From the monthly archives: May 2008
Yes. You can use the catalog “Request” link in order to have a checked out book returned and held for you.
Here’s how it works:
If the item has been checked out for at least two weeks, it will automatically be recalled for you (each borrower is guaranteed two weeks) Once an item has been [...]
What is the LSC?
By libraryhacks On May 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Catalog Tip, Question of the Week, Tips for students
The Library Service Center (LSC) is an off-site storage facility where materials are kept at optimal environment levels to help ensure their longevity. An item located at the LSC can be retrieved when requested, but there are slightly different procedures for Duke patrons and guests:
Duke community:
Click on the “Request” link in [...]
If you’re a user of the Duke LibX browser plugin for Firefox, you should soon be getting prompted by Firefox to update the plugin. If you want it right away, go to the Tools / Add-ons menu and click “Find Updates” in the Extensions tab.
The new version is 1.2.8, and includes a [...]
You are referring to a system called BARD (Book/Article Delivery) which is available to Duke faculty and Duke graduate students. It allows you to request books and articles for delivery and pick-up from one Duke library to another Duke library location.
A great page with screen shots and instructions is linked above, or [...]
In Ted’s recent comments on connotea, he said he enjoyed it, but found that connotea was not such a great citation manager; it doesn’t always gather the metadata needed. On the connotea site, it explains that it is “specially designed for scientists and clinicians,” so it gathers bibliographic data better for some sites [...]
Save time! Learn EndNote!
By Emily Daly On May 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Citing Sources, Cool tools, Duke researchers, Research Help
Start your summer research with a bang by learning to use EndNote, a reference management tool that is sure to save you time and frustration. Duke faculty, students and staff may download EndNote to personal or work computers, free of charge.
Perkins Library is offering a free introductory EndNote session on [...]
We have already highlighted a couple of features of the Search TRLN Catalog, which allows users to search the combined library catalogs of Duke, UNC, NCCU and NCSU. If you missed them, see our posts on spelling correction and quotes.
Probably Search TRLN’s most innovative and powerful feature is [...]
Library hours can sometimes vary on weekends, holidays and summer.
Perkins/Bostock and other Duke libraries hours are linked from the homepage banner (just below the website search bar).
Hope to see you soon!
Written by Kathi Matsura
Another great new feature of the Search TRLN interface for searching across the Duke, NCCU, NCSU and UNC libraries is that you can use quotation marks in the search box.
Quotes are a great tool when you know the item you want and are trying to find it. Sometimes a Keyword [...]
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