Category Archives: Policy

Can I use this? A quick Intro to Copyright Law

Recently, Kevin Smith, Duke’s Director of Scholarly Communication, visited the student employee corps to talk about copyright issues.  We often have to deal with issues around copyright, so every now and then we check in with Kevin to keep us up to date.  

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The MPS Service Model

Over the last several months, OIT initiated and completed a top to bottom review and refresh of the MPS Service Model.  This is the first effort of its kind that the MPS has ever undertaken.  Over the years since it’s inception, the MPS has slowly evolved to continue to meet the growing needs of our [...]

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Copyright, Fair Use, and How to Apply it

UPDATE 10-2010 – In July of this year, the DMCA came out with a new set of rules.  Some of the information below is no longer accurate.  Please see our post DMCA Rules, or Kevin Smith’s post Reading the Fine Print for more details about those rules. Issues of Intellectual Property and Copyright occur regularly [...]

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  • New MPS West Now Open!

    The new MPS in 006 Bostock is officially open! Come see us in our new location near the Link in the lower level of Bostock.

    The Old Chem branch of the Multimedia Project Studio is now permanently closed.

  • What is the MPS?

    The Multimedia Project Studios are a series of high-end computer labs located at Duke University. We feature cutting edge equipment and industry standard software and are staffed by a corps of student Multimedia Consultants who are available to help you out with your project on a one-on-one basis, but are not able to do production work on your behalf.
    MPS Lab Locations & Hours
    MPS East
    115 Lilly Library
    The MPS in Lilly is open whenever the library is open. Check their site for hours, which can change during holidays and academic breaks.

    MPS West
    006 Bostock
    The MPS in Bostock is open whenever the library is open. Check their site for hours, which can change during holidays and academic breaks.




    Staffed Hours for Both Locations

    Winter, summer, and other break hours will vary, according to student consultant availability. To check consultants' availability, view our Live Schedule.

    Sunday - Thursday: noon to midnight
    Friday: noon to six
    Be sure to check our Live Schedule to see who will be on staff and our staff page to meet our talented consultants.