Category: JMU Libraries News

Posted January 5, 2026

Find out how you can increase the visibility and accessibility of your work by adding it to JMU’s institutional repository, JMU Scholarly Commons.  By adding your work to JMU Scholarly Commons: Did you know? Learn More Need help with the […]

Posted January 5, 2026

Are you ordering seeds for your own garden this year? If you have some left over, consider donating them to JMU’s Community Seed Library! We are happy to accept store-bought seeds, partially used packets, or seeds saved from your garden. […]

Posted January 5, 2026

Did you know you can borrow microphones, projectors, external hard drives, cameras, tripods, portrait light kits, and more for your professional and personal projects? Reserve equipment three working days before you need it: Submit your request online, then pick up […]

Posted January 5, 2026

Google Scholar has its limitations (for instance, not all articles you’ll find are peer-reviewed), but it is still a popular research tool. You can get even more out of Google Scholar by identifying JMU as your institution in Settings so […]

Posted January 5, 2026

You may be familiar with Interlibrary Loan (ILL) – when you need a book, article, or another resource that’s unavailable or not part of JMU’s collection, you submit an ILL request, and we use a global network of libraries to […]

Posted December 18, 2025

Have you explored the thousands of videos at your fingertips through JMU’s subscription to LinkedIn Learning? All JMU students, staff, and faculty can watch short videos or even take online courses on topics including infographics, web design, data management, leadership […]

Posted December 17, 2025

If your New Year’s resolutions include decluttering, you can donate fiction books to our Read Purple novel exchange in Hartman Hall! Other books–including textbooks–can be donated to Booksavers of Virginia, a non-profit used bookstore here in Harrisonburg. Don’t worry if […]

Posted December 17, 2025

Faculty, if it feels too late to find open and affordable materials for your course or create your own for the spring semester, there are other easy ways you can make course materials more affordable for your students!  1. Find out if the library has a copy  If we have […]

Posted December 17, 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 […]

Posted December 17, 2025

Have you been enjoying the series of quick tips on digital accessibility topics in our weekly emails? Now you can find them all here!  As part of JMU’s campus-wide digital accessibility efforts, the Libraries and our Digital Accessibility Ambassadors are working hard to support faculty in making […]