Duke Medical Center Library & Archives News April 2025 Archive

Duke University is committed to the preservation, safeguarding, and responsible sharing of research data in accordance with academic, scientific, and legal standards. These standards reflect the evolving expectations from research funders and scientific journals that researchers maximize their data sharing efforts.

To support Duke researchers in sharing their research data, a new resource is available on MyResearchPath. This guidance outlines fundamental principles for the sharing and dissemination of research data conducted within or under the auspices of Duke University. It includes a useful data repository finder tool that features repositories either owned or supported by Duke University that will help you get started on choosing the best place to deposit your data.

For…

Categories: Resource Updates

Tags: data sharing

🎓Congratulations on making it to the end of the school year! 🎓

As you celebrate finishing the school year and prepare for the summer, we invite you to consider turning your used textbooks into an act of kindness for other students. 

What’s the Plan? 

The Medical Center Library is on a mission to help students thrive, and your pre-loved textbooks could make a big difference. Your generous contribution will help fellow students access the resources they need to succeed. 

How to Donate (It’s Super Easy!) 

Swing by the Medical Center Library Service Desk on Level 2R during regular hours (M-F, 8 am - 5 pm) and drop off your books. We will take care of the rest, ensuring your books find…

When it comes to point-of-care resources, UpToDate tends to be the go-to. It’s familiar, widely used, and offers a thorough narrative approach to clinical questions. But if you haven’t taken a look at DynaMed, we encourage you to explore it—it offers a different style that many users find valuable.

While both are evidence-based tools designed to support clinical care, the presentation of information varies:

• UpToDate presents content in longer, narrative-style sections.
• DynaMed favors a concise, bulleted format with a clear hierarchy of information, making…

Categories: Databases, Explore Tools

Tags: UpToDate, DynaMed

Are you looking to record high-quality podcasts? Or do you need to produce video lectures? Our audio/video studio is designed to cater to a variety of recording needs. Whether you're preparing a lecture, creating a podcast, or developing training sessions, our suite of software tools—including Audacity, Camtasia 22, Coolcam, Zoom, and NCD video recorder—will support your project from start to finish.

Located on Level 3, Room 322, our studio is equipped with the technology you need to ensure your recordings are professional and polished. The studio features a Lenovo ThinkCentre running Windows 10, an Osborn 4k camera with AI and remote capabilities, and a 40-inch LG mounted display. For superior sound quality, we have a Shure Stem wall sound bar, complemented by a wireless…

Tags: building, services

Duke Libraries recently transitioned to a new circulation system and will no longer automatically renew library books and other materials for faculty.  Moving forward, in early May, you should return materials you are no longer using or renew materials that you intend to continue using. Please note that materials that have been recalled or loaned from other institutions (Borrow Direct and TRLN Direct) are not eligible for renewals.

1. Between May 2 and May 15, log in to your library account with your NetID.
2. Review your loans.
3. Select the items you wish to renew and click "Renew Selected Titles" or return the materials to the Library.
4. Review your loans and due dates to…

Categories: Alerts

Every two years, we seek input on the services and resources of the Library & Archives through a survey directly emailed to a random sample of Duke Health faculty and students. If you have received an email invitation to participate, please complete the survey to let us know how we are doing! The survey is open until April 22, 2025.

If you would like to share any other information with us, please email Megan.vonisenburg@duke.edu.

Categories: Alerts

The DUHS Nursing Poster Repository launched on April 11, 2025

Where? MEDSpace   Please follow the instructions

What is it?

• Centralized digital space for Duke nurses to showcase and access poster presentations from state, regional, and national conferences
• Voluntary archive starting with posters presented in January 2025
• Tool to preserve and share Duke nursing scholarly works

Why use it?

• Enhance scholarly accessibility…

Categories: Alerts, Explore Tools

Tags: nursing, posters

Uyen Nguyen is the most recent addition to our staff at the Medical Center Library. She was born in the city of Hanoi in Vietnam. Growing up, Uyen always knew she wanted a job that would allow her to support people in a service-related field. After moving to the U.S. at 16, she began to think more about what her career path might be.

 During the pandemic, Uyen used much of the initial lockdown time for self-reflection and gaining perspective. She explored opportunities in national nonprofit fields and considered whether her path might lead abroad or keep her stateside. While working at the Goucher College Library, she quickly realized how much she enjoyed this line of work. Not long after, she saw a job posting here at the Duke Medical Center Library and applied. 

In…

Categories: Alerts

Ever dreamed of studying or Zooming by a fireplace in an 18th-century English estate? Good news—you can (sort of) at the Medical Center Library! 

Welcome to the Richmond House Room!

Here are a few fun facts about this unique space:       
Donated to Duke in 1956 by Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans and Karl Bock, the Richmond House Room is a 1730 period room containing pine paneling, bookcase doors, and fireplace surround removed from the Richmond House in Plaistow, England - once the seat of the Duke of Richmond. It was first reassembled in 1956 in the original Duke Hospital Library on the ground floor of the Davidson building and then moved to its…

Have you ever struggled to keep track of your publications or differentiate your work from others with similar names? ORCID, a global non-profit organization, is here to help, offering a unique digital identifier that ensures you are always connected to your research and that it is always correctly attributed.

What is ORCID?
ORCID (pronounced ORKID or ORK ID) provides unique identifiers designed to distinguish authors across the publishing landscape. By adding and configuring your ORCID to your scholarly profile, you can automatically push updates to and from various data sources, making your life easier.

Benefits of ORCID

• Universal Identifier: Your ORCID iD is not restricted…

Categories: Alerts

Tags: ORCID