[pccgrads] Please Share: Climate Data Rescue Events Jan 15 and 22

[David Strand via pccgrads]

Hello,

I'm writing to share that the UW Information School’s Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives (CALMA<https://calma.ischool.uw.edu/>) is hosting two Seattle campus-based climate-focused “Data Rescues” events this month—on January 15 and 22.

These events are hybrid and open to everyone. We would greatly appreciate if you could share the information below with the students and faculty in your department and any other networks you think may be interested.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Many thanks for helping spread the word!


Climate Data Rescue Events - January 15 and 22 at the Suzzallo Library Open Scholarship Commons

Are you worried about the changes proposed by the incoming White House administration? Wondering how you can help bolster government accountability and transparency?

How about joining a constellation of “Data Rescue” efforts being organized across the US to preserve publicly available data about critical areas such as climate, education, or healthcare? With your help, our local community can contribute to preserving at-risk data to ensure access for future information seekers and researchers.

The University of Washington Information School’s Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives (CALMA) is hosting two Seattle campus-based emergency “Data Rescues” events this month. These events are open to everyone, no matter your skill level or areas of interest. Lunch and snacks will be provided; please register for either or both events using this link: https://forms.gle/wyp78YtKzrotUKHK7<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/wyp78YtKzrotUKHK7__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!k4pkKXbBEv4FEvYmPSnlRBC7W7P9x3Kn-tb_4pkknjlh-GQZzna_ys3JCH7bpdLxAMmG5IvujNBVnavaoR5m6bk$>

What is a Data Rescue: Modeled after the 2016-2017 “Data Rescues, guerilla archiving actions,” these events are volunteer run hackathons meaning collaborative drop-in events where people work together on a variety of digital archiving tasks over a short period of time (1-3 hrs).  More information<https://calma.ischool.uw.edu/data-rescue-events-to-preserve-at-risk-government-data/>

When/Where are the events:

  *   University of Washington Suzzallo Library Open Scholarship Commons (first floor)
  *   Zoom link available for offsite attendees (sessions will not be recorded)
  *   Wednesday, January 15<https://calma.ischool.uw.edu/uw-event/climate-data-rescue-action-session-1> from 12:30 to 5:30 pm
  *   Wednesday, January 22<https://calma.ischool.uw.edu/uw-event/climate-data-rescue-action-session-2> from 12:30 to 5:30 pm

Registration: Submit your info beforehand<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/wyp78YtKzrotUKHK7__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!k4pkKXbBEv4FEvYmPSnlRBC7W7P9x3Kn-tb_4pkknjlh-GQZzna_ys3JCH7bpdLxAMmG5IvujNBVnavaoR5m6bk$> to ensure we can accommodate dietary needs





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David Strand (he/him)

University of Washington MLIS '25

Research Assistant | LIS Forward<https://lisforward.ischool.uw.edu/> & CALMA<https://calma.ischool.uw.edu/> (Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives)

dstrand3 at uw.edu
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