The Call to Action
The 2026 Information Stewardship Forum hosted in San Francisco convened a diverse group of practitioners, including librarians, technologists, data consumers, and archivists, dedicated to preserving and expanding access to public and open U.S. government information and data. This cross-sector gathering fostered dialogue and shared understanding by clarifying preservation priorities, mapping existing efforts, and identifying gaps in the Public Information infrastructure.
Out of the three day convening arose some common themes and issues from which this "call to action to preserve government information" has arisen. The goal of this statement is to bring together this social movement of government information practitioners of all stripes around a set of principles to which everyone can agree on and action items to move this diverse community forward together toward preserving Public Information and building a distributed Digital Preservation Infrastructure (DPI).
Please read the call to action and consider adding your endorsement and remaining in the loop for next steps in this critical social movement. Questions can be sent to freegovinfo AT gmail DOT com.
James Jacobs and Jim Jacobs, Free Government Information (FGI)
Signatories
Individuals and organizations standing in solidarity.
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