We build open source tools used at Harvard and beyond that preserve and expand access to knowledge.
Learn more about the lab on the LIL website.
Our Projects
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Perma.cc
Perma.cc helps scholars, journals, courts, and others create permanent records of the web sources they cite.
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H2O Open Casebook
H2O is a platform for creating, sharing, and remixing open course materials.
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Caselaw Access Project
The Caselaw Access Project offers free, public access to over 6.5 million decisions published by state and federal courts throughout U.S. history.
Our Team
Read our staff bios on the LIL website.
LIL Blog Posts
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Counted: Reflections on the US Census
On October 1, 2026, the Library Innovation Lab’s Public Data Project hosted a panel of legal, technological, and policy experts at the Lewis International Law Center to consider how preservation of and access to US Census data can be appreciated and reimagined. The transcript below has been lightly edited for clarity. […]
October 20, 2026
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Announcing the Publication of an Agentic Assessment Tool for Public Data at Risk
Akshay Mehta is a PhD student in computer science at Boston University and a fellow with the Public Data Project, where he built the website and background agent for the AI Benchmarking Exercise.
October 14, 2026
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Who Will Steward Humanity’s Public Data? Collective Global Stewardship for the Long Horizon
On September 10, 2026, Jacqueline J. Dearborn, Library Innovation Lab Fellow, gave a virtual talk about the Public Data Project ’s International Data Infrastructure Research and Development effort. The transcript below has been lightly edited for clarity.
September 24, 2026