Rescuing and Preserving Public Data with the Data Rescue Project

Authors

Lynda Kellam, Co-Founder of Data Rescue Project and Snyder-Grander Director of Research Data and Digital Scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

2-10-2026

Description

Concern for the continued access to and preservation of public federal data drove the development of the Data Rescue Project (DRP), a grassroots, community-led effort, in February 2025. This presentation will focus on efforts in the library community and beyond to rescue federal public data at risk of loss or deletion. It will review the development of the DRP and its current initiatives and consider future challenges for public data infrastructure in the United States.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Kellam, Lynda, "Rescuing and Preserving Public Data with the Data Rescue Project" (2026). Library Workshops. 46.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/libraryworkshops/46