with environmental expertise. Building on experience from similar events, everyone’s skills will be put to work in organized cooperation.
DataRescue[EventName] works to secure federal environmental data in advance of the Trump administration’s large-scale efforts to dismantle environmental regulation. This work is urgent since the Trump administration has vowed to cull crucial data from its websites.
Join us for a day of preserving valuable environmental data from attempts to undermine science in the public service. Bring your laptop, water bottle and snacks.
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Schedule
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| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:45 AM | Registration opens |
| 9:00 AM | Event Begins |
| 10:00 AM | |
| 12:00 PM | |
| 4:30 PM | Wrap-up and Debrief |
| 5:00 PM | Event Ends! |
Activities
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Web archiving: Contribute to the Internet Archive’s End of Term archive
“Seeding”
In this track you will work through federal websites to nominate, or “seed,” web pages, documents, and datasets to the Internet Archive (IA)’s End of Term archive, which preserves material using their web crawler. You should have familiarity with a web browser and attention to detail.
Data archiving: contribute to DataRefuge.org, a CKAN instance
“Harvesting” and “Researching”
In this track you will research, investigate, and preserve at-risk datasets identified in the track above and contribute to preserving datasets to the DataRefuge repository. You should EITHER have deep domain knowledge of scientific datasets, OR be a librarian, OR be a skilled technologist in a programming language of your choice (e.g., python, javascript, c, java, etc), knowledge of the command line (bash, shell, powershell), experience working with structured data (e.g., json formatting). Experience in front-end web development a plus.
Storytelling
In this track you will record stories about the importance of climate and environmental data on our everyday lives, they share this work on social media as well as document the event. You should have a penchant for developing compelling narratives and/or social media strategies.
Next Steps
“Long Tail”
In this track you will discuss and strategize about the next few months of tech projects as we move beyond collection. For newbies and veterans alike, you will be interested in establishing long-term goals for the project.
Location
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