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Books To-Go
By Michael Peper On April 19, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Catalog Tip, Cool tools, Featured Database, Noteworthy Resources
Earlier, we told you about the many ways to get audiobooks through Duke and on the web.
There is now a new way to download audiobooks straight from the web. NC Live is now providing 750 downloadable audiobooks that are available in .mp3 format so you can burn them [...]
The catalog says the location for the item you want is “Library Service Center.” Where’s that? and what is it? The Library Service Center, or LSC, is a high-density shelving facility in East Durham that holds the library’s books and other materials for which there is no room in the campus libraries. With 30 ft. [...]
Just say "Ni!"
By Catherine Shreve On October 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Catalog Tip, Life in the library, Noteworthy Resources, Tips for students
Do midterms and research papers have you crying out “Run away! Run away!?” Take a study break and just say “ni!” to them for awhile with Duke Libraries Monty Python resources. You’ll find videos, books, audio, and music in our catalog.
Why? Because, those zany blokes are celebrating their [...]
There were three significant enhancements and three minor enhancement and/or fixes made to the Catalog (BETA)interface in the past two months, and we also have some additional updates about upcoming features to the system. If you have any concerns or questions about the Catalog (BETA)catalog interface, please send us a message via the
LibX is a web browser extension (also known as a plug-in or add-on) that places a toolbar in your browser, visual “cues” in certain web pages that link to Duke Library resources related to the item you’re viewing, and new menu items in the right-click menu in your browser, getting you quick access [...]
You might have noticed that our new catalog interface says (beta) on the tab. Now if we were Douglas Adams we could be referring to the fish pictured here:
But no, in this galaxy, we are referring to something not quite as beautiful and complete–a pilot version of [...]
In our new catalog, there are books and other items which show as Being Repaired, like this one:
Items that are Being Repaired can be requested. Whether they are at the shop getting a new binding or up in one of the levels waiting to be processed, you can click on the [...]
RSS & the Library Catalog: Why & How
By Sean Aery On July 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Catalog Tip, Cool tools, Duke researchers, Research Help, Tips for students
Last week, Duke Libraries launched a brand new interface to its catalog. There’s a lot that you can do with the new catalog that you couldn’t do before, so get ready for many new tips and tricks here on Library Hacks.
This post will focus on using RSS (really simple syndication). RSS “feeds” [...]
The Library has published a new interface to the catalog that performs faster and is easier to navigate thanks to a faceted browsing feature similar to those found on retail sites such as Amazon and Home Depot.
Things to keep in mind:
When you search the form in the “Search Our Resources” box results will [...]
Duke libraries recently moved from Dewey-Decimal to the Library of Congress (LC) classification system. “In process-LC” generally means that an item has gotten stuck in the reclassification process, and won’t be found in the regular stacks.
Since the item might be located in a number of places, the easiest thing to do is request its [...]
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