From the monthly archives: August 2009
Now that classes are definitely back in full swing, we wanted to share some help with some of those consistently vexing issues for students. Refer to previous posts for some information on data backup, free video lectures, and electronic sticky notes.
Finding [...]
Enhanced Homepage goes Live Monday
By Debra Kurtz On August 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Duke researchers, Librarians, Life in the library, Research Help, Tips for students
The Digital Projects Department is pleased to announce that the enhanced homepage will go live before classes begin on Monday. Thanks to all the Libraries’ staff who helped collect and interpret user input. The focus of the Libraries’ homepage is first to facilitate research, teaching and learning and second to promote our services and resources.
[...]
If you’re a Blackboard user, you may have noticed an addition to the left-side menu this past spring.
The new Library Guides button automatically directs you to a page of research tips and resources developed, in many cases, by a librarian who specializes in a subject area related to your course.
See [...]
If people are at all familiar with geographic information systems (GIS) software, they typically think of it as a tool for commercial cartographers or for government agencies needing to illustrate dry scientific reports. But GIS software offers students and researchers in any field (sciences, humanities, and social sciences) a powerful (and [...]
…Or, how to browse full-text collections of books and more in foreign libraries without leaving your chair. Contrary to popular belief, there is no single starting point for browsing open access Digital Collections for Western European Studies –the Europeana is as yet more of a vision than a reality.
Today’s [...]
Recent Comments
- Holly on Tell Us What You Think About e-Books
- Aisha Harvey on Tell Us What You Think About e-Books
- Andrew Bonner on Tell Us What You Think About e-Books
- Graduate Student, music on Tell Us What You Think About e-Books
Library workstation status
Want to know whether computer workstations are available in different library spaces right now? Follow these links to find out:
Archives
