Duke Medical Center Library & Archives News January 2025 Archive

The Medical Center Library & Archives offers just-in-time tips, training, and videos on how to use and search databases. These databases serve as portals to locate journal articles as well as clinically relevant topics on diseases and conditions. If you are in need of some guidance or want to ensure that you are following best search practices, we welcome you to explore this guide. Several database tips pages include helpful videos, including PubMed, CINAHL, Embase,…

Categories: Databases

Who is working at the desk this semester?? 

If you visit the library, you are likely to be greeted by one of our amazing student assistants. Each semester, we hire Duke students to work at our service desk, and we are so grateful for their hard work! 

Meet Millie, one of our incredible student assistants who has been working at the Med Library since May 2023.

Tell us about your academic and extracurricular life at Duke: 

I am currently a senior at Duke University, where I am pursuing a B.S. in Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry, with the goal of building a career in the medical field. Beyond academics, I stay actively involved on campus as a Resident Assistant in my dorm, a member of Duke EMS, and…

Mark your calendars for the next Trent History of Medicine Event, a symposium celebrating Remarkable Stories of American Black Surgeons in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries. 

When: Thursday, February 13, 2025 
Where: Rubenstein Library Room 153, Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room, Duke University West Campus 
Time: 5:00 P.M. 

Speakers include: 

• Jill L. Newmark, "Without Concealment, Without Compromise: Black Civil War Surgeons" 
• Margaret Humphreys, “Searching for Dr. Harris” 
• Todd L. Savitt, “Entering a ‘White’ Profession: African American Physicians in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries” 

Jill L. Newmark is an independent historian…

Categories: Events

For the past three years, the Duke Medical Center Library & Archives has hosted a holiday book drive to benefit the Durham Public Schools (DPS) Hospital School library. This year, we were delighted to partner with our community of students, staff, and faculty to make an even greater impact.

The Hospital School and the Medical Center Library & Archives are deeply grateful for the incredible generosity of our community. Thanks to your support, the Hospital School Library has met its collection development goals for this year. Thirty-six books from their wish list have been added to the library, making a meaningful difference in the lives of children undergoing treatment at Duke University Hospital.

Please enjoy…

Categories: Events

Exhibit - Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Story of Aspirin   
Medical Center Library & Archives - Level 3   
On Display: January 6 – February 15, 2025

The Medical Center Library & Archives is hosting "Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Story of Aspirin," a six-banner traveling exhibition. Developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, it chronicles the history of the ubiquitous wonder drug, from its ancient origins to the present day.

For centuries, physicians and healers used…

Categories: Events, Exhibits

Stay on top of current events with library-sponsored access to The New York Times and catch high quality journalism with The Atlantic! Duke's libraries are thrilled to provide you with these resources at no additional cost.

To access them, simply navigate to the catalog and search for The New York Times or The Atlantic. To gain subscriber-level access, you'll need to login with your NetID and password. To do so, select the "sign in" option and at the bottom, for both resources, you'll see the option to sign in with your…

Categories: Explore Tools

We are excited to announce the implementation of new noise zones in our library, designed to cater to the diverse needs of our patrons. Our goal is to ensure that everyone has access to the study spaces they need, whether they require complete silence or a more flexible environment.

Levels 1 and 2: Considerate Zones

Levels 1 and 2 are designated as Considerate Zones, where a moderate level of noise is acceptable. Here are the guidelines for these areas:

• Minimal conversation
• Minimal cell phone use
• Virtual meetings with headphones

Level 3: Quiet Zone

The Quiet Zone on Level 3 is dedicated to those who need a serene and distraction-free environment. Here are the expectations for this zone:

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The Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination via Lippincott (which includes the Physical Examination, Communication and Interpersonal Skills, and OSCE Clinical Skills components) is transitioning to a new platform! This change brings a new look and feel as well as new URLs! After January 14, 2025, any links to Bates Visual Guide will need to be updated to the new URLs provided. If you currently save or share links to Bates Visual Guide (in syllabi, course pages, or bookmarks), please check and update them before the deadline. 

What You Need to Know/Do

• Old Platform Access Ends: January 14, 2025 
• New Platform URL: Access the new…

Categories: Alerts, Databases, Resource Updates

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