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Independent review pendingDataset 2026.09-public-calibration-1

Check the evidence for Duke University.

This packet lets any reader check the official sources and all six published 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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