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Open Access = Greater Impact: Insights from JMU’s Ben Selznick 

Posted October 19, 2024

In celebration of International Open Access Week (October 21-27), we interviewed JMU faculty member Ben Selznick, an associate professor in the School of Strategic Leadership Studies who has published 5 articles in open access journals.  Keep reading to find out […]

Preserving JMU Tradition: The Bluestone on the Carrier Library Renovation and Expansion

Posted October 17, 2024

Take a moment to envision JMU’s gorgeous campus. What’s the first image of our campus that comes to mind? Is it the vibrant purple and gold flower beds, the sunsets from east campus, or the iconic bluestone that gives the […]

Reception for New Exhibit in the Music Library: Fri 11/8 at 4pm

Posted October 8, 2024

Join us for a reception to open a new art exhibit in the JMU Music Library!  “Discord and Harmony” features art by students in the JMU School of Art, Design, and Art History (SADAH) and the School of Media Arts and Design (SMAD). […]

excerpt of one of the pieces of art in the exhibit

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month and Health Literacy Month (Book Display)

Posted October 8, 2024

October is LGBTQ+ History Month and Health Literacy Month! Health literacy is the ability of individuals to find, understand, and use information to make health-related decisions for themselves and others. There are numerous health literacies, including sexual, mental, and personal. […]

photo of the display

Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month

Posted September 30, 2024

All October long, join us in celebrating the creations and contributions of members of the expansive LGBTQ+ communities. LGBTQ+ History Month was first recognized in 1994 and aims to champion the stories, histories, historical figures, and civil rights movements of […]

photo of a diverse group of people on a rainbow backdrop

Places to Study or Work While Carrier is Closed

Posted September 26, 2024

Places to Study or Work in JMU Libraries While Carrier Library is closed for renovation and expansion, you still have four library locations to use! Check out this list of the top 15 places to study or work in JMU […]

photo of students studying in Rose Library

Feature Friday: Getting Black Humanities Research on the Map

Posted September 19, 2024

For the last nine years, JMU faculty member Mollie Godfrey and former faculty member Seán McCarthy have been working alongside local Harrisonburg community members and students on a project to recover the histories of a local Black teacher–Lucy F. Simms–and […]

African-American woman presenting to a group of college students in front of panels showing old photographs

The Future Anatomy Room at Carrier Library: Enhancing Engaged Learning at JMU

Posted September 16, 2024

Among the many exciting features of the renovated and expanded Carrier Library will be a state-of-the-art Anatomy Room. Here, JMU students will experience “hands-on learning” in the truest sense as they use three-dimensional anatomical models such as skeletons, hearts, skulls, […]

Two students view a hanging human skeleton

Celebrating the Worlds of Black Poetry (Book Display)

Posted September 13, 2024

The first Furious Flower Poetry Conference was held in 1994, bringing together dozens of Black poets, including the legendary poet Gwendolyn Brooks, to James Madison University’s campus. Due to the overwhelming success of that initial conference, the Furious Flower Poetry Conference has been […]

Feature Friday: Meet Your New Data Services Librarian

Posted September 12, 2024

JMU faculty, staff, and students, if you are trying to figure out how to manage your research data, we’d like to introduce you to someone.  Meet your new data services librarian! Samantha Harmon (M ‘22) joined the team in JMU […]