Category: General Collections News
6 Ways We Can Help Faculty Prepare for Spring Semester
Posted December 4, 2025
Looking ahead to spring? We’re here to help you start strong. Here are six ways we can help you get ready for next semester: 1. Improve the accessibility of your Canvas courses: We can help you optimize student access to […]
Faculty: Time to Set Up Your Course Reserves
Posted December 1, 2025
Our Course Reserves service allows you to make it easier for multiple students to access high-demand library materials by limiting checkout times to 4 hours or 4 days. How do I limit checkout times? Please use this form to place materials on Course Reserve, […]
Two New Books on Information Literacy by JMU Librarians
Posted November 20, 2025
At JMU Libraries, we don’t just expand access to information—we also create new knowledge. Our faculty and staff are active scholars whose work spans librarianship, educational technology, archives, and instructional design. Their contributions shape how students learn, how faculty teach, and how libraries lead in a changing world. […]
Resilient Dukes: From Struggle to Strength (Book Display)
Posted November 12, 2025
On display in JMU Libraries Express for the 2025-2026 academic year. Selected by Dr. Josh Bacon. This book display showcases books and stories to help you build the resiliency to thrive at JMU and the tools to conquer whatever comes next. […]
How Many Miles of Books Do We Have?
Posted November 5, 2025
Even as we support our increasingly digital world of information, JMU Libraries maintains an impressive collection of physical materials—over 10 miles of them, to be exact! If you are curious where the 4 miles of books from Carrier Library have […]
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 […]
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? […]
Carrier Library books moved to ‘The Hub’ during renovations (from The Breeze)
Posted October 16, 2025
Before construction, Carrier Library’s walls were lined with bookshelves filled with information from all subjects. Now, the walls are bare and the library is empty, leaving many Dukes wondering: What happened to the books? The books from Carrier were temporarily […]
Get Scanned Articles and Chapters Delivered to Your Inbox
Posted October 3, 2025
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 […]
10 Tips for Finding Affordable Textbooks
Posted August 12, 2025
Students, if you’re feeling worried about how to pay for textbooks this semester, you’re not alone! JMU Libraries offers several options to help students find affordable textbooks. We’ve created this list to share the ways we can help and additional […]
