Duke Medical Center Library & Archives Blog
Category: Alerts

Subscription codes for the Lexidrug app (formerly Lexicomp) expire yearly at the end of August. To continue using the app, you must add the new authorization code to your account. Go to Lexidrug and click on the Mobile App Access button. Select your platform and indicate if you are a new or existing customer (those who already have the app installed) for instructions on adding the new code to your subscription.  If you have any issues installing or updating the software, contact the Lexidrug Technical Support Dept at 1.866.397.3433 (option 3) or email them at support@lexi.com. You can also…

Categories: Alerts, Databases, Resource Updates

Tags: lexidrug, Lexicomp, mobile apps

We have recently implemented a new library system, and there are some changes that might affect your experience using our library resources as a result. 

One of these changes is our e-journals interface. With the new system, our e-journals interface looks significantly different. All of the content you are used to seeing remains available in this new interface, and you are still able to search for e-journals from our library website. 

There are a few known issues with this new interface, and you can find those known issues here. 

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we implement these changes and enhance our services. If you…

Categories: Alerts, Resource Updates

Tags: e-journals

A building wide HVAC upgrade began on November 8, 2023 and will continue through the December 2024. 

Mon. 8/5-Wed. 8/7 (starting at 6a) Air handling unit 4 will be replaced but no impact on air flow comfort. Occupants may be impacted by significant noise but mostly on 8/5/24.

Mon. 8/12-Fri. 8/16 (starting at 6a) Air handling unit 3 return fan will be replaced but no impact on air flow comfort. Occupants may be impacted by significant noise but mostly on 8/13/24.     

Fri. 8/23-Sun. 8/25 (starting at 6a) Air handling unit 3 will be replaced and there will be no air flow to Level 2 during this time. Temporary cool units will be put in place but occupants may not be as comfortable as in normal operation.…

Categories: Alerts

Tags: building

Li Ma, Associate Director, Content & Discovery

As we prepare to launch our new library system, Alma, on July 10, 2024, we want to keep you informed about a few important changes that might impact your experience at the Medical Center Library & Archives.

• The Service Desk and Reading Room will close at 3p on July 5 and reopen at 8a on July 8.
• Requesting items from the Books & Media Catalog will be temporarily unavailable from July 5 to 10. During this time, access to our online journals, articles and databases will remain available.
• After Alma goes live on July 10:
  • Online journal search results will be presented in a new interface
  • The Books and Media Catalog will emphasize library-…

Categories: Alerts, Resource Updates

All the libraries at Duke University, including the Medical Center Library & Archives, are migrating to a new library system called Alma. As part of the transition, we will be retiring our self-checkout machine beginning July 1.

If you find an item that you would like to checkout, please bring it to the Library Service Desk, located on level 2R. Our staff are eager to assist you with any borrowing questions and transactions at the desk.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we implement these changes. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at 919.660.1100 or mclibrary-collections@duke.…

Categories: Alerts

International Love Data Week (February 12-16) is a celebration of all things data held each year around Valentine’s Day. This year’s theme is “My Kind of Data” where the focus will be data equity and inclusion, disciplinary communities, and creating a kinder world through data. For more information, see the official Website where you can browse the Love Data Week events and activities happening locally and virtually around the world. There are so many online webinars on a variety of data topics to choose from!

In the spirit of Love Data Week, don’t forget that the Duke Medical Center Library & Archives and the Duke…

Categories: Alerts

Tags: data, data sharing, data management, data management plans

The Medical Center Library & Archives will be broadcasting the Centennial Kickoff Celebration livestream in the Classroom (Room 104D, Level 1) from 4-5:15p.  

Kickoff Celebration  
Tuesday, January 9, 2024  
4 – 5:15 pm  
Cameron Indoor Stadium  
Open to: The Entire Duke Community  
Tickets Required  
Seating will be limited so please join us if you can’t attend in person.

For more information, see Duke University’s Centennial Celebration Kickoff

Categories: Alerts, Events

A building wide HVAC upgrade will affect the Medical Center Library & Archives beginning November 8, 2023. Work will continue through the summer and may result in temperature disruptions and construction noise. We appreciate your patience throughout this project!

