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Fall Break Hours in the Libraries

Posted October 8, 2025

JMU Libraries will offer modified hours during JMU’s Fall Break. If you plan to visit a library or access a service from October 22-26, 2025, please check our Hours page ahead of time. 24/7 Space: As always, you can swipe […]

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Faculty: Apply for a Grant to Switch to Open Textbooks & Course Materials

Posted October 7, 2025

Are you concerned about the high cost of course materials for your students? Apply for a VIVA Open Grant of up to $50,000 to help eliminate textbook costs and reduce the financial burden of higher education for Virginia students.  Offered […]

New Workshop for Instructors: Writing Effective AI Prompts for Teaching

Posted October 7, 2025

Discover the emerging practice of artificial intelligence (AI) prompt engineering—the skill of writing effective prompts or inputs to generate useful, accurate, and ethically responsible outputs from AI tools.  Our new workshop will introduce the fundamentals of prompt structure, showcase examples tailored […]

Writing Effective AI Prompts for Teaching

Who Owns Our Knowledge? Open Access Week 2025 at JMU

Posted October 6, 2025

Scholarly work and research created at JMU advances the public good and the global academic community. However, getting new knowledge into the hands of scholars, policymakers, students, and the public is often harder than it should be. Too often, commercial […]

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When to Visit the JMU Writing Center vs. JMU Libraries

Posted October 1, 2025

JMU students, whether you’re in the middle of a big research paper or figuring out where to start, JMU has your back. The JMU Writing Center and JMU Libraries can help you with your research assignments in slightly different ways. […]

A Better Way to Manage Your Research: The Open Science Framework (It’s Not Just for Science!) 

Posted September 29, 2025

Effective research includes organizing, managing, sharing, and preserving your research outputs. The Open Science Framework (OSF) is a platform that supports researchers in any discipline throughout the entire research lifecycle—from study design to data sharing.  Through JMU Libraries, you have enhanced […]

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Panel Presentation for Open Access Week: Publishing an Open Access Journal with JMU Libraries

Posted September 29, 2025

Learn about open access publishing efforts at JMU by attending this panel discussion. Hear from current and former editors of the International Journal on Responsibility, as well as faculty and staff from the Libraries’ Data and Scholarly Communications department, about the collaborative […]

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Feature Friday: From Classroom to Camera – Madison’s Story

Posted September 26, 2025

Every year, students nearing the end of JMU’s Physician Assistant (PA) program are required to complete a Capstone Project. As part of the Capstone Project, students are given the opportunity to play the part of a PA in a mock […]

Explore Young Adult and Children’s Books at the ETMC

Posted September 25, 2025

If you or any children in your life enjoy young adult or children’s books, come visit the Educational Technology and Media Center (ETMC) in Memorial Hall! Here, you’ll find shelves full of picture books, young adult novels, and even board […]

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Are You Ready to Vote This Fall?

Posted September 19, 2025

The student vote is the decisive factor in many election races. How can we help make sure everyone who’s eligible to vote is registered to vote?  Why do students need help with voting information? Some college students are new to voting, […]

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