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Wrangle your resources
By Ciara Healy On October 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Citing Sources, Cool tools, Research Help, Tips for students
“I read an article about that a while ago. No – wait. I cited it in a paper… What was the title again? The author’s name started with a J, I think.”
Perkins-Bostock Library offers a series of workshops for Zotero, RefWorks and EndNote. If you’d like to sign up, please do so
Alerts!
By Ciara Healy On September 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Alerts!, Cool tools, Database Tip, Duke researchers, Featured Database, Noteworthy Resources, Tips for students
This post is brought to you by Alerts! – a special section of Library Hacks. Weekly, you can look forward to new database announcements, updates, and (rare) outage notices. Stay tuned!
- Audiobooks from Recorded Books Incorporated via NC Live
Duke Libraries will be offering a great selection of downloadable audiobooks later this month, according [...]
Zotero + WordPress = Zotpress
By Ciara Healy On June 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Cool tools, Duke researchers, Noteworthy Resources, Tips for students, Uncategorized
This in just yesterday from Zotero’s blog: “A new third-party plugin called Zotpress is now available. It runs on WordPress, the open source platform widely used for personal, professional and course websites and blogs. Zotpress was created by community member Katie Seaborn, and [...]
Is more better?
By Ciara Healy On April 28, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Database Tip, Noteworthy Resources, Tips for students, Uncategorized
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The HathiTrust* partnership with Summon is about finding materials in new ways by taking advantage of technology. HathiTrust is a group formed by the 25 libraries participating in the Google Book Search and book digitization project. The HathiTrust/Summon partnership asks: How can we get more information to more people to [...]
Need an Exam Proctor?
By Meghan Gamsby On April 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Duke researchers, Research Help, Tips for students
Are you taking a distance ed course this semester? Do you need to find a proctor for your exam? Check out these resources that may help.
There is a great interactive map of proctoring sites approved by the UNC system. Check it out. Included on the map is the location, what is provided, [...]
Practice GRE, MCAT, LSAT, and GMAT tests from the library!
By Meghan Gamsby On March 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Cool tools, Noteworthy Resources, Tips for students
Are you thinking about going on in school? Do you want to get some practice in before taking your GRE, MCAT, GMAT, or LSAT? Well the library can help! We have a database called Learning Express Library that can help. Once you get into the database, create a free account so that you [...]
There exist several complimentary routes to getting your textbooks. Obviously, purchasing them at the bookstore is the easiest way – if you have more money than time. For those who have more time than money, there are other places to check first, so get started early. (For a little background on why textbooks are so [...]
Library and Campus Events
By Mark Thomas On November 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Duke researchers, Exhibits, Tips for students
What’s going on at the library or around campus? There are several events calendars to keep you posted.
You can get to the library’s Current & Upcoming Events page by clicking the News & Events link on the library’s homepage and then the Events >> heading (besides upcoming events, be sure to also [...]
Sociology Resources Online
By Linda Daniel On January 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Cool tools, Database Tip, Duke researchers, Featured Database, Research Help, Tips for students
Duke users now have access to the sociology research database SocINDEX with Full Text. This new subscription provides comprehensive coverage of sociology resources, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
SocINDEX with Full Text features more than 2,066,400 records; extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical sources; [...]
Video Killed the Journal Star?
By Michael Peper On January 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Cool tools, Research Help, Tips for students
We previously discussed the growing number of sources for getting lecture videos in the post Free Video Lectures. These are great ways to provide an alternative for the classroom experience. But what about using video as an alternative to traditional scholarly communication or publishing through journals, books, etc? Here are a few [...]
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