Library Glossary: D
Data Research Associates -
See DRA.
Dedicated Searcher -
Each Subject Librarian is assigned one searcher called a "dedicated searcher," to whom all monographic orders and questions and problems with orders are directed.
Deposit Accounts -
Funds sent to a vendor to be deposited in an accountand used for purchases of certain types of materials. Examples of deposit accounts are those with the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), and YBP for approval plan acquisitions.
Depository Agreements -
The Library maintains several depository collections government publications usually requiring free access to the collections. Examples of depository collections are U.S., North Carolina,and European Union documents.
Dewey Decimal -
A library classification system used by the Perkins Library System. For a quick listing of the subdivisions of the Dewey Scheme see: http://www.lib.duke.edu/dukeonly/intop/dewey.htm or the Dewey Decimal site: http://www.oclc.org/dewey/
Directions in Teaching -
This publication which is produced by the Center for Teaching and Learning and Writing is "An informal summary of Universityand Community resources, policies, and procedures for Duke's new and visiting faculty."
Groups of Subject Librarians, who select in similar subject areas. The current discipline groups are Humanities, SocialSciences, Sciences, International and Area Studies and Rare Book Manuscripts and Special Collections Library. A representative from each group serves on the Collections Council.
Distributed Services Quality Circle (DSQC) -
One of the four professional Duke libraries. The Divinity School Library is an internationally known theological library. It has a close association with the Perkins system since materials are ordered and processed by Perkins Staff. While monographs are purchased from the Divinity School budget, their serials are purchased from the Perkins budget.
DML -
See Duke Marine Library.
Document Delivery -
The Library provides access to several document delivery systems. For more information, consult public service librarians. Examples include Carl UnCover, ....
DOSS -
The Duke Off-Site Stacks is the newest library location. It houses lesser-used materials from Perkins System libraries. The leased facility with compact shelving has provided a cost-effective way to accommodate the growing book collection. Deliveries are made twice daily from DOSS to Perkins and branch libraries. Users may go directly to the facility to use materials.
DPC -
The Digital Production Center (DPC) is a digitization facility in Bostock Library. Opened in April 2005, The DPC focuses on the creation of high-quality digital images.
DRA (Data Research Associates) -
The vendor for the on-line catalog for the Duke University Libraries and hence its local nickname. For most libraries the on-line catalog contains all material cataloged since 1980 and a constantly increasing proportion of earlier material. The on-line catalogs for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), North Carolina State University (NCSU), and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) are also available through links from the Duke catalog. UNC-CH's catalog contains material since 1974 and many earlier items. NCSU's catalog, with few exceptions,is complete. Many other information sources are available to Duke students, faculty, and staff. These include national library catalogs such as WorldCat,the OCLC (On-line Computer Library Center) database that includes holdings from thousands of libraries; over 100 periodical indexes in different subjectareas; newspaper indexes; and document delivery services. Some databases include the full text of many articles. (Online catalog: http://www.lib.duke.edu/online_catalog.html)
DRA Location Codes -
See: http://www.lib.duke.edu/dukeonly/intop/casst/innvloccodes.htm for a list of DRA, INNOVACQ and OCLC codes, by library location - branches, Ref. Docs., etc.
DSQC -
The Perkins System library that supports the Duke Marine Laboratory, which is located in Beaufort, N.C. and is part of the School of the Environment. Its name is Pearse Memorial Library.
The Duke University Archives, the official archival agencyof the university, collects and preserves the university records that havecontinuing administrative or historical value. The Archives and staff are located in Perkins Library.
Duke University Library Homepage -
This homepage provides access to the on-line catalog, electronic databases, and homepages for branches and individual libraries.
Duke University Library Staff Homepage -
The primary purpose of this page is to allow staff accessto documents pertinent to the internal operation of the libraries. As withall library resources, this page will be continuously revised and supplemented.
DWG -
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