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Category: JMU Libraries News

Celebrating American Archives Month

Posted October 21, 2025

October is American Archives Month! We’re celebrating by sharing our digital collections of Shenandoah Valley and JMU history, including JMU historic photographs, ESPN College GameDay posters, Shenandoah National Park oral histories, and a recent addition to our online collection: black-and-white […]

black and white photo of a man standing over a log holding an ax

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 […]

library books (file photo from The Breeze)

Science Meets Society (Book Display)

Posted October 8, 2025

Communicating about science and health has always been important, especially around complex public health topics; this is true now more than ever. With our new display in Rose Library and online, you can explore a variety of books examining the […]

Photo of the "Science Meets Society" book display in Rose Library

From 1992 to Today: The Spirit of Change in JMU Libraries

Posted October 7, 2025

As you reminisce during Homecoming, imagine opening a time capsule from 1992 and glimpsing how people at JMU envisioned the future of our campus libraries. […]

New Workshop for Instructors: Writing Effective AI Prompts for Teaching

Posted October 7, 2025

Discover the emerging practice of artificial intelligence (AI) prompt engineering—the skill of writing effective prompts or inputs to generate useful, accurate, and ethically responsible outputs from AI tools.  Our new workshop will introduce the fundamentals of prompt structure, showcase examples tailored […]

Writing Effective AI Prompts for Teaching

Panel Presentation for Open Access Week: Publishing an Open Access Journal with JMU Libraries

Posted September 29, 2025

Learn about open access publishing efforts at JMU by attending this panel discussion. Hear from current and former editors of the International Journal on Responsibility, as well as faculty and staff from the Libraries’ Scholarly Communications team, about the collaborative processes involved […]

The logos for International open Access Week and JMU Libraries

10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do in the Music Library

Posted September 26, 2025

The Music Library in the basement of the Music Building is a hidden gem on the Quad. Discover 10 things you can do in the Music Library. […]

Explore Young Adult and Children’s Books at the ETMC

Posted September 25, 2025

If you or any children in your life enjoy young adult or children’s books, come visit the Educational Technology and Media Center (ETMC) in Memorial Hall! Here, you’ll find shelves full of picture books, young adult novels, and even board […]

photo of a shelf of children's books

JMU Libraries Offers Resources to Support Teaching, Learning, and Research with Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

Posted September 19, 2025

Originally posted September 14, 2024; last updated September 19, 2025 As artificial intelligence changes the nature of work, learning, and communication, higher education is only one of many industries grappling with its ethical and practical implications. For Fall 2025, JMU […]

Furious Flower Poetry Center receives space in renovated Carrier Library (from The Breeze)

Posted September 16, 2025

Among the many additions coming to the newly renovated Carrier Library in 2026 is one room set to highlight a historic and inclusive organization: a space for the Furious Flower Poetry Center, an academic center focused on Black poetry.  The center […]

photo of carrier library's exterior from the breeze