Duke Authors & Educators-New Resource!

Duke University has created a Scholarly Communications Office, and Kevin L. Smith, J.D. is Duke's Scholarly Communications Officer. In addition to monitoring issues and legislation that impact Duke, Kevin is creating new resources and services for faculty and students on copyright, authors' rights, and scholarly publishing.

One new resource is a scholarly communications blog (actually it's much more than a blog).

http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/

The principle purpose of the site is to offer copyright information around frequently asked questions and to provide advice for faculty authors about copyright management, publication contracts and open access possibilities.

Current information on issues and resources will be posted on the blog, but the Website also has information on copyright for educators, tips for faculty authors, frequently asked questions, and links to numerous resources.

You may post comments on any of the blog postings and Kevin welcomes comments and suggestions about the site as well. Like most blogs, you may subscribe to this one either using an RSS feed or through your e-mail.

You may also call Kevin for a consultation on an issue or question that you may have. You can reach him by email at kevin.l.smith@duke.edu or by phone: 668-4451.

New Clinical Tools Page

We have replaced the old version of the Clinical Tools with a new, more robust page. The new design allows us to be more responsive to the needs of users and highlight resources that we think are most useful.

We Need Your Help!

The Library is administering the LibQUAL+ quality assessment survey from February 19th -March 2nd. If you did not receive an email invitation, you may access it now from our Website. An option for inclusion in a random drawing for an iPod is being offered.

Black History Month

The "Black History Month: A Medical Perspective" exhibit contains a chronology of medical achievements of African Americans, a section on folk medicine, and a selective bibliography. (Pictured: Dr. Daniel Hale Williams)