Template Instructions:

• Update location name, date
• Search for text between [ ] to update with your event details, in particular goals
• Confirm/Update communication channel
• Update link to Code of Conduct, if needed
• Update the Next Steps
• Decide on whether to use the Built in Web Page, served with GitHub Pages update _config.yml and _posts page sections on the gh-pages branch. Otherwise, delete the branch
• Decide on whether to change the Contributing Guidelines

Examples previous events includes DataRescueNYC, DataRescueMIT, DataRescueSFBay.

Welcome to DataRescue Oregon State University, March 17 & 18, 2017! Please:

1. Review the Code of Conduct

2. Join the Slack
   http://archivers-slack.herokuapp.com, and #[channel-name]

3. Familiarize yourself with the four tracks, and think about which you would join:

1. Web archiving, 2) Data archiving, 3) Storytelling, 4) Next Steps

Choose a track

1) Web archiving: Contribute to the Internet Archive’s End of Term archive
"Seeding"

• In this track you will be working through federal websites to identify important data and figure out what we need to do with it. You should have familiarity with a web browser and attention to detail.
• Goals: secure websites from [add specific event goals]
• To join this track:
  • Download the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine Chrome extension (checks last stored copy of a page)
  • Download our Chrome Extension
  • Review what the Internet Archive's Web Crawler Can and Cannot Collect
  • Review the agency primer overview: [update to relevant Agency Forecasts https://envirodatagov.org/archiving/]
  • Join the #archiving-web slack channel

2) Data archiving: contribute to DataRefuge.org, a CKAN instance
"Harvesting" and "Researching"

• EITHER have deep domain knowledge of scientific datasets, OR be a librarian, OR be a skilled technologist in a programming language of your choice (eg python, javascript, c, java, etc), knowledge of the command line (bash, shell, powershell), experience working with structured data (eg json formatting). Experience in front-end web development a plus.
• Goals: archive data from [add specific event goals]
• To join this track:
  • Join the #archiving-data slack channel, write your github username & tag [@coordinator name] to be added to this GitHub org
  • When added, make your membership public

3) Storytelling

• You should have a penchant for developing compelling narratives and/or social media strategies
• Goals: Tell/write stories on the importance of climate and environmental data on our everyday lives. Share this work on social media.
• To join this track:
  • Join the #storytelling slack channel

4) Next Steps
"Long Tail"

• For EDGI newbies and veterans alike
• Goals: Discuss the next 3 to 6 months of tech development plans as we move beyond collection; discuss security, resiliency, redundancy. See next steps doc for more details
• To join this track:
  • Join the #next-steps slack channel, write your github username & tag [@coordinator name] to be added to this GitHub org
  • When added, make your membership public

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Learn more about the Web and Data Archiving process

• DataRefuge's Chain of Custody
• EDGI's preservation tools