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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Course Reserves

Posted October 31, 2025

Faculty, you’ve heard of Course Reserves, right? That’s our service that lets you limit checkout times on high-demand books to 4 hours or 4 days, making it easier for your students to take turns using the same library book.  But did you know that you can […]

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We Deliver! Campus Mail and Scanning Services

Posted October 31, 2025

Get Books Delivered to a Campus Mailbox Did you know that you can have library books delivered directly to your campus mailbox if you are a JMU faculty/staff member or doctoral student? This service includes books and other items from JMU […]

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Lockers in Rose Library 24/7 Space

Posted October 29, 2025

Carrying too much? First-come first-served lockers are available for short-term storage in the Rose Library 24/7 Space. The JACard swipe-in entrance to this space is to the left of Rose’s main entrance. This space and its lockers are available every […]

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Read Magazines for Free with Flipster

Posted October 29, 2025

Explore more than 65 magazines online with Flipster—no subscriptions, physical copies, or recycling needed! Read entire magazines cover to cover, including images, ads, comics, and even crosswords. You can flip through or search for something specific.  To share content with […]

Join Our Self-Paced Course to Make Your Courses More Accessible

Posted October 29, 2025

Learn how to apply the fundamental principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in this self-paced, award-winning Canvas course. Engaging with the course should take approximately 2-4 hours. Instructional designers will be ready to meet with you for additional support.  […]

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Thanksgiving Hours in the Libraries

Posted October 21, 2025

During Thanksgiving Break, all JMU Libraries locations will be closed from November 22 through November 29, 2025. Additionally, we offer modified hours on Friday, November 21 and Sunday, November 30. Please check our Hours page before visiting a library location during Thanksgiving Break.  What’s available when […]

Celebrating American Archives Month

Posted October 21, 2025

October is American Archives Month! We’re celebrating by sharing our digital collections of Shenandoah Valley and JMU history, including JMU historic photographs, ESPN College GameDay posters, Shenandoah National Park oral histories, and a recent addition to our online collection: black-and-white […]

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Help the Community Seed Library Grow This Fall

Posted October 21, 2025

Do you have seeds left over from your garden planting this year? Consider donating them to JMU’s Community Seed Library!  Visit us in Rose Library! The free JMU Community Seed Library is now located on the first floor of Rose […]

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Read Newspapers and Magazines Online for Free

Posted October 21, 2025

Did you know that JMU faculty, staff, and students have online access to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and many other newspapers and magazines? Here are just a few of them: Looking for other news sources from the Libraries? […]

Open Access is More than Articles – It’s Books, Too!

Posted October 20, 2025

You may be familiar with open access (OA) journal articles, which are freely available to anyone, but did you know that books can also be published open access?  Open Access Week is a great time to explore how you can publish […]

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