1. Distributed Custodial Archival Preservation Environments Project The Tufts Perspective Marriott Wardman Park Washington, D.C. Veronica Martzahl Records Archivist August 14, 2010 Society of American Archivist 2010 Digital Collections and Archives

2. DCAPE The Tufts Perspective SAA 2010 August 14, 2010 Veronica Martzahl Digital Collections and Archives Introduction Digital Collections and Archives Records Management Program University Archives Fedora Commons Repository managed with UIT/Academic Technology

3. Digital Collections and Archives SAA 2010 August 14, 2010 Veronica Martzahl Digital Collections and Archives Fedora Commons Repository Tufts Digital Library System: Volume: Object Types: Fedora Commons 3.3 100,000 + Objects Texts (PDF & TEI) Images EAD finding aids Datasets Image Books Oral Histories Collection Objects Dark Archive “Closed Stack” area of Repository for restricted university records dl.tufts.edu DCAPE The Tufts Perspective

4. Digital Collections and Archives SAA 2010 August 14, 2010 Veronica Martzahl Digital Collections and Archives Why DCAPE? Leveraging Resources Scalability Advantages of Microservices DCAPE The Tufts Perspective

5. Digital Collections and Archives SAA 2010 August 14, 2010 Veronica Martzahl Digital Collections and Archives 6 FT Staff + 1 FT Project Staff 2 spend significant time on Fedora Commons 5 spend some time on Fedora Commons UIT/Academic Technology 18 FT Staff 5 spend some time on Fedora Commons Leveraging Resources Even with these staffing levels, reaching maximum output of digital processing. However, demand for our services continues to increase. DCAPE The Tufts Perspective

6. Digital Collections and Archives SAA 2010 August 14, 2010 Veronica Martzahl Digital Collections and Archives Scalability We need to find more efficient ways to preserve digital materials while maintaining standards. DCAPE The Tufts Perspective

7. Digital Collections and Archives SAA 2010 August 14, 2010 Veronica Martzahl Digital Collections and Archives Microservices Microservices give us local control over an out-sourced service. We are able to fine-tune our preservation environment to meet the needs of the materials. DCAPE The Tufts Perspective

8. Digital Collections and Archives SAA 2010 August 14, 2010 Veronica Martzahl Digital Collections and Archives Why DCAPE over other services? Not just bit storage Understanding of what “digital preservation” means Utilize local policies on a broader scale Customizable, not a cookie-cutter solution DCAPE The Tufts Perspective

9. Digital Collections and Archives SAA 2010 August 14, 2010 Veronica Martzahl Digital Collections and Archives Why DCAPE over other services? Metadata customization g"/> PREMIS Dublin Core Darwin Core METS Local Other Standards DCAPE The Tufts Perspective

10. Title McIlroy Fluid Network Analyzer analog computer, 1958 Publisher Digital Collections and Archives, Tufts University Identifier tufts:central:dca:UA136:UA136.002.DO.00140 Organizations Department of Mechanical Engineering Places Bray Laboratory Society of American Archivists, 2010 Washington, D.C. Digital Collections and Archives Veronica Martzahl Records Archivist veronica.martzahl@tufts.edu DCAPE The Tufts Perspective