Beginning August 26, Special Collections and Archives will return to its regular operating hours for the Fall Semester. 9:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday – Friday Closed Saturday – Monday Planning a Visit? Please drop by to see our latest exhibition or to peruse the yearbooks in the Simms Research Room. If you are planning to . . .Continue reading Archives Adjust Hours
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Summer Working Lunch: Aug. 12
CTL, ITS, the Writing & Media Lab, and the Library present Summer Working Lunches! you bring: your lunch and your work we provide: Moodle 2.6 training, assistance with assignments and research, the sharing of ideas with your fellow faculty members, and beverages Tuesday, August 12, 11 AM – 1 PM in the James . . .Continue reading Summer Working Lunch: Aug. 12
Finding Broadcast Transcripts
This video will show you how to find broadcast transcripts in LexisNexis Academic. You will learn how to search transcripts by show, guest, and topic.
Map Give-Away Over
The Library has completed the U.S. Geological Map project. Thanks to everyone who came over and took maps–the maps saw more action in the last two weeks than they had in the last 20 years! Keep in mind that the Library has retained South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia maps. Please come and use them . . .Continue reading Map Give-Away Over
My Beloved Mustache Hairs
Whenever I think of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, I always picture him with his thick, stylish mustache. He must have been proud of his facial hair because he stored a few clippings in an envelope inscribed with “My beloved mustache hairs.” Someone must have loved his mustache as much as he did – the envelope . . .Continue reading My Beloved Mustache Hairs
World War I Centenary
On July 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated at Sarajevo, Bosnia, by a Serbian nationalist, touching off the conflict that became World War I. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia July 28, the formal beginning of the war. Austria-Hungary was joined by Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria, to form . . .Continue reading World War I Centenary
Summer Working Lunch:July 29
CTL, ITS, the Writing & Media Lab, and the Library present Summer Working Lunches! you bring: your lunch and your work we provide: Moodle 2.6 training, assistance with assignments and research, the sharing of ideas with your fellow faculty members, and beverages Tuesdays, 11 AM – 1 PM in the James B. Duke . . .Continue reading Summer Working Lunch:July 29
Banker’s Hours
As hosts to the CBA/BAI Graduate School of Retail Bank Management, the James B. Duke Library and the Sanders Science Library will have altered operating hours from Sunday, July 20 – Monday, July 28. But don’t let the idiom “banker’s hours” fool you. These students will be working around the clock. In fact, we’ve extended our . . .Continue reading Banker’s Hours
Look who we found!
Look who we found! Notable Autographs and Signatures in Special Collections Exhibit Dates: July 10, 2014 – August 22, 2014 Autographs and signatures have been favorite collectables in Europe from as early as the 16th century and in America from about 1815. People have long sought to hold in their hands items that have been . . .Continue reading Look who we found!
Map Give Away
The library is deaccessioning our US Geographical Survey Maps, which are now available online. They are of every part of the United States and each one covers an area from 49-71 square miles. We are keeping South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina, but all other parts of the country are available if you would like . . .Continue reading Map Give Away