Category: Data Rescue

The Datamirror.org Experiment: Preservation Assurance for Federal Research Data

In early 2017, UC3 created Datamirror.org as an independent, dynamic, online mirror of Data.gov, the US federal government’s primary research data portal.  Developed in collaboration…

Government Data At Risk

Government data is at risk, but that is nothing new.   The existence of Data.gov, the Federal Open Data Policy, and open government data belies the fact that, historically, a vast amount of government data and digital information is at risk of disappearing in the transition between presidential administrations. For example, between 2008 and 2012, […]

Government Data At Risk

Government data is at risk, but that is nothing new.   The existence of Data.gov, the Federal Open Data Policy, and open government data belies the fact that, historically, a vast amount of government data and digital information is at risk of disappearing in the transition between presidential administrations. For example, between 2008 and 2012, […]