Duke Medical Center Library & Archives News Category: Databases

Scheduled Database ClinicalKey Testing Notice on Friday, February 14th, 2025
Posted On: Monday, February 10, 2025 - 16:29 by Uyen Nguyen
We will be conducting additional testing on our ClinicalKey database access to enhance performance and reliability. Please note that during this time, the database may be temporarily unavailable for access, but we anticipate minimal interruptions. If you encounter issues accessing the resource during this time, please use DukeHealth VPN. If you encounter additional access problems, please submit a Report an Access Issue ticket.
Testing Schedule:
- Date: Friday morning, February 14th, 2025.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your…
MORECategories: Databases, Resource Outages, Resource Updates
Tags: clinicalkey
Search Tips and Videos for Using Databases
Posted On: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 10:03 by Sarah Cantrell (she/her/hers)
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,…
MORECategories: Databases

Bates Visual Guide to Physical Exam: New URLs & Interface
Posted On: Thursday, January 2, 2025 - 01:27 by Brandi Tuttle
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
Tags: bates

Explore Our New, Improved Database & E-Book Pages!
Posted On: Monday, November 11, 2024 - 15:26 by Brandi Tuttle
We’re excited to introduce a fresh new look for our library’s database & e-book collection pages! Designed with simplicity and usability in mind, our updated pages make it easier than ever to explore and access the resources you need.
Here’s what’s new:
- Organized by Subject: Quickly find resources relevant to your field by using the subject drop-down menus—perfect for zeroing in on resources tailored to specific academic or research areas.
- Search by Name or Keyword: Know exactly what you’re looking for? Just type it into the search bar and get instant results.
- Clean and User-Friendly Design: Our new layout is designed to simplify your search, giving you a streamlined view of our resources. …
Categories: Databases
Tags: research, for researchers, students, medical education

Time to Update Your Lexidrug Mobile App Code
Posted On: Friday, August 30, 2024 - 22:03 by Brandi Tuttle
Subscription codes for the Lexidrug app (formerly Lexicomp) expire yearly at the end of August. To continue using the app, you must add the new authorization code to your account. Go to Lexidrug and click on the Mobile App Access button. Select your platform and indicate if you are a new or existing customer (those who already have the app installed) for instructions on adding the new code to your subscription. If you have any issues installing or updating the software, contact the Lexidrug Technical Support Dept at 1.866.397.3433 (option 3) or email them at support@lexi.com. You can also…
MORECategories: Alerts, Databases, Resource Updates
Tags: lexidrug, Lexicomp, mobile apps

Clinical Tools: A Quick Connection to the Evidence
Posted On: Saturday, August 3, 2024 - 16:42 by Sarah Cantrell (she/her/hers)
Seeking quick and reliable answers to your clinical questions? Look no further than the library’s Clinical Tools page! Here you will find a handy list of links to point-of-care resources, decision-support tools, core eBooks, guidelines, and patient education information.
Some of these include:
- DynaMed, which provides evidence-based clinical information concerning diseases, drugs, and other therapies that is highly useful when making decisions about patient care.
- The ability to craft a single search for your patient’s problem/…
Categories: Databases, Explore Tools, Resource Updates
Tags: DynaMed Plus, NNT

OMMBID Database Trial
Posted On: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - 08:42 by Li Ma
The Medical Center Library & Archives is pleased to announce a year-long trial of OMMBID (The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease), an online resource offering comprehensive coverage of the genes and genetic mechanisms underlying human disease states. The trial began July 1, 2024.
Based on Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, this regularly updated online resource provides the latest developments on the metabolic and molecular underpinnings of inherited diseases, along with updates on pathophysiology and treatment.
This searchable resource features thousands of high-quality images illustrating topics such as protein interactions…
MORECategories: Databases

Mobile Apps from the Medical Center Library
Posted On: Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 14:17 by Brandi Tuttle
With more than 3.3 million apps in the Google Play store, it can be tough to figure out which apps are worth your time and/or money. First stop by the Library's Mobile Apps guide to see the health-related apps you can get through Duke or read on to hear about some of the best apps!
Our most popular point-of-care apps include UpToDate and DynaMed, which feature an impressive variety of medical calculators and clinical evidence. We are thrilled to offer both products as they differ in the specialties they cover as well as how they organize their content. DynaMed offers specialties such as Neonatology, Neurosurgery, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmology, Oral…
MORECategories: Databases, Explore Tools
Tags: mobile apps, UpToDate, DynaMed, Lexicomp, visualdx

