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The Carolina Digital Library and Archives brings the technical expertise of its staff and the power of digital technologies to library and archival collections to support the work of scholars, students, and librarians at UNC and beyond. Established in 2007, the CDLA builds and stewards digital collections at UNC while developing standards and practices that will empower libraries and archives and promote scholarly communication broadly. These efforts contribute to the common goal of advancing scholarship. In pursuing its vision and advancing its goals, the CDLA adheres to the core values, standards, and processes inherent in scholarly research and the library world in which it is nested; combines tradition with innovation in library and archival practice and science; provides and promotes user-focused service; and employs open standards and open source software whenever possible.