Our goal is to provide direct and easy access to our resources and spaces. This page explains who we serve and what services are available for different Duke and community groups.
The Medical Center Library & Archives primarily serves Duke University and Duke Health faculty, staff, and students. We also support several additional groups in the Triangle area, though not all services or licensed resources are available to every group.
Duke Health affiliated programs | Duke University | TRLN | Alumni | Sponsored | General public
Duke Health affiliated programs
Includes Duke Schools of Medicine and Nursing, Duke University Health System, and Watts College of Nursing.
- Borrowing: Yes (Borrowing)
- Scanning service: Yes, no charge for Duke journal articles (Scanning service)
- Interlibrary Loan: Yes, no charge (Interlibrary Loan)
- Reference and consultations: Yes (Ask a Librarian)
- Electronic journals and books: Yes (Journals, Books)
- Online databases: Yes (Databases)
- Remote access: Yes (Remote access)
- Guides and classes: Yes (Guides, Classes)
- Evening and weekend access: Yes, with a Duke ID badge
Includes School of Medicine and School of Nursing distance education students in off campus locations.
Duke University
Includes Duke faculty, staff, and students outside Duke Health, as well as visiting students and faculty from other schools.
- Borrowing: Yes (Borrowing)
- Scanning service: Yes, requested through your primary Duke library
- Interlibrary Loan: Yes, requested through your primary Duke library (Interlibrary Loan)
- Reference and consultations: Yes (Ask a Librarian)
- Electronic journals and books: Yes (Journals, Books)
- Online databases: Yes (Databases)
- Remote access: Yes (Remote access)
- Guides and classes: Yes (Guides, Classes)
- Evening and weekend access: Yes, with a Duke University ID badge and Prox card
Triangle Research Library Network institutions
Includes faculty and students at UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, and NC Central. Please contact your primary library for interlibrary loan, copy services, and other specialized services.
- Borrowing: Yes (Borrowing)
- Reference and consultations: Yes (Ask a Librarian)
- Online guides: Yes (Guides)
- Electronic resources and remote access: No
- Scanning service and interlibrary loan through this library: No
- Classes: No
- Evening and weekend access: No
Duke alumni
For details about services and access for alumni, visit the Alumni Services page.
- Reference and consultations: Yes (Ask a Librarian)
- Online guides: Yes (Resources for Community)
- Borrowing and delivery services: No
- Electronic resources and remote access: No
- Classes: No
- Evening and weekend access: No
Sponsored research and academic collaborators
Duke faculty and staff may sponsor short term library access for research and academic collaborators who are not Duke faculty, staff, or students. To begin, the Duke sponsor should request library access for a collaborator.
In addition, collaborators must have a Duke NetID. The Duke sponsor is responsible for arranging this through OIT. See OIT sponsored accounts for details.
Please note that Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan services are not available to sponsored collaborators.
Others and general public
- Reference and consultations: Yes (Ask a Librarian)
- Online guides: Yes (Resources for Community)