This guide is a resource for those concerned about access to publicly available government data given the transition between presidential administrations, and the rapidly changing landscape of mediated information. The current situation (February, 2025) is in flux, so along with many other academic institutions in the library and archives community the Gordon Library at WPI is monitoring the situation. This guide will be updated as we identify additional resources.
Would you like to suggest resources that would be helpful to add to this guide? Please let one of the librarians listed below know and they can add it to this guide, or email gr-reslib@wpi.edu. Thank you for helping us maintain access to this critical research and work!
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Many different terms to capture and store information are used throughout these resources. Each term has distinct purpose and definition*:
*Zhao, Jimmy. (2022, November 4). What are the major differences between snapshot, dump, mirror, backup, archive, and checkpoint?. Stackoverflow.com. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73682385/what-are-the-major-differences-between-snapshot-dump-mirror-backup-archive
Please also see Government Information > Federal for Federal Data Preservation Resources.
The body of this work has been copied in large part from the guide titled "Government Information Data Rescue" by the American University Library (2025). It is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. This guide also references Bucknell University's "Government Information Data Rescue" guide, as well as "Alternative Sources for Archives Government Data" from Butler University, "Government Information" guide from MIT Libraries, and "Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition" guide from University of Minnesota, all referenced and checked in February, 2025.