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Category: General Collections News

Summer Support for Faculty

Posted May 7, 2025

Congratulations—you’ve made it to the end of the academic year! As you take a breath or turn to what’s next, remember that we’re here to support your research and teaching. You can connect with us online or in person—just be sure to check […]

A New Way to Share Scholarly Audiovisual Materials Online: Announcing Aviary 

Posted May 5, 2025

You now have access to a new tool for sharing your scholarly audiovisual (AV) materials online!  We recently launched Aviary at JMU, an online repository that will host:  Coming soon: Aviary will soon be the home for recordings of musical […]

black and white line drawing icon of video files in a folder by saripah from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0)

5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

Posted April 4, 2025

As Earth Day approaches (April 22, 2025), JMU Libraries invites you to join us in celebrating our planet and exploring ways to promote environmental stewardship. Check out the opportunities on our Earth Day page—from immersive exhibits to thought-provoking discussions—for you […]

Nature's Calling virtual resource display

Read The Chronicle of Higher Education for Free

Posted March 25, 2025

Did you know that the Libraries provides JMU with unlimited access to The Chronicle of Higher Education online? The Chronicle covers academia in the U.S. and publishes online content every weekday.  Our subscription provides unlimited access to The Chronicle’s online […]

Research Guides: Choose a Subject and Start Here

Posted March 11, 2025

Our Research Guides were created by your liaison librarians to help you find relevant resources related to specific subjects or even courses! […]

Do You Speak Multiple Languages?

Posted March 10, 2025

At JMU Libraries, we’re happy to offer books, videos, and other resources in a variety of languages. […]

laptop with flags and text reading Library Search in 20 languages

All Bodies Are Good Bodies (Book Display)

Posted March 7, 2025

Our newest book display, All Bodies are Good Bodies, is now online and in Rose Library. Whether we realize it or not, we often see messages that there is a singular body type that is healthy, more desirable, more virtuous, […]

Unlearning Ableism Together: Disability Advocacy Week (Book Display)

Posted March 7, 2025

Our new book display, Unlearning Ableism Together, is now in JMU Libraries Express and online. Learn more!

Unlearning Ableism Together

New Feature When Searching for JMU Libraries Books on Google

Posted February 19, 2025

Good news: When you use Google to search for book titles, you can now see whether JMU Libraries has a copy of the book! Our Metadata Strategies team recently completed a lot of behind-the-scenes work to make this possible.  How […]

Lost & Found: How to Land Your Dream Job (Book Display)

Posted February 18, 2025

Our newest display in Rose Library is Lost & Found: How to Land Your Dream Job, created by the University Career Center to promote the University Career Fair. We hope you’ll attend the fair on February 18 & 19 and to check out the display for inspiration […]