Duke Medical Center Library & Archives Blog
Duke Elements - We Can Help!
Posted On: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 15:54 by Brandi Tuttle
Do you manage your Duke Elements publications?
Have you received a message from Duke Elements notifying you the system has found new publications for you or that you have publications awaiting your approval? Remember, your publications are only displayed in your Scholars@Duke profile if you have approved them in Elements. The Library can help make sure your publications are listed in your Scholars@Duke profile!
Would you like to increase the reach of your publications?
While you are approving publications for display in your Scholars profile, you may also upload the full text of the publications for open access via the DukeSpace repository…
MORECategories: Resource Updates
Tags: Elements, Scholars@Duke, publications, repository, open access
Duke Elements - We Can Help!
Posted On: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 15:54 by Brandi Tuttle
Do you manage your Duke Elements publications?
Have you received a message from Duke Elements notifying you the system has found new publications for you or that you have publications awaiting your approval? Remember, your publications are only displayed in your Scholars@Duke profile if you have approved them in Elements. The Library can help make sure your publications are listed in your Scholars@Duke profile!
Would you like to increase the reach of your publications?
While you are approving publications for display in your Scholars profile, you may also upload the full text of the publications for open access via the DukeSpace repository…
MORECategories: Resource Updates
Tags: Elements, Scholars@Duke, publications, repository, open access
Duke Elements - We Can Help!
Posted On: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 15:54 by Brandi Tuttle
Do you manage your Duke Elements publications?
Have you received a message from Duke Elements notifying you the system has found new publications for you or that you have publications awaiting your approval? Remember, your publications are only displayed in your Scholars@Duke profile if you have approved them in Elements. The Library can help make sure your publications are listed in your Scholars@Duke profile!
Would you like to increase the reach of your publications?
While you are approving publications for display in your Scholars profile, you may also upload the full text of the publications for open access via the DukeSpace repository…
MORECategories: Resource Updates
Tags: Elements, Scholars@Duke, publications, repository, open access
Duke Elements - We Can Help!
Posted On: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 15:54 by Brandi Tuttle
Do you manage your Duke Elements publications?
Have you received a message from Duke Elements notifying you the system has found new publications for you or that you have publications awaiting your approval? Remember, your publications are only displayed in your Scholars@Duke profile if you have approved them in Elements. The Library can help make sure your publications are listed in your Scholars@Duke profile!
Would you like to increase the reach of your publications?
While you are approving publications for display in your Scholars profile, you may also upload the full text of the publications for open access via the DukeSpace repository…
MORECategories: Resource Updates
Tags: Elements, Scholars@Duke, publications, repository, open access
Special Tribute to Dr. William Anlyan – Library Supporter and Friend
Posted On: Friday, February 19, 2016 - 11:41 by Patricia Thibodeau
Dr. Anlyan was many things to Duke for many years, but few probably know his strong role in the creation of the current Medical Center Library facility. In addition to many other buildings constructed during his time as Chancellor and Vice President of Health Affairs, the Mudd building was an outcome of his planning and leadership.
Serving as a member and chairman of the National Library of Medicine’s Board of Regents, Dr. Anlyan understood the potential and importance of libraries in an academic health center and as part of the developments in biomedical communications. In 1970, he commissioned the architects to create a building with the concept of the library as the core of the communications center. Construction began in 1973 on the triangular shaped facility…
Historical Materials about African Americans at Duke Medicine
Posted On: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 10:02 by Beverly Murphy
African American History at Duke Medicine, a guide produced by Medical Center Archives, aims to introduce researchers to materials documenting the history of African American faculty, students, and staff at Duke Medicine. Included are oral histories, archival collections, photographs, audiovisual materials, and publications, selected key dates and key figures, and links to recommended digital resources.
Categories: Explore Tools, Resource Updates
Tags: archives, black history month
Historical Materials about African Americans at Duke Medicine
Posted On: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 10:02 by Beverly Murphy
African American History at Duke Medicine, a guide produced by Medical Center Archives, aims to introduce researchers to materials documenting the history of African American faculty, students, and staff at Duke Medicine. Included are oral histories, archival collections, photographs, audiovisual materials, and publications, selected key dates and key figures, and links to recommended digital resources.
Categories: Explore Tools, Resource Updates
Tags: archives, black history month
DUMC History Retrospective: Duke’s African-American LPN Program
Posted On: Sunday, February 7, 2016 - 16:57 by Jolie Braun
This look back at DUMC history features Duke’s Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program. When it began in 1948, there were already several others in the state. Duke’s was unique, however, as it was the only one in North Carolina established exclusively for training African-American nurses.
