Patents 101: A Free Duke Online Course
When Bob Barnes was teaching his medical device design course, he noticed that students waited until the end of the course to begin searching for the relevant patent information for …
Duke’s Edible Book Festival Seeks Submissions of “Bookish Foods”
Reposted with permission from Duke University Libraries WHAT: Edible Book Festival WHEN: Friday, March 31, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. WHERE: Perkins Library, Room 217 Calling all bibliophiles, foodies, pun aficionados, and spectators: Duke’s …
Traveling this summer? Learn a language before you go…
For the past year Duke Libraries has subscribed to Byki, an online language-learning program free to all Duke faculty, students, and staff. With content on more than 70 languages available …
Language learning resource trials
The Perkins Library System is investigating needs that exist on campus for language learning resources to support independent language learners (individuals not taking a Duke class, but who need to …
CIT Showcase 2010: Practicing what we preach
When it comes to using technology, CIT tries to ‘practice what we preach’ – and our annual Showcase event is no different. In fact, the Showcase gives us an opportunity …
21st Century Teaching & Learning Workshop Series
From May 12 to May 18, CIT will offer a series of free hands-on workshops on teaching and technology for Duke faculty, staff, graduate students and postdocs. Topics include digital …
Sharing references with your students
Kathy Franz (Duke Chemistry) expects her students to gather resources from the chemistry literature, and share them in her course. She has tried some social bookmarking tools, but some have …
Get the most out of the library with "Beyond the Stacks" workshops
Librarians hold the keys to a wealth of resources and techniques that can help faculty with teaching and research, and they’re sharing their knowledge in several workshops in a series …