The CRADLE mission is based on three fundamental values:

Learning

• Education of students about digital libraries
• Training of students in how to be digital librarians
• Educating ourselves and others about digital libraries

Discovery

• Developing new methodologies to support digital libraries, searching,knowledge bases
• Developing and supporting new digital libraries, and digital library testbeds
• Studying the effectiveness of digital libraries

Engagement

• Provide information and guidance to digital library resources to the university, the state of NC, academic communities, and the world
• Help build and support working digital libraries for important UNC projects
• Provide preservation and access to important UNC materials