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If you would like to host events at your institution or in your city, you may use materials in the [https://github.com/endangereddataweek/resources EDW resources repository] or develop your own. If you're hosting an event, be sure to add it to our growing list of events on the website using the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTZ30rbBS5axmn-QpWZML_nEqT_bmiz9V2TiQYYTTQSsKUxw/viewform event form]. | If you would like to host events at your institution or in your city, you may use materials in the [https://github.com/endangereddataweek/resources EDW resources repository] or develop your own. If you're hosting an event, be sure to add it to our growing list of events on the website using the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTZ30rbBS5axmn-QpWZML_nEqT_bmiz9V2TiQYYTTQSsKUxw/viewform event form]. | ||
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* Workshop using endangered data | * Workshop using endangered data | ||
* Digitizing and reformatting data workshop/hackathon | * Digitizing and reformatting data workshop/hackathon | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 12 March 2017
Endangered Data Week - April 17-21, 2017
Endangered Data Week is a national series of events intended to raise awareness of threats to publicly available data, discuss the power dynamics of data creation, sharing, and retention, and work to make endangered data more accessible and secure.
Visit the Endangered Data Week web site.
Host an event
If you would like to host events at your institution or in your city, you may use materials in the EDW resources repository or develop your own. If you're hosting an event, be sure to add it to our growing list of events on the website using the event form.
Some ideas for events:
- Workshop using endangered data
- Digitizing and reformatting data workshop/hackathon
- DataRescue event
- Letter writing/advocacy campaign
- Data curation workshops
- Lectures/roundtables on transparency/policy/critical data literacy
- Workshops on using archived websites for research
- Web scraping/archiving workshops
Contribute to the resources
You can do this by submitting a pull request on the EDW Resources Github repository or by emailing blocke at msu dot edu
- Add the documentation and materials from a workshop you're planning
- Contribute information to the existing documentation
- Create a postcard to mail in to legislative officials
- Design promotional materials for others to use
Media and Promotion
- The EDW logo and a die cut sticker file are available for download in the Resources repository
- Contact Kristen Mapes (kmapes at msu dot edu) to request stickers
Kick-off Twitter Chat
Mark your calendar for Monday, April 17th at 3pm Eastern and join us for a Twitter chat to kick off Endangered Data Week. Just follow @CLIRDLF and use the hashtag #EndangeredData to join in.
Questions and Twitter handles for your hosts will be posted to this wiki ahead of time: check back for updated info!