Category: JMU Libraries News
Instructors: Try Free and Low-Cost Online Textbook Options
Posted July 18, 2024
Next semester, try open textbooks! They offer a more affordable alternative for students without compromising on quality. With open textbooks, you have the flexibility to save, share, and revise the material to align with course learning outcomes and equity and […]
Celebrating Three Faculty Members Retiring from JMU Libraries
Posted July 18, 2024
Best wishes to these retiring Libraries faculty members. You will be missed! Brian Cockburn, the JMU Libraries Music Librarian and instructor in the School of Music, is retiring after 30 years! Brian came to JMU because of the opportunity it […]
Read the Washington Post, NYT, WSJ, Chronicle Higher Ed & More
Posted July 9, 2024
Did you know that JMU faculty, staff, and students have online access to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many other newspapers and magazines? Here are just a few of them: Looking for other news sources from the Libraries? […]
We Deliver! Campus Mail and Scanning Services
Posted July 8, 2024
Get Books Delivered to a Campus Mailbox Did you know that you can have library books delivered directly to your campus mailbox if you are JMU faculty, staff, or a doctoral student? This service includes books and other items from JMU […]
We Provide Academic Software and Platforms to JMU
Posted June 18, 2024
JMU Libraries provides a variety of academic software to catalyze JMU’s university-wide research and teaching-and-learning enterprise. JMU Information Technology provides additional software and platforms to JMU. JMU Libraries provide varying levels of support for using the software listed below. In some cases, support is available only through the […]
A Unique Gem in the Future Carrier Library: The Grand Reading Room
Posted June 6, 2024
A reading room can stir powerful emotions—awe, inspiration, and calm can be found in this most iconic of library spaces. In the future Carrier Library, visitors to our new Grand Reading Room will discover a gorgeous, modern, and welcoming space. […]
New Video: Sneak Peek of the Interior of Carrier Library Under Construction
Posted May 31, 2024
New Event: Integrating Makerspace & Media Technologies into Your Courses
Posted May 28, 2024
Discover a world of possibilities at our new faculty offering in The Makery on July 10: Integrating Makerspace & Media Technologies into Your Courses. Hear about the various educational technologies offered by JMU Libraries and learn how to incorporate 3D printing, sewing, […]
Announcing 2024 Recipients: Summer Stipend for Transitioning to Open Educational Resources
Posted May 20, 2024
Congratulations to the five JMU faculty members who were recently awarded JMU Libraries’ summer stipends for transitioning to open educational resources (OER)! By revising the courses noted below, these faculty members will save about 300 students more than $20,000 in […]
Read “The Washington Post” Online
Posted May 10, 2024
JMU faculty, staff, and students can benefit from our digital subscription to “The Washington Post” through a campus license provided by JMU Libraries. What’s included? All of the news and opinion content, as well as the Post’s digital archive. You […]