My Library Card

Login to My Library Card in the Library Catalog using your NetID and password or your 10-digit library card number and its verification code.

• View and renew books you have checked out
• Place holds on books that are currently checked out
• Request delivery of an item from one Duke library to another (faculty and graduate students only)
• Set preferences for displaying search results and other information
• Save online search results to an E-shelf for future use

For information about borrowing books and journals, please see our User Privileges page.

Interlibrary Loan Account

To request journal articles or books that Duke does not own, use your Interlibrary Loan (ILL) username and password to access the online Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan system. First time users must register. If you have forgotten your username or password, please call the Library Service Desk at (919) 660-1100.

• Request books and journal articles that Duke does not own
• Check the status of ILL requests
• Cancel ILL requests
• Edit account information
• Access the form needed to place a credit card on file

Ovid Account

Duke faculty, graduate students, and DUMC staff and students may apply for a personal Ovid account. To register, you will need to fill out an application and show your Duke identification card. Accounts are usually created on the next business day. Contact the Library Service Desk at (919) 660-1100 for registration information and help with forgotten passwords. Click here if you'd like to change your password.

• Save search strategies for repeated or later use
• Connect to Ovid databases from non-Duke IP addresses

My NCBI Account

Anyone may set up a personal My NCBI account for use in searching PubMed. If you forget your password, you may reset it by following the appropriate links to My NCBI in the upper righthand corner of the PubMed homepage. The Library does not maintain a copy of usernames or passwords.

• Save PubMed searches
• Set up email alerts for new content (from a subject search or journal table of contents)
• Select filters, such as those for specific age groups or publication types, to group search results
• Save specific citations into your My NCBI Collections

Articles and Databases - My Space

Duke University faculty, staff and students may use their NetID to create their own My Space account from the Duke University Libraries Articles & Databases page.

• Create a favorite database or ejournal list
• Save specific citations
• Set up email alerts for new content from multiple databases

Remote Access

Access to Library resources is restricted to the Duke network. The Library does not maintain generic passwords for off-campus access. To connect from home, you will need to set up the Duke University VPN client, both maintained by the Office of Information Technology (OIT). Note: Some Duke University Medical Center patrons may also set up the Duke University Health System VPN client, which is maintained by Duke Health Technology Solutions (DHTS) and requires the permission of the patron's IT Manager or LAN Administrator.