Category: JMU Libraries News
The Library of the Future (from the “Being the Change” podcast)
Posted December 5, 2024
The Carrier Library renovation currently underway is a stunning project that will ultimately grace campus with a facility befitting JMU’s rise. Join Dean of Libraries Bethany Nowviskie and members of her team to hear more about this exciting addition to […]
‘It’ll be there long after we’re gone’: Carrier Library wing to be named after alumnus (from The Breeze)
Posted December 5, 2024
Stan (’54) and Rosemary Jones donated $2.5 million to JMU in Nov. 2024 to be put toward the current renovation of Carrier Library. In appreciation, the “new” wing of Carrier Library will be named after the couple, according to a […]
Read Magazines for Free with Flipster
Posted December 5, 2024
Explore 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 others, you […]
Library Hours for Finals Week, Winter Break, and Winter Session
Posted November 23, 2024
JMU Libraries will offer modified hours during finals week, winter break, and winter session: Look before you leave: If you plan to use library facilities or services on these dates, please check our hours page first. 24/7 Space: The 24-hour space in Rose Library is available […]
“Virtual Browse” Shows Physical and Digital Books Side by Side
Posted November 22, 2024
If you like browsing books on a physical shelf so you can see titles on a similar topic grouped together, we’d like to draw your attention to a tool in our JMU Library Catalog that might be easy to miss. At […]
JMU Libraries is working to make textbooks more affordable
Posted November 21, 2024
At JMU Libraries, free and equitable access to information is at the core of what we do. Here are four ways we are working to make textbooks and other academic resources more freely available for JMU students: 1. We encourage […]
Interlibrary Loan Services Limited over Winter Break
Posted November 20, 2024
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services at JMU and other universities are limited during winter break. If you plan to request books or articles from Interlibrary Loan in December or January, please visit our ILL Winter Break Hours page for more information […]
We’re Keeping Classroom Technology Up to Date
Posted November 15, 2024
Did you know the classroom technology team in JMU Libraries installed 40 new laser projectors, 66 new control systems, 47 new digital switchers, and 58 new Windows computers in classrooms and labs across campus last year? Even if you don’t […]
Thanksgiving Hours in the Libraries
Posted November 15, 2024
During Thanksgiving Break, all JMU Libraries locations will be closed from November 23 through November 30. Additionally, we offer modified hours on Friday, November 22 and Sunday, December 1. Please check our Hours page before visiting a library location during Thanksgiving Break. What’s available when the […]
Couple invests $2.5M to name new wing of Carrier Library (from JMU News)
Posted November 13, 2024
Seventy years after graduating from Madison College, Stan Jones (’54) and his wife, Rosemary Hayes Jones, name the expanded wing of Carrier Library with a $2.5 million gift to the university. When Stan Jones (’54) enrolled at Madison College as […]
