Duke Medical Center Library & Archives News Category: Alerts

The Medical Center Library & Archives will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19th in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

Students and faculty of the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Watts College of Nursing, as well as Graduate Medical Education trainees, have 24/7 building access during this period. Regular library services and building access resume January 20. 

Candis Watts Smith, professor of political science at Duke Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, will moderate the keynote conversation with Abby Phillip, anchor for CNN’s NewsNight, at Duke University’s annual MLK Commemoration on Sunday, Jan. 18. The public event starts at 3 p.m. in Duke Chapel; Duke will…

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During the winter holiday period, Library services will be closed:

• Monday, December 22 - Friday, December 26 
• Thursday, January 1 – Friday, January 2

Students and faculty of the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Watts College of Nursing, as well as Graduate Medical Education trainees, have 24/7 building access during this period. Regular library services and building access resume January 5. 

✨We wish everyone a safe, relaxing, and restorative end to 2025. ✨

Categories: Alerts

The NIH will require Common Forms—Biosketch and Current & Pending (Other) Support—for all applications and RPPRs submitted on or after January 25, 2026. Please see NOT-OD-26-018  for more information.

What this means for researchers:

• Applicants and Recipients must use SciENcv (Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae) to prepare and certify NIH Biosketch and Current & Pending (Other) Support forms, generating digitally certified PDFs for application submission.
• All senior/key personnel must link their ORCID iD to their eRA Commons account 
• The new Biosketch forms are live in…

Categories: Alerts, For Researchers

Tags: NIH, SciENcv

Each year, the Duke Medical Center Library & Archives evaluates its electronic subscriptions through a data-driven review to ensure responsible stewardship of our collection funds. These assessments help us provide the most useful resources for Duke Health and Duke University while phasing out subscriptions with consistently low use. 

As a result of this year’s review, access to MedOne Education will end for Duke University users on January 1, 2026. This decision follows several years of usage analysis. 

If you need an article, book, or chapter no longer available at Duke, you may request it through our Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Services.

Categories: Alerts, Resource Outages, Resources

For the past four years, the Duke Medical Center Library & Archives has proudly hosted a holiday book drive to benefit the Durham Public Schools (DPS) Hospital School Library. Last year was our most successful yet—thanks to the enthusiastic participation of students, staff, and faculty, we donated 36 new books to the library!

This year, we’re excited to continue making a difference in the lives of children receiving treatment at Duke University Hospital by expanding the library’s picture book collection.

About the DPS Hospital School
The DPS Hospital School serves children from preschool through 12th grade who are inpatients or outpatients at Duke University Hospital. The school provides a sense…

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Did you know we’ve hosted miniature horses and other fun surprises? Get stories, behind-the-scenes highlights, and important updates delivered straight to your inbox with our quarterly newsletter. If you’re new to Duke or not yet a subscriber, now is a great time to sign up for the Library’s newsletter. You can also follow us on Instagram for library tips, event sneak peeks, and amazing archival photos. Follow us online or by searching dukemedlibrary on the Instagram app. 
 

Categories: Alerts, Classes, Events, For Researchers, History & Archives, Resources

Did you know there is a lactation room available in the Medical Center Library? This dedicated space provides a clean, secure, and user-friendly environment for nursing parents who need to pump or nurse during their time on campus. The room is equipped with comfortable seating, electrical outlets, and privacy features; users must bring their own pumps. This initiative aligns with the library’s commitment to supporting the health and well-being of the Duke community.

The lactation room is 104B Seeley Mudd building. This is Level 1 of the library, located near the computer classroom. 

To register for lactation room use, follow these steps:

1. Set up your DukeCard ID for access: Submit the access…

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Tags: space

The NIH is moving closer to implementing the new NIH Common Forms, originally scheduled to take effect on May 25, 2025, but later postponed indefinitely. Preview versions of these forms are now available in Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv). 

These previews include:
•    Biographical Sketch 
•    Current & Pending (Other) Support 
•    NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement
•    Plus, corresponding instructions.

The official versions are expected in November 2025, with full implementation planned for 2026 (exact date to be announced this…

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As part of our ongoing efforts to help ensure the safety and security of our community of learners, educators, administrators, the external doors to Seeley G. Mudd building will transition to badge access only, 24/7, beginning Friday, September 5, 2025. 

All students, faculty, and staff who have a badge issued by the School of Medicine and/or the Duke University Medical Center or a Duke University badge with a HID chip will have badge access to the Mudd building Monday - Friday, 7 am - 5 pm.

After hours badge access to the Library, including nights and weekends, will be restricted to students and faculty from the SOM, SON, Watts College of Nursing and GME trainees.

As a reminder, all students, faculty and staff are required to wear your Duke issued ID badge…

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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…

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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…

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Starting July 1, access to library study spaces on evenings and weekends is expanding for students and faculty. Students and faculty from the School of Medicine and School of Nursing will be able to use their DukeCards to access library spaces from the level 2 plaza doors at any time on evenings and weekends, effectively providing 24/7 access to the facility. Please note that while access to the space is expanding, there will not be staff on-site during these times. During evenings and weekends, study rooms and cubicles will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Library spaces remain available to all Duke Health and Duke University patrons as well as the general public from 7 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday. Library services, staff, and access to the book…

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If you're an incoming trainee (student, intern, resident, fellow, etc.), you may have some issues accessing certain Duke systems from off campus before your official start date, especially some library resources or LMS modules like BLS or ACLS. 

Even if you’ve received your Duke NetID, you may still be listed as an affiliate in the system until your status updates, likely your first day (though it could be sooner). Until that happens, full access to some resources from off campus may be restricted.

What to do in the meantime: 
You can access required materials, including BLS, ACLS, etc. by connecting to Duke WiFi on campus or using a…

Categories: Alerts, Resource Outages

Tags: students

The 2024 NIH Public Access Policy now requires that all peer-reviewed publications resulting from NIH funding—and accepted for publication on or after that date—be made immediately available in PubMed Central (PMC) on the official date of publication. PubMed Central is the National Library of Medicine’s free full-text digital archive. This change replaces the 2008 Public Access Policy, which allowed a 12-month embargo before articles became publicly accessible in PMC. That embargo option has now been removed, ensuring that NIH-funded research is available to the public without delay. The policy went into effect on July 1, 2025.

What Researchers Need to Know

It’s important for NIH-…

Categories: Alerts

Tags: NIH Public Access Policy, open access, NIHMS

Researchers holding federal funding should be aware of critical updates to the NIH Public Access Policy that will take effect on July 1, 2025. Originally scheduled to go into effect on December 31, 2025, these changes have been expedited by the federal government, and it is imperative that researchers understand and comply with the new requirements to avoid jeopardizing their current and future funding opportunities.

Key Changes to Note:

• Immediate Submission to PubMed Central: Researchers must submit their Author Accepted Manuscripts to PubMed Central without delay. This ensures…

Categories: Alerts

Tags: NIH Public Access Policy