Clinical Tools: A Quick Connection to the Evidence
Posted On: Monday, June 10, 2024 - 12:18 by Sarah Cantrell (she/her/hers)
Seeking quick and reliable answers to your clinical questions? Look no further than the Library’s Clinical Tools page! Here you will find a handy list of links to point-of-care resources, decision-support tools, core eBooks, guidelines, and patient education information.
Some of these include:
- DynaMed, which provides evidence-based clinical information concerning diseases, drugs, and other therapies that is highly useful when making decisions about patient care.
- …
Categories: Databases, Explore Tools, Resource Updates

Lexicomp Updates
Posted On: Friday, June 7, 2024 - 15:32 by Brandi Tuttle
Lexicomp is now known as Lexidrug™!
Lexidrug, through the UpToDate® suite of tools, is a collection of content sets and clinical tools that provide robust clinical drug information. The home screen provides you quick access to Lexidrug content via a global search or through their clinical tools. The blue clinical tool bar at the top of the database still connects you directly to individual clinical decision support tools such as Trissel's IV Compatability, Drug Identifier, Interactions, Calculators, and more. The mobile app is still available, see our Mobile Apps guide for more information!
NOTE: The…
MORECategories: Databases, Resource Updates

Spring Classes!
Posted On: Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 14:57 by Brandi Tuttle
Ready to learn some new skills or approaches to your research? Check out our class schedule! We offer a variety of online classes related to database searching, systematic reviews, writing abstracts, publishing, citation management, research impact, and more. To find class details, dates, and registration information Click here.
Let us help you work smarter, not harder!
Questions? Ask a Librarian!
*Image credit: Online Learning by sripfoto from NounProject.com
Categories: Classes, Databases
Tags: publishing, pubmed, scopus, cinahl, endnote, zotero, abstracts, searching

Using VisualDx Images
Posted On: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 10:42 by Sarah Cantrell (she/her/hers)
Did you know that you can use the images from VisualDx in presentations? Because our Library is an institutional subscriber, you may copy or link to VisualDx Images and illustrations for your clinical or educational use including consulting with individual colleagues, for patient education, and lectures or other teaching material presented within our institution.
Educational material containing VisualDx images and illustrations, including course lectures and handouts, may be added to centralized, institutional learning management systems (e.g., Canvas). VisualDx images and illustrations must remain within the context of access-controlled, specific course material within our…
MORECategories: Databases
Tags: visualdx

Life After Duke
Posted On: Monday, April 22, 2024 - 09:27 by Leila Ledbetter
Graduation is an important and exciting time of change for many students. Sadly, one of these changes may involve losing access to many Duke resources such as library subscriptions to journals and databases.
Before You Lose Access
- Go through your saved citations and PDFs and decide which ones you want to keep. If there are any articles that you would like to get PDFs for, do this before you leave while you still have access to free full text.
- Evaluate your citation manager needs before you leave. If you are using Endnote, double-check that you have the most current version on a personal device. This access will last you for a couple years, but you will have to repurchase it at some…
Categories: Databases
Tags: citation management, reference management, open access
Procedural Videos Available
Posted On: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - 13:22 by Sarah Cantrell (she/her/hers)
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 …
MORECategories: Databases
Tags: clinicalkey, bates
Spotlight on AccessMedicine, AccessSurgery, Case Files, and JAMAevidence
Posted On: Friday, August 25, 2023 - 10:08 by Sarah Cantrell (she/her/hers)
The Medical Center Library & Archives is pleased to provide access to several excellent McGraw Hill products, including AccessMedicine, AccessSurgery (two year trial), the Case Files Collection, and JAMAevidence. These products not only connect you to core electronic textbooks, but also provide unique educational materials like study tools and quizzes, infographics, drug information, multimedia…
MORECategories: Databases