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Independent review pendingDataset 2026.08-calibration-3

Check the evidence for Duke University.

This packet lets a second reviewer independently check the official sources and all six first-pass assessments. It evaluates public discoverability, not institutional prestige, research quality, or the private quality of services.

First pass
2026-08-28
Dimensions
6/6 mapped
Official sources
3

Reviewer declaration

Independence is part of the evidence.

Reviewer name and affiliation: __________________________________

Relevant expertise: ____________________________________________

Conflict with this institution: □ None □ Described below

Conflict note: _________________________________________________

Independence confirmed: □ Yes □ No

Public attribution consent: □ Yes □ No

First-pass summary

Duke provides a mature distributed support system spanning discovery, data stewardship, publishing rights, and preservation.

Standout signal

Research-data and scholarly-communication services are both established and consultation-led.

Clearest opportunity

Unify manuscript preparation and journal-selection guidance into a more visible end-to-end route.

Dimension review

Check the score, note, and evidence boundary.

Confirm only when the note is supported by the cited institution-owned pages. A missing public signal means it was not discoverable in the reviewed evidence, not that the service does not exist.

Findability and navigation

14/15

A researcher can find a coherent support hub, subject expertise, and a clear route to help.

Duke Libraries expose research help, subject expertise, data, publishing, and archiving through a coherent service structure.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Literature search and evidence synthesis

13/15

The institution offers practical help with searching, evidence synthesis, citations, and research discovery.

Research consultations, guides, and citation support are easy to locate, with deeper synthesis help varying by discipline.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Manuscript preparation and submission

15/20

Researchers can find guidance for writing, reporting, publication strategy, and preparing work for submission.

Publishing and archiving routes are visible, while manuscript-preparation guidance is distributed across services.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Open access, copyright, and publishing

17/20

Public support covers publishing options, open access, rights, repositories, and author-cost questions.

Scholarly communication, open access, copyright, and repository support are prominent.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Integrity, reproducibility, data, and AI

17/20

Researchers can access data-management, reproducibility, research-integrity, and responsible-AI guidance.

Data-management planning, sharing, and preservation guidance cover the research lifecycle.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Practical access and maintenance

9/10

Help is actionable through consultations, workshops, templates, accessible pages, and current maintenance.

Consultations and direct expert contacts provide clear next steps.

□ Confirmed   □ Corrected   □ Insufficient evidence

Reviewer note: __________________________________________

Official evidence review

Open every source before deciding.

Source 1

Duke Libraries research support

Open official source ↗

The official research hub connects subject specialists, guides, research help, citation tools, and publishing pathways.

Supports: Findability, Evidence, Manuscript, Access

Source resolves and is institution-owned: □ Yes   □ No

Source 2

Duke Libraries data management

Open official source ↗

The service provides planning, organization, documentation, sharing, and consultation support for research data.

Supports: Integrity and data, Access

Source resolves and is institution-owned: □ Yes   □ No

Source 3

Duke scholarly publishing and repositories

Open official source ↗

The library links open-access, copyright, publishing, and institutional repository support.

Supports: Publishing, Manuscript

Source resolves and is institution-owned: □ Yes   □ No

Independent outcome

Record a decision that can be audited.

Outcome: □ Confirmed   □ Corrected

Required note: ________________________________________________________________

Official evidence supporting any correction: _______________________________________

Reviewed on (YYYY-MM-DD): __________________

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