The program, known as the Practical Nurse School at Hillside High School, was a collaborative effort between Duke University Hospital, the Durham City Schools, and the North Carolina Department of Vocational Education and was established to address the area’s shortage of professional nurses. The idea was that trained LPNs would be a means of improving bedside care, as they could take over the duties that might have been previously handled by a nurse’s…
MORETags: archives, black history month
DUMC History Retrospective: Duke’s African-American LPN Program
Posted On: Sunday, February 7, 2016 - 16:57 by Jolie Braun
This look back at DUMC history features Duke’s Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program. When it began in 1948, there were already several others in the state. Duke’s was unique, however, as it was the only one in North Carolina established exclusively for training African-American nurses.
The program, known as the Practical Nurse School at Hillside High School, was a collaborative effort between Duke University Hospital, the Durham City Schools, and the North Carolina Department of Vocational Education and was established to address the area’s shortage of professional nurses. The idea was that trained LPNs would be a means of improving bedside care, as they could take over the duties that might have been previously handled by a nurse’s…
MORETags: archives, black history month
UpToDate Remote Access Authentication
Posted On: Monday, December 21, 2015 - 17:23 by Brandi Tuttle
[Note: this post is about re-verifying your Duke affiliation for remote access to UpToDate and not the usual way to use UpToDate. Click here to access UpToDate.]
UpToDate has changed its remote access authentication policy requiring Duke users to log into UpToDate from the Duke network from every 30 days to every 90 days. Hopefully this will help those working or studying away from Duke for short periods of time to easily retain access to this important resource.
Have you gotten an email from UpToDate Support lately with the subject line "Your remote access to UpToDate has lapsed"? If you downloaded the UpToDate mobile app and haven't used it or…
MORECategories: Alerts, Databases, Resource Updates
Tags: UpToDate
Health Literacy Tool Shed
Posted On: Friday, December 18, 2015 - 09:20 by Jamie Conklin
Health Literacy Tool Shed
"Find the right health literacy measurement tool for your research."
The Health Literacy Tool Shed brings together more than 100 health literacy tools in one searchable database. These instruments and measures are described in published, peer-reviewed journals, and these references are linked within each record. Each record also provides key characteristics, psychometric properties, validation information, and an option to download the tool, if available. The Health Literacy Tool Shed is a collaboration among…
MORECategories: Explore Tools, Resource Updates
Tags: health literacy
The Library of the Future: What Will It Look Like?
Posted On: Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 17:12 by Patricia Thibodeau
As strategic planning is underway, our staff will be reaching out to you and asking the BIG questions:
How can we further your work at Duke?
What challenges can we help you overcome?
What services are the most valuable to you and what is missing?
What additional expertise do we need on our staff?
What additional resources can we provide – technology, software, mobile apps, other?
How can our facility better serve the Duke community?
Below are some of the opportunities and roles we are considering, but I welcome your ideas and suggestions for our future strategic priorities!
- More fully participating in systematic reviews, searches, and beyond
- Serving as partners in research teams
- Providing free access to materials…
Employee Spotlight: Randy Marsh
Posted On: Friday, December 11, 2015 - 00:25 by Beverly Murphy
Randy’s Bio
- Working at Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives since: 2001 (employed at Duke since 1989)
- Education: Jordan High School Class of 1988
- Current position: Senior Library Assistant
Q & A
1. Describe your current position & what you find most interesting about it.
What I like most about my job is being able to connect with the patron, mainly with a joke to loosen up their day.
2. Describe yourself in three words. …
MORESystematic Reviews of the Literature
Posted On: Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 23:46 by Megan Von Isenburg
A systematic review attempts to collate all empirical evidence that fits pre-specified eligibility criteria in order to answer a specific research question. The key characteristics of a systematic review are: a clearly defined question with inclusion and exclusion criteria; rigorous and systematic search of the literature; critical appraisal of included studies; data extraction and management; analysis and interpretation of results; and report for publication.
Not every research question fits well with the systematic review methodology. Other types of reviews might be better suited for research questions that are broader or that may not have much empirical evidence on the topic.
What does it take to do a systematic review?
- …
Tags: systematic reviews
Congratulations to Dr. Paul Modrich!
Posted On: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 10:12 by Megan Von Isenburg
Congratulations to Paul Modrich, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry, for winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry!
Read some of his groundbreaking research in DNA repair on his Scholars@Duke page or peruse this PubMed search of his publications.