Category: JMU Libraries News
JMU Faculty: Incorporate Digital Assignments in Your Courses
Posted December 1, 2025
Digital assignments are a great way to promote engaged learning in your classroom. Digital projects can include creating websites, podcasts, oral histories, timelines, maps, data visualizations, and more. We are here to support these projects. Our digital projects team has supported hundreds of exciting collaborations with JMU faculty and students. Get started: If you would like help […]
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. […]
Read Purple: A Free Novel Exchange for the JMU Community
Posted November 19, 2025
Ready to start a new book? Read Purple is a free, informal book exchange where JMU students, staff, and faculty can share and discover novels. How does it work? Stop by the Read Purple carts, which are on the first floor […]
Faculty: Get Help with Alt Text for Images in Canvas
Posted November 17, 2025
Adding alt text to images in Canvas just got easier—and faster! What is alt text? Alternative text (or alt text) is a short description of a digital image that makes its meaning and function accessible to everyone. Assistive technologies rely […]
Free Access to the MLA Handbook
Posted November 13, 2025
Did you know JMU students, faculty, and staff now have free online access to the MLA Handbook through JMU Libraries? Print copies are also available in Rose Library. Visit our Citing Sources Guide for more citation resources, including the Chicago […]
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. […]
11 Things We Can’t Wait for Students to Discover in Carrier Library
Posted November 11, 2025
Carrier Library will reopen in August 2026! We’re so excited to welcome you back to a space that’s more inspiring, usable, and accessible than ever. Here are 11 things we can’t wait for Dukes to discover when we hold the […]
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 […]
Resources Used the Most by Graduate Students: The Libraries (from JMU News)
Posted November 3, 2025
From academics to campus involvement, JMU offers a wide range of resources for both part-time and full-time graduate students. The libraries are one of the most frequently used resources by graduate students daily. JMU Libraries provides expertise, services, and resources […]
4 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Course Reserves
Posted October 31, 2025
Faculty, you’ve heard of Course Reserves, right? That’s our service that lets you limit the loan periods on high-demand books to 4 hours or 4 days, making it easier for your students to take turns using the same library book. But […]
