Starting in late January 2025, researchers began noticing that some federal government datasets that used to be publicly accessible are no longer available on government websites. Datasets have disappeared from the websites of the CDC, EPA, NOAA, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Food & Drug Administration, and more. Universities, scholarly organizations, and individuals have worked to rescue access to data. This libguide provides further information about the current situation and ongoing data rescue efforts, along with suggested resources for researchers.
This libguide is being continuously updated; if you have suggestions for additional information to include on this library guide, please email the details to libref@pugetsound.edu.
If you need assistance locating data, please reach out to any of the Collins liaison librarians.
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Efforts to rescue data are ongoing. Here are some of the key cooperative projects:
Interested in contributing to data rescue? Read "Curating for Data Rescue" by the Data Curation Network.
