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Is there any coordinated effort to catalog the datasets that are being saved? I'm thinking of this project and others. Seems like cataloging standards should be on the work list. kc On 3/13/17 8:53 AM, Brandon Locke wrote: > We invite your participation in *Endangered Data Week* > <http://endangereddataweek.org/>, a distributed network of events running > from April 17th-21st, 2017: > > endangereddataweek.org > > *Endangered Data Week* is a new, annual, grassroots effort to: > > - raise awareness of threats to publicly available data of all kinds, > across sectors and disciplines; > - provide opportunities to explore the power dynamics of data creation, > sharing, privacy, and retention; > - build community capacity by teaching ways to make #EndangeredData > <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23EndangeredData> more accessible and > secure. > > > Browse for online events and opportunities near you: http:// > endangereddataweek.org/map/ <http://endangereddataweek.org/map> > > Nothing nearby? Please help make this first *EDW* a success by planning a > gathering and adding it > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTZ30rbBS5axmn-QpWZML_nEqT_bmiz9V2TiQYYTTQSsKUxw/viewform> > to > our list and map! > > We especially encourage events that promote care for endangered collections > by: > > - publicizing the availability of datasets to diverse communities; > - increasing critical engagement with data, including through > visualization, analysis, and storytelling; > - encouraging activism and advocacy for open data policies; > - fostering needed skills through workshops on data curation, > documentation and discovery, improved access, and preservation. > > > Finally, we welcome contributions to our small supplementary collection > <https://wiki.diglib.org/Endangered_Data_Week> of *EDW* resources. > > *Endangered Data Week* is facilitated by a dedicated team of volunteers, > including Brandon Locke and Jason A. Heppler, supported by the Digital > Library Federation <https://diglib.org/> and in partnership with a new > DLF interest group on Records Transparency/Accountability > <https://www.diglib.org/archives/13609/>, led by Rachel Mattson. Additional > supporters include DataRefuge <https://www.datarefuge.org/> and CLIR > <https://www.clir.org/>. > -- Karen Coyle [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net m: +1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600