The Tanzania Commission for Universities Information Resource Centre (TCU-IRC) was established in 2004 as a specialized reference and resource facility for the Commission and its stakeholders. The purpose of the center is to provide accurate, up-to-date information on various aspects of higher education such as quality assurance, governance in university institutions, increased access, expansion of higher education and financing higher education. Currently the TCU -RC holds more than 5,500 volumes of information material in various formats. The types of resources available include printed books and journals, e-books, e-journals on higher education, newspapers, directories and various Higher Education databases worldwide. Apart from the information resources the TCU-IRC provides access to the following: