Preserve, share, and promote your scholarly and creative work.
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We provide long-term access and safekeeping for scholarly works, datasets, research materials, records, and audiovisual materials produced by the UNC-Chapel Hill community. |
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We ensure your work is accessible and searchable on our website and indexed in search engines. |
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You decide who gets access: we offer a range of access controls including embargoes and granting access to specific groups on campus. |
How to start preserving your work
UNC scholars: deposit your Open Access work into the CDR in order to provide long-term access and ensure the preservation of your work. Learn more.
In other cases, CDR staff will work with you to deposit your materials and associated descriptive information. Learn how to get started.
What’s in the repository?
202 collections, including 88131 texts, 452969 images, 4989 datasets, 47018 audio files, and 807 videos.
Material from 159 UNC-Chapel Hill departments, from Anthropology to Toxicology.
Case Study: UNC History Through News Services Photos
A view of the Old Well (1997)
The $12-million hand written check from Julian H Robertson for the creation of the Robertson Scholars program with Duke (2000)
Since 1919, UNC News Services (formerly the News Bureau) has managed the media presence of the University. The University Archives News Services Collection documents the history of this department from 1924-2012, containing correspondence, press clippings, photo negatives, and video features. A recent addition of more than 60,000 digital photos from 1997 to 2012 has found a permanent home in the Carolina Digital Repository.
Many of these photos were taken by longtime University Photographer, Dan Sears, for the University Gazette and other publications. These snapshots provide ample research material, as well as fascinating insight into the recent history of UNC. Thanks to the hard work of Wilson Library archival technical services, these photos are now freely available to the public through the CDR, ensuring their long-term preservation. These photographs can be accessed through the University Archives Finding Aid.
