Duke Medical Center Library & Archives Blog

International Love Data Week 2024
Posted On: Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 17:22 by Lesley Skalla, Ph.D.

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…

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Categories: Alerts

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

Black History Month: A Medical Perspective-Curtis
Posted On: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - 19:42 by Beverly Murphy

Procedural Videos Available
Posted On: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - 13:22 by Sarah Cantrell

The Medical Center Library & Archives has many hidden gems, including several online collections that contain procedural videos. You'll find these videos in online sources like AccessMedicine's videos, Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy, ClinicalKey's videos, and Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination. We have put together an

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Categories: Databases

Tags: clinicalkey, bates

Black History Month: A Medical Perspective
Posted On: Thursday, January 18, 2024 - 10:53 by Beverly Murphy

This month we are featuring "Black History Month: A Medical Perspective," our online exhibit containing a chronology of medical achievements of African Americans, a section on folk medicine, and a selective bibliography.

Categories: Resource Updates

Tags: black history month

Scholarly Communications Hub Revisited
Posted On: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - 16:11 by Lesley Skalla, Ph.D.

A common request from our faculty, students, and staff is for assistance with all aspects of publishing and scholarly communications:

  • How do I find the best journal for my next manuscript?
  • Is there help at Duke with paying an Article Processing Charge?
  • How can I tell if a journal is a predatory journal?

The answers to these and similar questions can be found on the Medical Center Library & Archives Website via our Scholarly Communications Hub.

Linked from the Website main page under "Our Expertise" and located in the Training and…

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Tags: scholarly communication

PLOS Adds Journals to Open Access Publishing Agreement
Posted On: Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 23:23 by Li Ma

Duke University Libraries and the Duke Medical Center Library & Archives have entered into a two-year publishing agreement with PLOS, a non-profit scientific Open Access publisher with global reach. This agreement provides authors affiliated with Duke University, Duke Health, and Duke Kunshan University with unlimited, no-fee publishing in all fourteen PLOS journals, two of which have been recently added - PLOS Mental Health and…

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Tags: PLOS, publishing, scholarly communication, open access

Join Us for the Centennial Kickoff Celebration on 1.9.24!
Posted On: Saturday, December 16, 2023 - 09:59 by Beverly Murphy

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

Hooves & Healing: Miniature Horses Come to the Library
Posted On: Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 10:32 by Beverly Murphy

More than 75 Duke University and School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students joined the animal assisted therapy group, Stampede of Love, on November 8, 2023. This was an opportunity to relax, de-stress, and share some special moments and photo ops with the adorable therapy horses, Lola and Kiwi.

Stampede of Love is a nonprofit organization that specializes in animal-assisted therapy, with miniature horses as their primary ambassadors of love. These therapy horses, being smaller in size, are perfect for navigating indoor spaces and mingling with people, making them ideal for visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and even libraries!

Categories: Events

Tags: wellness

HVAC System Upgrade
Posted On: Friday, October 27, 2023 - 15:55 by Beverly Murphy

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

NIH Data Management/Sharing Policy Update
Posted On: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 17:37 by Lesley Skalla, Ph.D.

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 &…

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Open Access: Breaking Barriers for Quality Research
Posted On: Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 10:50 by Megan Von Isenburg

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,…

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Tags: open access, publishing

New Open Access Publishing Agreement with PLOS
Posted On: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 22:37 by Li Ma

Duke University Libraries and the Duke Medical Center Library & Archives are currently engaged in a two-year publishing agreement with PLOS, a non-profit scientific Open Access publisher with global reach. This agreement provides authors affiliated with Duke University, Duke Health, and Duke Kunshan University with unlimited, no-fee publishing in all twelve PLOS journals. Coverage includes articles accepted between January 3, 2023 and December 31, 2024, with all published articles being immediately Open Access and free to read for everyone.

The PLOS agreement will expand publishing opportunities for all Duke authors by eliminating expensive Article-Processing-Charges (APC), which are usually paid by authors and range from $800 to $5,300 per article for PLOS journals. Duke…

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Tags: publishing, scholarly communication, open access, PLOS

Systematic Review Screening Tool Available
Posted On: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 12:23 by Sarah Cantrell

Duke Medical Center Library & Archives offers an institutional site license for Covidence!

What is Covidence?
Web-based software platform designed to facilitate the systematic review process. It can also be used for other reviews and evidence synthesis projects. 

What does Covidence do?
 Assists with multiple steps in the systematic review process, including:

  • Importing data from citation management tools like EndNote or databases
  • Screening and selecting studies
  • Resolving conflicts
  • Extracting study data
  • Assessing study quality/risk of bias
  • Exporting data to multiple file types
  • Creating PRISMA flow diagrams

How do I access Covidence?…

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International Open Access Week: October 23-29!
Posted On: Saturday, September 30, 2023 - 08:59 by Lesley Skalla, Ph.D.

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…

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Tags: open access, publishing

NEW Graphic Medicine Collection
Posted On: Friday, September 29, 2023 - 13:04 by Katherine Smith

The Duke Medical Center Library & Archives announces the addition of our new Graphic Medicine Collection. This collection contains a variety of healthcare related topics discussed through the medium of comics, all which are available for check out. Below is a selection of titles from the collection. To browse the collection, please visit the Medical Center Library Reading Room on Level 1, or peruse the collection via our online catalog…

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