The Library Catalog contains records for books, journals, government publications and all other holdings of the Duke University Libraries, including the Medical Center Library. Use the Catalog to locate specific items or to look for material on a topic, as well as to place holds on or to renew items that are currently checked out.
Creating links to articles is the best way to share content protected by copyright without needing to seek permission. This handout explains how to create links to articles for emailing or posting on the Web.
The Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) Archives collections consist of the administrative records of Duke University Medical Center departments and personal papers of individuals affiliated with Duke University Medical Center, the Duke University Health System, and the Duke University School of Medicine (including the School of Nursing, Allied Health Educational Programs, and Area Health Education Center Program). Types of materials may include correspondence and subject files of the Dean, Director, or Chair, newsletters, annual reports, records of programs and symposia, curriculum development materials, departmental minutes, committee minutes and reports, departmental histories, accreditation reports, or records about relationships with government, business, or industry.
Provides keyword, title, and subject access to electronic books and reports.
Provides keyword, title, and subject access to the Library's collection of electronic journals. Most of the e-journals link directly to the Websites of the publishers or providers and are available only to Duke users.
Includes reserve documents for the Duke University Medical Center schools and programs. Most of the Electronic Reserves Collection files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). If you seek reserves for any other Duke University school or program, please consult the
Duke University Libraries E-Reserves.
Provides searchable access by keyword, title, and medical subject categories to the Library's electronic books and journals.
Discover the history of medicine in over 20,000 monographs and 4,000 manuscripts, as well as photographs, illustrations, medical instruments, stamps, medals, and a variety of medical realia. The History of Medicine Collections house many rare and significant works and an extensive circulating collection documenting medical practices and thought, and medicine's relationship to society through time.
The Medical Center Library subscribes to over 2,600 electronic journals and over 747 current print journals. This information guide is designed to help you find the journals you're looking for.
This PubMed Journals database can be searched using the journal title, MEDLINE abbreviation, NLM ID, ISO abbreviation, or ISSN to find official abbreviations for journals, full titles for journal abbreviations, and other basic information. Links are also available to the indexed articles for the journals searched.
A comprehensive and unique resource tool that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from over 7,000 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries. This resource shows the most frequently cited and highest impact journals in a given field.
Please note: Use of this database is restricted to Duke IP addresses.
Journals@Ovid is an aggregated online database of Ovid journals. Availability is limited to only those journals which the Medical Center Library has subscribed.
Please note: Generic access is restricted to Duke IP addresses.
MD Consult provides access to 37 medical texts, over 500 peer-reviewed clinical practice guidelines, and texts from articles in 47 medical journals, including Clinics of North America and the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. In addition, MD Consult provides an update service, summarizing articles in recent medical journals and highlighting articles that patients may be reading in the popular press.
Effective Nov. 1, 2005, you are no longer required to register or enter a User Name and Password to access MDConsult. Those already registered may continue to enter their User Name and Password by choosing the "Click for Personal Login" link on the top right corner of the opening MDConsult screen. Choosing this option will also allow you to get a personal account, if you wish to create a profile. Please note: Use of this resource is restricted to Duke IP addresses.
Use this NLM Web application to search for the most current abstracts from a core list of clinical journals.
Searchable electronic versions of clinical reference texts. DUMCL currently contains access to the following resources: Carpenito:
Nursing Care Plans & Documentation, Fischbach:
A Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests, Nettina:
Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, Woods:
Cardiac Nursing, Jonas:
Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Metheny:
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, Schultz:
Lippincott's Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans, Karch:
Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide, Dudek:
Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice, Speer:
Pediatric Care Planning, Weinstein:
Plumer's Principles and Practice of Intravenous Therapy, and Singleton:
Primary Care.
Please note: Generic access is restricted to Duke IP addresses.
This single search interface provides access to the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) collections at Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Use this resource to search for popular books, music CDs, and videos — all the physical items you're used to getting from libraries. In addition, many new kinds of digital content may be available, such as downloadable audiobooks. You may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public. Check with DUMCL to borrow items found in WorldCat.
Contains more than 40 million records describing items owned by libraries around the world. Describes books, computer data files, computer data files, computer programs, films and slides, journals, magazines, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, newspapers, sound recordings, and videotapes. WorldCat does not list articles from journals, books, newspapers, etc.
Please note: Use of this database is restricted to Duke IP addresses.
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Catalog
Journals@Ovid
