Saving What Counts: Lessons from Data Rescues for Today's Data Librarians

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Lynda Kellam
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Sa ing Wha
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Lessons om Da a Rescue

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Lesson 1: We b ing he documen a ion
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Lesson 2: Coo dina e AND Duplica e
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Lesson 5: Da a escue is abou ci ic s ewa dship

“Like oads and b idges, he ede al s a is ical
sys em is indispensable bu usually o e looked …
G oshen compa es i s cu en s a e o ‘c umbling
in as uc u e’ ha is s ill doing i s job bu wi h
‘ isible c acks.’”
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Lesson 6: We need a apid esponse in as uc u e
o digi al objec s
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Lesson 7: This is a global conce n
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Wha ha e we
lea ned?
●Lib a ians b ing he
documen a ion.
●Coo dina ion and duplica ion
build esilience.
●T anspa ency builds us .
●Communi y sus ains he wo k.
●Ci ic s ewa dship gi es i
meaning.
●Rapid esponse equi es
p epa a ion.
●And his is a global conce n.
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Wha can you
do? ●Commi !
●Connec !
●Ad oca e!