DRP Volunteer Resources
Welcome to the DRP Volunteer Community, where together we safeguard and facilitate access to public data for the public good. We achieve this through two key workflows:
Data Rescue
Help download critical federal datasets, and upload them into Data Lumos for public access. Visit the step-by-step guide.
Metadata Entry
Help complete metadata entries to enhance the public’s ability to search saved datasets in Data Lumos. Visit the step-by-step guide.
Additional volunteer opportunities may include:
[Note: Guides in development. Check back for updates.]
Quality assurance
Review data rescue and/or metadata volunteer submissions for accuracy and completeness.
Automations / large-scale data collection
Write scripts to pull large swaths of data or metadata, either in one-off or automated scenarios.
Training / skillsharing
Help other volunteers build data rescue skills through office hours, webinars, or 1-1/small group settings.
Research
Identify at-risk datasets, locate dataset access points, investigate relevant news items, etc.
Communications
Write blogs, social media posts, newsletter articles, white papers, etc.
Advocacy
Help us inform the public about the importance of maintaining open access to federal data.
Event management
Organize webinars, volunteer training and office hours, etc.
Web design / development
Contribute to the design and development of DRP online resources.