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GEG 102: World Geography: Country Overviews & Data (MEP)

Disappearing Government Data

We are monitoring the disappearance of government data and websites; the removal began on 2/1/25. Many individuals and organizations have been collecting and compiling removed data. You can find links to many of those here. If you come across links that are not here, please email us to have it included.

Guides from Other Libraries: We are indebted to the work being done by libraries and other organizations to document and preserve removed data. We will link to guides and resources as we become aware of them. 

General/Overall:

Environmental Data & Information:

Heath Data & Information:

  • Restored CDC - RestoredCDC.org is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or any government entity. Read more about the project.
  • CDC Guidelines - from Jessica Valenti, includes information about contraception, sexual health, youth, LGBTQIA, sexual & intimate partner violence
  • CDC Datasets

Bluesky users are encouraged to follow the Data Rescue Project (@datarescueproject.org) for updates on efforts and groups who are working to preserve data. The account also provides a "starter pack" of similar accounts to follow. You can also visit their website.

Interested in contributing to data rescue?  Read "Curating for Data Rescue" by the Data Curation Network. You can also consult the checklist for USA federal data backups from MIT libraries.

About this Page

Use the resources on this page to get started on your Migration Experiences Project.

Hmong farmers

Hmong Farmers from The Office of Governor Tim Walz is in the public domain

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Minnesota and U.S. Sources

Intergovernmental, NGO, and Other Sources


*Note: For MEP Component #2 (Pre-Interview Research Brief & Source Bibliography due November 19), you'll need to draw upon and incorporate at least one of the two following sources about migration:

Country Profiles

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