Do you work with US government data in your research? Preserving access to US government data between and during presidential administrations is important, as data can potentially disappear because of government shutdowns, broken links, and policy shifts.

This hands-on event will focus on identifying, downloading, and processing public data at risk of being taken down or obscured. The workshop is hosted by MIT Libraries, and will use and contribute to work being coordinated by the Data Rescue Project. 

People with all levels of technical background and experience with government data are welcome. The session will cover: 

• Identifying and documenting government datasets 
• Ways to preserve and document these datasets and other efforts 
• Hands-on time to collaborate on processing datasets and uploading to select partners 

In-person only workshop; participants should bring their own laptop. Presented by the MIT Libraries Data Management Services.