Categories: Alerts

Tags: building

The new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy went into effect in January 2023. This means that if you are submitting a NIH grant application that will produce scientific data, you need to include a 1-2 page data management plan that describes the type and format of data you plan to collect or produce and how you will share and preserve it. The new NIH DMS policy establishes the expectation that data sharing is a fundamental component of the research process, maximizing the public’s access to NIH-funded research results. 

Here is the latest on the NIH DMS policy: 

NIH Application Budgeting Instructions Update: NIH will no longer require a single Data Management &…

Categories: Alerts

Tags: data management, NIH

By Alissa Kocer

In today's digital age, we’re flooded with information, but not all of it is high-quality or free. Open access journals offer a solution, providing top-notch articles on the internet without restrictions.

As the Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives recognizes International Open Access (OA) Week, Oct. 23-29, it celebrates a bold strategic partnership that’s dismantling publishing fees for Duke scholars.

This year’s theme, “Community Over Commercialization,” puts the spotlight on prioritizing the public over profits, and rethinking how we share knowledge.

Building Community Through Access   
Catherine Staton, MD,…

Categories: Alerts

Tags: open access, publishing

Open Access (OA) Week is a great reason for everyone to learn more about the many benefits of Open Access and discuss all things open access with friends and colleagues. This year’s theme, Community over Commercialization, encourages a “candid conversation about which approaches to open scholarship prioritize the best interests of the public and the academic community, and which do not.” 

This idea echoes the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science that calls for the prevention of “inequitable extraction of profit from publicly funded scientific activities” and instead supports “non-commercial publishing models and collaborative publishing models with no article processing charges.” 

To celebrate Open Access week at Duke…

Categories: Alerts

Tags: open access, publishing

Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) is a system for creating and updating your NIH or NSF biosketch. The biosketch documents your qualifications and experience for a specific role or project and is required for all NIH and NSF grant applications.

Use of SciENcv to create biosketches will be required for NSF proposals submitted on or after October 23, 2023. Please see the NSF policy announcement for more information.

Duke strongly encourages use of this system since it will save you time now and in the future due…

Categories: Alerts, Explore Tools

Tags: NIH, My NCBI, SciENcv

ZScaler, an Internet and Web gateway security tool, has been implemented across Duke Health. Users have reported barriers when accessing Library resources due to this implementation. When using your Duke computer onsite or when using the Duke Health Network, it may appear that Duke does not have access to a resource to which we subscribe.

If you are having issues getting access to our resources, please try clearing your cache first. Otherwise, please submit a ticket to us via our Report an Access Issue Form. If this is an emergent need, please call 919.660.1100 and we will attempt to respond within 24 hours.

Categories: Alerts, Resource Outages

Tags: ZScaler

Each year, Duke Medical Center Library & Archives evaluates its electronic subscriptions using a data-driven process to ensure good stewardship of our collection funds. While actively reviewing our resources, we strive to provide those that serve the needs of Duke Health and Duke University and sometimes that requires canceling underused resources.

Effective May 31,2023, Duke University users no longer have access to AccessAnesthesiology. We made this decision after carefully examining its usage data over several years. Users will still have access to selective titles previously available in AccessAnesthesiology through our subscription to McGraw-Hill.

If you need a resource that is not available at Duke, you may…

Categories: Alerts, Databases

In 2020, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) launched the NIH Preprint Pilot to test the feasibility of making NIH-funded preprints discoverable in PubMed Central (PMC) and by extension, PubMed. Preprints are complete, public drafts of articles that have not yet been peer reviewed. Phase 1 sought to answer the NLM's question: do preprints in PMC accelerate the discoverability and maximize the impact of NIH-supported research? This first phase of the pilot focused on archiving preprints reporting SARS-CoV-2 virus/COVID-19 research and resulted in more than 3,500 preprints being added to the NLM database, accelerating access to NIH-supported research results by an average…

Categories: Alerts

Tags: preprint, scholarly communication, NIH