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#preservation

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Colleen Theisen

Testing an overnight HVAC shutdown pilot project during the winter months in the circulating collections. (Duke - Preservation Underground Blog) #PreservationWeek #Preservation #libraries
blogs.library.duke.edu/preserv

Preservation Underground · Preservation Week: What's in Your Disaster Supply Closet? - Preservation UndergroundI inventory our disaster supplies and make sure people know where to find them every year during Preservation Week and May Day. We have plenty of supplies and equipment in the main library where Conservation is located. A couple years ago we expanded our supplies to include branch libraries and our Collections Services building. While … Continue reading Preservation Week: What’s in Your Disaster Supply Closet? →
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petersuber

Update. Kudos to the Northwestern University Libraries for training people to take part in the #DataRescueProject. Other #libraries should follow suit.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/04/

The Daily Northwestern · NU hosts training to preserve disappearing federal dataTo the average person, “data recovery” might sound like something best left to hackers in basements or thriller movies. But in an age when public information is quietly vanishing from government websites, some organizations are mobilizing the public to help safeguard it. In collaboration with the Data Rescue Project, Northwestern Libraries hosted an event Thursday...
#DefendResearch#Preservation#Takedowns
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Public Knowledge Project

Happy #PreservationWeek!

We hope you will join us for a free webinar May 20th -- "Free, easy, essential: Future-proof your scholarly record with PKP's Preservation Network"

There will be an intro to PKP PN, a live demonstration, and use cases.

Can't make it? You can register anyway and get the recording.

Learn more and register -- if Eventbrite is not your thing then you can still visit the invite to get an alternative way to register:

eventbrite.ca/e/future-proof-y

EventbriteFuture-Proof your Scholarly Record with the PKP Preservation NetworkJoin us for the PKP webinar on Preservation and the PKP Preservation Network (PN)
#PKPPN#Preservation
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petersuber

Update. "Scientist Who Helped Prove Humans Changed the Climate Watches Evidence Being Erased"
sfpublicpress.org/scientist-wh

"Ben Santer never imagined that 12 words could change the trajectory of his life and humanity’s understanding of what it was doing to the planet: 'The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.' He wrote that sentence as the lead author of a pivotal chapter in the 1995 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [#IPCC]…Now the #data sources that made that discovery possible are under threat… 'There’s real concern that the data may go away, that the satellites, measurements that have been collected for 40 plus years, may not continue.'"

San Francisco Public Press · Evidence That Humans Changed the Climate is Being ErasedLivermore Lab’s Ben Santer spent decades tracing humanity’s imprint on the atmosphere. Now, the data behind his work is under attack.
#Censorship#Climate#DefendResearch
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petersuber

Update. "ERICA is a rescue catalog which preserves over 500,000 Open Access publications originally hosted by the US Department of Education in the #ERIC research repository. ERIC was defunded on the 23 April 2025 and the maintenance contract is set to expire soon, meaning that ERIC is likely to shut down. The PDFs were rescued using the Internet Archive's #WaybackMachine by a volunteer of the #DataRescueProject. When you click on one of the publication ID links, you will be redirected to the archived PDF in the the Wayback Machine. Feel free to host your own copy of ERICA by simply cloning this source code repo, which also includes the metadata for the catalog."
erica.datarescueproject.org/

erica.datarescueproject.orgERICA (ERIC Archive)
#DefendResearch#Education#Preservation
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petersuber

Update from Lisa Schiff (@lschiff), "Protecting your work – and your values – in US higher education."
timeshighereducation.com/campu

"With US higher education under attack from the federal government, what can scholars do to ensure their research is preserved and to stand up for academic freedom? Lisa Schiff, a co-author of the Declaration to Defend Research."

#Academia #Censorship #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
@academicchatter

THE Campus Learn, Share, Connect · Protecting your work – and your values – in US higher educationWith US higher education under attack from the federal government, what can scholars do to ensure their research is preserved and to stand up for academic freedom? Lisa Schiff, a co-author of the Declaration to Defend Research Against US Government Censorship, explains
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petersuber

Update from Gary Price (@infodocket). "Accessing Archived Material From #ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) via the #InternetArchive."
infodocket.com/2025/04/23/acce

"Here are a couple ways to access archived material from ERIC on the open web. We will do our best to keep this post updated if/when new open web sources become available to access ERIC material."

Library Journal infoDOCKETAccessing Archived Material From ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) via the Internet ArchiveHere are a couple ways to access archived material from ERIC on the open web. We will do our best to keep this post updated if/when new open web sources become available to access ERIC material. At this hour (9pm EDT, April 23) the ERIC.ed.gov site/database remains accessible (and searchable). We do not know if […]
#DefendResearch#Education#Preservation
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Shredd Tone :bh_s_k: :chk_g_w:

Hey,

I just signed the petition “Defend the Internet Archive” and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name.

Our goal is to reach 50,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here:

change.org/p/defend-the-intern

Thanks!

Shredd Tone

Change.orgSign the PetitionDefend the Internet Archive
#internetarchive#partition#change
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The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨

🏞️📅 This Day in #History: John Muir, Father of National Parks

On this day in 1838, John Muir was born in #Scotland. This pioneering naturalist's camping trip with Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in #Yosemite in 1903 helped save the valley from development and strengthened the movement to protect America's natural treasures.

If you've ever visited Northern #California, you've encountered Muir's name on trails, forests, and landmarks—a testament to his enduring legacy in #conservation that continues to influence efforts balancing public access with ecological #preservation across America's 421 national park sites.

👉 Learn more: zurl.co/6gdTt

An animated person stands under a large natural rock arch in a national park with mountains and a river in the background, accompanied by the text "WHY WE NEED NATIONAL PARKS" and the TED-Ed logo.
#TDIH#tksst#video
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WordofTheHour

#preservation : the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay

- German: die Erhaltung

- Italian: preservazione

- Portuguese: preservação

- Spanish: preservación

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AAPB

More than 6,000 historic tapes from American Samoa’s public broadcasting station, KVZK, are at risk of being lost forever.

These recordings document decades of island life, including local news, graduations, cultural festivals, religious ceremonies, and more, told in both Samoan and English.

With no funding for storage or digitization, decades of history could disappear. Donate now: americanarchive.donorsupport.c

American Archive of Public BroadcastingHelp Save American Samoa’s Media Heritage!More than 6,000 historic tapes from American Samoa’s public broadcasting station, KVZK, are at risk of being lost forever. These recordings document decades of island life, including local news, graduations, cultural festivals, religious ceremonies, and more, told in both Samoan and English. Produced primarily between the 1980s and early 2000s, this collection offers an invaluable record of community life, language, and tradition.
#AmericanSamoa#PublicBroadcasting#PublicMedia
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petersuber

Update. "With the recent announcement that numerous datasets — such as those from #NOAA — are scheduled for decommissioning in May, #PANGAEA has opened its archive to help safeguard these valuable resources. If you become aware of any endangered datasets, please don't hesitate to contact us. PANGAEA data!"
pangaea.de/

pangaea.deData Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science
#Censorship#DefendResearch#OpenData
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Korea Times: Korea to help preserve Peru’s Machu Picchu under new cultural heritage agreement. “Korea will support the preservation and sustainable management of Peru’s Machu Picchu, one of the world’s most iconic archaeological sites, under a new cultural heritage agreement signed between the two countries…. Under the project, the two countries plan to develop an integrated system for […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/18/korea-times-korea-to-help-preserve-perus-machu-picchu-under-new-cultural-heritage-agreement/

#architecture#buildings#culturalheritage
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