“DataRescue events create trustworthy copies of federal climate and environmental data, while the Internet Archive, datarefuge.org, and a consortium of major research libraries holds these copies. See our sister project at www.librariesnetwork.org.

See also: “Orientation to DataLumos – ICPSR’s archive to preserve valuable government data. Join us for a webinar on Feb 17, 2017 at 12:00 PM EST. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8988957638015718915. ICPSR has established an open-access archive, DataLumos, where the public can archive valuable government data resources, ensuring their long-term availability. ICPSR, a center within the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, has joined widespread efforts to preserve valuable US government data that may be hard to find or inaccessible in the future. This session will talk about efforts to ensure data remains available, and to answer attendees’ questions about the DataLumos project. The project website is found here: www.datalumos.org. Coincidentally, this data archive launch coincides with “Love Your Data Week 2017.”  The webinar takes place on Friday which is dedicated to “Rescuing Unloved Data” More on this international data event is found here: https://loveyourdata.wordpress.com/lydw-2017/. This webinar is free and open to the public. Please share this invitation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. View System Requirements: http://support.citrixonline.com/webinar/all_files/G2W010003. [via Catherine Morse, Government Information, Law and Political Science Librarian, Collection Budget Manager, Clark Library for Maps, Government Information and Data, Hatcher Graduate Library, University of Michigan]