How do I get a borrower’s card?
Your Duke ID badge serves as your borrower’s card.
Want a book?
Book stacks (Level 1) are open and available for individual browsing Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. If you prefer to have a book pulled for you and made available for pick up at our service desk. Simply place a hold in the online catalog for the book you need.
Want a journal article?
Check our E-journal list to see if it is online .
Having problems connecting? Complete the Report an Access Issue form.
Not available online? Check the online catalog to see if Duke owns it.
Print version at Duke?
Duke Health patrons – Use our FREE scanning service for journals available anywhere at Duke.
Duke University patrons – Request free scanning service through your primary Duke library.
Journal article not available through Duke?
Duke Health patrons – Request the article through our Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Service.
Duke University patrons – Request the article through InterLibrary Requests.
There is no charge to Duke borrowers for article requests. If there are copyright or other fees associated with your article request, we will contact you.
Finding Specific Journal Articles & Full Text from Duke Collections
Please check if articles are available in Duke collections before making an Interlibrary Loan request. There are many ways to check for Duke access including:
- Duke PubMed: Search for article citation information, then follow GetIt@Duke links or links to free full text in PubMed Central (PMC)
- E-Journals: Search by journal title for all subjects and disciplines for all the libraries across Duke
- Duke Libraries Fulltext Articles: Search by article title to check all holdings across Duke libraries
- Duke Libraries Catalog: Search for full holdings, including print by journal name
If you are having trouble determining if access is available, please contact Interlibrary Loan at 919.660.1138.
Want to renew online?
You can easily renew a book online.
- Use your NetID and password.
- Select the titles you want renewed and jot down the new due date.
- Typically books are loaned for 3 months (91 days) with up to 2 renewals.
- Items that are overdue or have been recalled or have holds may not be renewed.
Where do I return Library materials?
Please return books to the book drop located to the left of the Library's front entrance.