Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Library Services for the Class of 2010

Congratulations to our newest class of graduates! If you plan to remain in the Triangle area this summer for bar exam study, please note the following information about Duke Law building access, library services, and access to electronic resources.
  • Building Access: Although your law student IDs (which provide 24-hour access to the Law School and Law Library) are deactivated shortly after graduation, you are eligible for a free alumni card from the DukeCard Office. You may pick up your alumni card as early as May 3rd; however, the DukeCard Office recommends waiting until you no longer need access with your student ID card (immediately post-graduation is the preferred time frame). E-mail your alumni card number to the Law School's Building Manager, Catherine Hall, in order to activate 24-hour access for the summer. The access will continue until August 15.
  • Borrowing privileges for Law Library materials generally expire upon graduation, although exceptions can be made for recent graduates who remain in the Triangle area for bar exam study. Please speak with a Circulation Desk staff member to borrow Law Library materials. (Note that we are unable to offer interlibrary loan services to recent graduates.)

    For fuller borrowing privileges across all Duke campus libraries, alumni may purchase a Campus Borrower's Card from the Perkins Library at the discounted price of $75/year. See http://library.duke.edu/services/borrow/privileges.html for more information.
  • Other library databases (such as HeinOnline and LegalTrac) require a current NetID and password for off-campus access. Generally, off-campus access to subscription databases will expire at the same time as library borrowing privileges. The Duke University Libraries offer remote access to selected databases (including Academic Search Premier and ABI/Inform) to registered members of the Duke Alumni Association. See details at http://library.duke.edu/services/alumni_donors.html.

    Alumni may also use Law Library and campus library databases on-site at the library’s public computer workstations.
The Goodson Law Library congratulates the class of 2010, and we look forward to hearing about your many achievements in the future.