Category: General Collections News
Read Magazines for Free with Flipster
Posted May 12, 2026
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 […]
Borrowing and Returning Library Books This Summer
Posted May 4, 2026
As we move into Carrier Library and permanently close our Express location on May 14, we want to ensure you can continue to check out and return library materials with minimal disruption. Borrowing You can request books from our collections […]
Doing Research This Summer? What You Need to Know
Posted April 27, 2026
Planning to work on research this summer? While library spaces, collections, and services will have limited availability from May through July as we move into Carrier Library, you’ll still be able to access many research resources. To ensure we can […]
Managing Miles of Books (and So Much More!): Meet Our Director of Collections
Posted April 21, 2026
Ever wondered what it takes to manage a university library’s collections? At JMU Libraries, a hard-working team of professionals and student staff selects, organizes, and maintains accurate metadata for over 1.8 million ebooks and half a million books and other […]
Course Reserves Electronic-Only for Summer Term 2026
Posted April 14, 2026
Course Reserves will be electronic only during the Summer 2026 term as we move into Carrier Library. Beginning in August for the Fall 2026 semester, all Course Reserves services will resume, including Print Course Reserves in Carrier, Rose, the Music Library, […]
Read Newspapers and Magazines Online for Free
Posted April 10, 2026
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? […]
Do You Speak Multiple Languages?
Posted March 3, 2026
At JMU Libraries, we’re happy to offer books, videos, and other resources in a variety of languages. […]
Research Guides: Choose a Subject and Start Here
Posted March 3, 2026
Our Research Guides were created by your liaison librarians to help you find relevant resources related to specific subjects or even courses! […]
Read The Chronicle of Higher Education for Free
Posted March 3, 2026
Did you know that JMU libraries provides you with unlimited online access to The Chronicle of Higher Education? The Chronicle covers academia in the U.S. and publishes online content every weekday. Our subscription includes: Learn how to access The Chronicle, whether you’re on or […]
Get Scanned Articles and Chapters Delivered to Your Inbox
Posted January 5, 2026
If you thought you needed to be on campus to access physical items in the JMU Libraries collection, we have good news! You can request scanned/digital copies of articles and book chapters to be sent to you via email! How […]
