Duke Medical Center Library & Archives News July 2025 Archive

Authroization codes for the Lexidrug app expire yearly at the end of August. To continue using the app, you must add the new code to your account (provided after 8/31 on their website). 

To get the new code, go to Lexidrug and click on the Mobile App Access button. Select your platform and indicate if you are a new or existing customer for instructions on adding the new code to your subscription.  If you have any issues installing or updating the software, contact their Technical Support Dept at 1.855.633.0577 or submit your question via their online form (Note: if cookies are blocked, the form may not…

Categories: Alerts

From the National Library of Medicine:

On Friday, July 25th, starting at 9:00 PM EDT, we’ll be performing essential maintenance on the NLM data center. This upgrade is critical to ensure the continued reliability and stability of our services.

We anticipate this planned outage will last 24 hours or more. During this time, users may experience interrupted access or degraded performance across a range of NLM resources, including databases, search tools, submission systems, and programmatic services.

We understand this may cause inconvenience, and we sincerely apologize for the disruption. We’re committed to minimizing impact and will provide timely updates throughout the process.

We expect all NCBI products and services to be fully available again by Monday, July…

Categories: Alerts

Duke Hospital opened for patients on July 21, 1930. Pictured below is the staff of the Duke University School of Medicine, Nursing, and Dietetics and Duke Hospital two days before the opening.

F. Ross Porter was one of Duke Hospital's first administrative interns when the hospital opened in 1930. In 1932 he was appointed assistant superintendent of Duke Hospital, and in 1933 he was certified in hospital administration. He served at Duke as professor of hospital administration until 1960. On the 25th anniversary of the hospital, Porter shared his remembrances in the August 1955 issue of the Intercom. He writes: 

“Contrary to our expectations that the Hospital wards could be opened…

Tags: archives, duke history

Stop by room 212E in the library on Monday, July 21 between 10 am and 12 pm to visit with therapy dog Jerry, a golden retriever from Pets at Duke. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome. 

Categories: Events & Classes

If you're searching for theses or dissertations by members of the Duke community, here are the best places to start:

DukeSpace Theses & Dissertations

DukeSpace is the primary open-access repository for Duke University theses and dissertations and should be your first stop!  It includes:

• Master’s theses and doctoral dissertations (2007–present)
• Undergraduate honors theses

Materials from 2007 to present are available in full-text with no login required.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses @ Duke University 

This ProQuest database…

Tags: theses and dissertations, DukeSpace, publications

Have you received an unexpected invitation by email to publish in a journal? Or perhaps you've been asked to serve as a peer reviewer for a journal you’ve never heard of? You're not alone. Many researchers are regularly contacted by unfamiliar publishers—and while some may be legitimate, others may not be worth your time or reputation.

With the continued rise of open access publishing and the “pay to publish” model, it's more important than ever to evaluate journals before engaging with them. While open access can increase the visibility of your research, it has also led to the growth of predatory journals—publications that charge fees without providing proper editorial or peer review services. The ever-increasing number of new journals makes it difficult to distinguish between…

Tags: publishing, scholarly communication, peer review

Are you interested in the history of Duke Health? Duke University Medical Center Archives collects, preserves, and provides access to materials documenting the history of the medical center community, from the 1930s to the present! With almost 100 years of history, it can be tough to know where to start especially if you have never worked with an archive before.

For a quick primer on archival research, we recommend you watch this short video on YouTube: Archives Research: Getting Started! It gives an overview of archives in general, how archives are different from libraries, our resources for helping with research, and guidelines on what to expect if you visit our reading room! (All under 5…

Tags: archives