If the catalog says...
"Available"
"Library Service Center"
"Checked Out"
For more on borrowing materials, read more on how to request materials and renewing Duke materials.
And for those who prefer to browse the shelves:
Look in the L section of Perkins Library, Floor 3.
If Duke doesn't own the book you need, you can request it from another library to be sent to Duke for you to check out.
The 4 universities in the North Carolina Research Triangle have an agreement to share print books. You can search the TRLN Shared Catalog for books at Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central University, and NC State University.
Use the Interlibrary Requests form to borrow a book from another library to be sent to Duke for you to check out. Can also be used for scholarly articles, book chapters, and other media.
The Duke Libraries has an extensive collection of print and ebooks on topics in primary, secondary, and higher education. You can search for these books in the library catalog: library.duke.edu.
Physical books are available in the building for visitor use. Ebooks are only available to Duke students, staff, and faculty.
You can search the catalog by KEYWORDS: single words or short phrases related to the topic your searching for. For example:
Need more keyword suggestions? Book an appointment with the Librarian for Education!
You can also search on subjects, like these:
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