Duke University Services
The Basics
| Basic services offered: | women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial services: | N/A |
| Counseling availability: | minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological |
Career Potential
| Career advising services: | on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Percent of graduates employed after 6 months: | N/A |
| Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: | N/A |
| Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: | $N/A |
| Main employers of graduates: | N/A |
Campus Resources
| Library on campus/close promixity?: | Yes |
| Library collaboration present?: | Yes |
| Number of books available: | 5,496,408 |
| Number of subscriptions: | 36,995 |
| Number of microforms: | 4,201,792 |
| Number of audiovisuals: | 467,500 |
| Number of E-books: | N/A |
| Description of library facilities: | The libraries of Duke University consist of the William R. Perkins Library and its six branches on campus: Biological and Enviromental Sciences, Chemistry, Lilly, Vesic (Engineering, Math, and Physics), Music, Special Collections; the Pearse Memorial Library at the Duke Marine Laboratory in Beaufort; and the independently administred libraries of Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Business (Ford Library). Included are extensive research collections from and about South Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe, Russia, Poland, as well as the country's largest collection of Canadiana. The Music Library (which includes the Music Media Center) supports the music curriculum and advanced research. Its collection consists of over 110,000 items in diverse formats (books, music scores, journals, recordings, microfilm, and other media items). The Vesic Library's collections support Duke's teaching and research interests in the fields of biomedical engineering, civil engineering, computer enginering, electrical engineering, enviromental engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, mathematics, and physics. The Special Collections Library houses rare printed materials and manuscripts and archival collections documenting the American South; literature; sales, advertising, and marketing history; religion; women's history; African American history; history of economic thought; and numerous other topics. Its international holdings, particulalrly with regard to British and American activities in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Austriala, are also extensive. While the collections are developed in relation to instructional and research interest at Duke, the library encourages their use by visiting scholars and the general public as well as Duke faculty and students. |
| Museums in proximity: | Nasher Art Museum |
Technological Availability
| Wireless internet on campus?: | Yes |
| Public computers available: | 350 |
| Computer courses offered?: | No |
| Email accounts granted?: | Yes |
| Campuswide internet access?: | Yes |
| Usable computer locations: | computer center/labs, residence halls, library |
| Library connection ports (avg.): | N/A |
| Classroom connection ports (avg.): | N/A |
| Total wireless capacity: | N/A students/faculty |
| Recommended OS: | Microsoft |
| Wireless coverage: | in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Safety
| Campus safety details: | 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) | Students granted university webspace?: | Yes |
| Able to register online?: | Yes |
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