The DCA is the steward of the University's permanently valuable records and collections created in any format, ensuring their permanent preservation and accessibility.

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DCA Services

The DCA provides services in three major areas:

  • Records Management
  • Reference and Research
  • Digital Collections Creation and Management

Records Management

The DCA's Records Management Program provides services to all offices of the University by helping them efficiently manage their University records. It helps departments ensure that their records are retrievable, reliable, secure, and trustworthy.

Reference and Research

The DCA offers extensive reference services to promote access and use of its collections. Complete information can be found the University Archives and Manuscripts Collections portion of this website.

Digital Services

The DCA, in partnership with UIT Academic Technology (AT) provides a variety of services relating to the creation, management, discovery, and delivery of digital collections and assets.

Tufts Digital Library
The Tufts Digital Library (TDL) is the main access application for publicly available content in the Tufts Digital Repository. It currently features a wide array of content including materials on the history of Tufts, London, music history, and much more.

Tufts Digital Repository
The Tufts Digital Repository provides managed, secure storage for digital assets created at Tufts, and is based on the Fedora repository architecture. TDR services are appropriate for both restricted access content as well as content for public distribution. Please contact the DCA for more information.

Consulting Services
The DCA provides consulting assistance on creating and building digital collections including metadata creation, standards and best practices for digitization, and a variety of related information. Contact the DCA for more information.

UIT Academic Technology provides assistance with the development of specialized applications and tools for interacting with the repository. Contact AT for more information.

Digitization Services
The DCA offers limited digitization services for members of the Tufts community on a time available basis.