UNdata – A world of information September 29, 2008
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UNdata pools major UN databases and those of several international organizations into a single entry point for easy access. Users can easily browse, search and download data from a large number of statistical databases.
Data categories include: agriculture, education, employment, energy, environment, health, human development, industry, information and communication technology, national accounts, population, refugees, trade, and tourism.
Data sources include, but are not limited to: UN Statistics Division, UN Population Division, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Labour Organization, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, World Tourism Organization and UNESCO.
Click here to visit the UNdata site.
The Wayback Machine September 25, 2008
Posted by Nathaniel in : Cool tools, Duke researchers, Tips for students , 1 comment so far
Do you ever come across the following error message while doing research on the Internet?
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Not Found
The requested URL /was not found on this server.
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There may be a solution! The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine allows you to browse through 85 billion (!) web pages that have been archived since 1996. Simply enter the URL of the site and the Wayback Machine will show you all the available versions of the site since 1996.
For example, ever wondered what the Google page looked like before Google became a household name. Click this link to see the Google page from 1999.
Ultimate Citing: EndNote VS. RefWorks September 18, 2008
Posted by Hannah in : Citing Sources , add a commentIn the competitive world of Ultimate Citing, two kingpins rule the ring…RefWorks and EndNote, the academic world’s leading bibliographic management tools. Lucky for you, Duke has a subscription to both, so the choice is yours!
| RefWorks | EndNote | |
| Registration | Register for your free account here | Download for free here |
| Access | Web-based (Any computer w/ Internet access) | Not web-based. Access through any computer(s) in which you’ve installed EndNote |
| Most Useful for… | Collaborative projects, term papers, coursework | Complex research projects, dissertations, lengthy tomes |
| # of Bibliographic styles | 3000+ | 800+ |
| Classes | Register here | Register here |
| PC and Mac Compatability | Web-based, so will work on any computer w/ internet | Versions available for both MAC and PC |
Neither RefWorks or EndNote have figured out how to write your papers for you, but both are excellent tools for managing and formatting citations. Learn more about RefWorks here and EndNote here
Declassified Documents September 15, 2008
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The Library has recently obtained access to Declassified Documents Reference System (DDRS), a collection of declassified documents from various government agencies such as the White House, the CIA, the FBI, the State Department and others.
DDRS makes possible both broad-based and highly targeted investigation of government documents. Users can query every document in the database for any name, date, word, or phrase. Searches can also be focused according to document type, issue date, source institution, classification level, date declassified, sanitization, completeness, number of pages, and document number.
You can access DDRS by clicking here.
Where are all the books? September 10, 2008
Posted by Nathaniel in : Duke researchers, Tips for students , add a commentThe “Find Books” link on the library homepage gives the call numbers and locations for print items in Perkins/Bostock.
Here are the most common call numbers with their corresponding location:
| Call number | Location |
|---|---|
| A – JK | Perkins Lower Floor 2 ( map ) |
| JL – PZ | Perkins 4 ( map ) |
| Q – QR | Bostock 4 ( map ) |
| R – Z | Bostock 3 ( map ) |
| Oversize A-Z | Use “Request” link in catalog |
| 000-999 | Use “Request” link in catalog |
| Oversize 300s, 800s, 900s | Use “Request” link in catalog |
For other book locations in Perkins/Bostock click here.
If something is not on the shelf, please stop by the Perkins Reference Desk (or IM us); we’ll do our best to track it down for you.
