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Term papers by the numbers…
By Linda Martinez On October 26, 2009 · 2 Comments · In Citing Sources, Cool tools, Duke researchers, Librarians, Research Help, Tips for students
Ready to start that term paper? Not sure how to start? The University of Minnesota Libraries have created an assignment calculator to help students organize their time to meet their research needs. Start with today’s date, enter the date assignment is due, a timeline is provided, with research milestones. Use Duke [...]
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 [...]
Duke’s ePrint distributed printing system now allows you to print a job again without running back to your computer.
With ePrint, you send a job to the system and then swipe your card at any print station and select the job from your print queue. With ePrint rePrint, the job goes back into the print [...]
Soccer in a Global Context
By Linda Daniel On September 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Exhibits, Life in the library, Tips for students
The World Cup will be played in South Africa in the summer of 2010 and important soccer matches are being played around the globe this fall to determine the thirty-two countries that will qualify for the tournament. To prepare you for these games, several books are available in the Duke Libraries on the subject of [...]
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.
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Want the Library Everywhere? There's an App for That
By Michael Peper On July 22, 2009 · 6 Comments · In Cool tools, Database Tip, Research Help, Tips for students
There are iPhone apps for just about anything. They’ve got you covered if you need to get Danish handball scores, calculate alimony, keep track of your pet’s vet records, or create and test palindromes. There is more than just fun in the world of apps, though. Here are some great research tools for mobile devices.
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Sticky notes are great for jotting down quick thoughts to act on later. On the negative side, they have serious shortcomings when it comes to organizing all these ideas and sharing them with others. Here are a few web tools which expand the utility of sticky notes and bring them to your electronic [...]
Are you up-to-date?
By libraryhacks On May 28, 2009 · 2 Comments · In Cool tools, Database Tip, Duke researchers, Research Help, Tips for students
For many faculty and graduate students who remain on-campus, the summer is the time to catch up with all those things that got left behind in the end-of-semester rush.
With the deluge of articles and books in your field, it’s sometimes a challenge to keep up-to-date.
Not any more.
If you [...]
Even the best professors, books and classmates can be improved with some additional information. In this post we’re going to list a few places where you can find some great lectures to supplement what you’re getting in your own course.
The first is a series of lectures from Academic [...]
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