# 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:

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Help download critical federal datasets, and upload them into Data Lumos for public access. Visit the [step-by-step guide](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/doc/rescuing-a-dataset-jAbX7DWQMg).

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Help complete metadata entries to enhance the public’s ability to search saved datasets in Data Lumos. Visit the [step-by-step guide](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/doc/enhancing-datalumos-metadata-68k9EiuAXi).



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## Additional volunteer opportunities may include: 

[*Note: Guides in development. Check back for updates.*] 

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Quality assurance

Review data rescue and/or metadata volunteer submissions for accuracy and completeness.

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Automations / large-scale data collection

Write scripts to pull large swaths of data or metadata, either in one-off or automated scenarios.

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Training / skillsharing

Help other volunteers build data rescue skills through office hours, webinars, or 1-1/small group settings.

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Research

Identify at-risk datasets, locate dataset access points, investigate relevant news items, etc.

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Communications

Write blogs, social media posts, newsletter articles, white papers, etc.

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Advocacy

Help us inform the public about the importance of maintaining open access to federal data.

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Event management

Organize webinars, volunteer training and office hours, etc.

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Web design / development

Contribute to the design and development of DRP online resources.

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## Resources

* [Joining the DRP Volunteer Community ](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/doc/joining-the-drp-volunteer-roster-H0rvQWGASz)
* [Community Guidelines](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/doc/community-guidelines-LeYaWNUQzU)
* [FAQs](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/doc/frequently-asked-questions-E8Q6VwZuLz)

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**Documents**

- [Joining the DRP Volunteer Roster](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/s/volunteer/doc/joining-the-drp-volunteer-roster-H0rvQWGASz)
- [Community Guidelines](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/s/volunteer/doc/community-guidelines-LeYaWNUQzU)
- [Rescuing a Dataset](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/s/volunteer/doc/rescuing-a-dataset-jAbX7DWQMg)
- [Enhancing DataLumos Metadata](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/s/volunteer/doc/enhancing-datalumos-metadata-68k9EiuAXi)
- [Getting Started in Mattermost](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/s/volunteer/doc/getting-started-in-mattermost-3ucfv7q6kJ)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wiki.datarescueproject.org/s/volunteer/doc/frequently-asked-questions-E8Q6VwZuLz)