We welcome you to the Medical Center Library!
The library is located in the Seeley G. Mudd Building, next to Duke University Hospital and the Trent Semans Building. A DukeCard badge access is required to enter the library at all times.
DukeCard Access: Includes all students, faculty, and staff with a Duke Health badge or a Duke University badge with a HID chip.
After-hours Access (evenings & weekends): Includes School of Medicine students and faculty, School of Nursing students and faculty, Watts College of Nursing affiliates, and Graduate Medical Education trainees with a valid DukeCard.
Note: On evenings and weekends, study rooms and cubicles are first-come, first-served.
| Days | DukeCard Building Access |
After-Hours Eligible Users Building Access |
Service Desk / Book Access |
Reference Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Fri | 7am – 5pm | 24/7 | 9am – 3pm | 10am – 2pm |
| Sat – Sun | No access | 24/7 | Closed | Closed |
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Study Carrels
There is non-reservable seating available on level 2R & level 3 for individual or group study on a drop-in basis.
Cubicles & Study Room Reservations
Equipment: All study rooms are equipped with large monitors and whiteboards and seat between 4 and 8 people.
Reservation Policy: Group study rooms may be reserved for 6 hour blocks per individual or group. Rooms may be scheduled for up to 1 week in advance (including the day of the reservation). Availability is based on booking with preference given to those with reservations. There is no time limit on the use of cubicles. After a 15-minute grace period for arrival, these spaces become available to others.
On evenings and weekends, study rooms are unavailable and cubicles are first-come, first-served.
If you want to know what items you currently have checked out or need to renew items, log in to My Library Account with your NetID and Password.
If you need items not available at Duke, this service can help you! Submit your request through our Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan System (link below). There is no charge to Duke borrowers for all article requests. If there are copyright or other fees associated with your article request, we will contact you. Journal articles and book chapters, from Duke and elsewhere, emailed to you as PDF links. You will have 30 days to access the link(s) once you receive the email. There is a 1 to 4 day turn-around for most requests. Larger requests may take longer than 4 days to fill.
In addition to numerous computers located on Level 2R (which require Duke Health ID and password for access):
Librarians are available to meet with you individually or as a group. You can reach us at medical-librarian@duke.edu or you can submit a question through our online request form. We are also available by chat Monday – Friday from 9a – 4 p.
