CTDA: The Connecticut Digital Archive
The CTDA is a program hosted by the University of Connecticut Libraries in collaboration with the Connecticut State Library that provides long-term preservation services for non-profit Connecticut based institutions. The CTDA is dedicated to the preservation of a wide-range of digital resources for educational and cultural institutions and state agencies in the State of Connecticut. Search our collections or or contact us at ctda@uconn.edu.
![Locomotive 087, built March 1912](https://lib.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/02/Locomotive-087-built-March-1912.jpg)
Our Cultural Heritage
Our aim is support stewardship over the long term for valuable digital assets and keep the vision alive to put digital cultural heritage in Connecticut on a secure foundation well into the future.
![Municipal Gas and Electric Plant, Norwich](https://lib.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/02/Municipal-Gas-And-Electric-Plant-Norwich.jpg)
Technology
CTDA is built on the open source Fedora Commons architecture and Islandora framework. Both provide a means of preserving digital information in a network environment.
![Bookkeeping and penmanship class](https://lib.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/02/Bookkeeping-and-penmanship-class-Hillyer-Institute-Y.M.C.A.-Hartford-1909-1910.jpg)
Participants
Participating institutions come from all over Connecticut making this a truly state-wide initiative that involves not just cultural heritage institutions but also state agencies.