Writing 101: Latinx Literature and Culture

• The Duke University Libraries website is a search portal https://library.duke.edu/ 
• Ask a Librarian  - chat with a Duke Librarian
• Access your Library Account to see what you have borrowed and renew titles online.
• Use Interlibrary Requests to borrow a book or get an article from another library in the TRLN network or across the country and deliver it to the library of your choice on campus.
• The banner of the library website displays tons of links to useful information when you hover over it:

Duke University Libraries have a lot to offer (7,478,410 books, 1,083 databases, and much more). In light of this richness and complexity, it is worthwhile to get to know the library homepage as search portal We have created some videos that cover the basics of working in a research library. We want you to feel at home!

All the videos are at the Library 101 guide

• Getting Started
  • Navigating the Library
  • Finding Articles
  • Finding Databases
  • Finding eBooks
• Using Google Scholar
• Finding and Using Primary Sources 
• Evaluating Sources
• Citing Sources

Compare search results from different search engines:

• Duck Duck Go
• Bing
• Advanced Google: GoogleBooks and GoogleScholar
• Metager
• BASE Bielefeld Academic Search Engine 

Note that the Duke University Libraries ALL search works like a search engine for materials we have bought for Duke faculty, students, staff, and guests. You may find reference to these materials on the Internet; make it a habit to come to the library website when you find materials (books, articles, films, etc.) that cost money: if we do not yet own this material, we may be able to buy it, or we will advise you to use Interlibrary Loan to request the material from another library at no cost to you.