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Aurora Horstkamp posted an update: List of libraries supporting data […]

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:06:46 +0000

List of libraries supporting data rescue. https://www.datarescueproject.org/libraries-supporting-data-rescue/

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Librarians are great at quickly pulling together resources to support their patrons, and in the face of recent data loss, this need has become more urgent. Our patrons rely on access to public government data. While some of that data … Continue reading

Aurora Horstkamp posted an update: What if PubMed started to skew towards […]

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:04:42 +0000

What if PubMed started to skew towards pseudoscience research? This post discusses alternatives to PubMed. https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/what-if-we-cant-rely-on-pubmed/

Aurora Horstkamp posted an update: Strong work, DPH! Thank you for putting this out, […]

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 22:20:38 +0000

Strong work, DPH! Thank you for putting this out, Drs. Aimee Bernard and Gregg Gonsalves. Please share with all you know.

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Defending Public Health with Dr. Gregg Gonsalves - Help! Make it Make Sense with Dr. Toni and Dr. Aimee

We are here today with Dr. Gregg Gonsalves to discuss ways forward to defend public health. Dr. Gonsalves is an epidemiologist focused on substance use and infectious diseases. He is also an expert in policy modeling on infectious disease an...

Aurora Horstkamp posted an update: Journal of The Academy of Public Health launched […]

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:50:24 +0000

Journal of The Academy of Public Health launched by pseudoscientists, antivax and herd immunity supporters discussed in Wired

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Donald Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Jour…

Aurora Horstkamp posted an update: PEPFAR limited waiver document from Feb. 6, 2025 shared […]

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:05:11 +0000

PEPFAR limited waiver document from Feb. 6, 2025 shared by DPH Infectious Disease Committee

lfralston posted an update: New Harvard Library data preservation […]

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:21:35 +0000

New Harvard Library data preservation initiative: https://lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01/30/preserving-public-u-s-federal-data/

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Preserving Public U.S. Federal Data | Library Innovation Lab

Aurora Horstkamp posted an update: Somebody is keeping a list of what sites and data are […]

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 07:41:31 +0000

Somebody is keeping a list of what sites and data are being archived https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdi6gcBKKqoK3iV4uHsGFnaSlgT2vAfHaCr_6SdNZJkYWRhQ/viewform

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Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It

Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share who has what and where … Continue reading

Aurora Horstkamp posted an update: Another site for archived material

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:31:54 +0000

Another site for archived material

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GitHub - end-of-term/eot2024: End of Term Web Archive 2024

End of Term Web Archive 2024. Contribute to end-of-term/eot2024 development by creating an account on GitHub.

Aurora Horstkamp posted an update: As shared by a member on the DPH Infectious […]

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 04:46:32 +0000

As shared by a member on the DPH Infectious Disease Committee, multiple full archives on COVID were completed today! Yay!

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The COVID Tracking Project

The COVID Tracking Project collects and publishes the most complete testing data available for US states and territories.

Aurora Horstkamp posted an update: Found an article on the Harvard datathon that actually […]

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 01:38:10 +0000

Found an article on the Harvard datathon that actually has more info about archiving websites on your own through other sites such as the Wayback machine. I have tried other sites but the issue is many will only save a screenshot of a landing page but not the dataset. Check out the resources suggested in the…

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Researchers rush to preserve federal health databases before they disappear from government websites

Journalists have long relied on federal health data for their reporting. We include several tips that they can use to help researchers preserve the data.

Aurora Horstkamp posted an update: The Infectious Disease Committee had its first […]

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:07:46 +0000

The Infectious Disease Committee had its first meeting yesterday and set up a Google Groups. Today they are also talking about archiving CDC/NIH websites. I learned that Harvard set up a datathon, a data preservation event today which I missed. Not sure if there will be future meetings, but if it went well, I assume it will be a…

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Data-Thon: Data Preservation Event | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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lfralston posted an update: "Funding Freeze" was just rescinded. I'm sure this […]

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:42:57 +0000

“Funding Freeze” was just rescinded. I’m sure this won’t be the end of it. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-rescinds-funding-freeze-directive-memo-shows/story?id=118229342

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Trump administration rescinds funding freeze directive, memo shows

Trump’s administration has rescinded its sweeping directive that sought to pause potentially trillions in loans, grants and financial assistance, according to a memo.