Category: JMU Libraries News
Open Access Week events
Posted October 11, 2019
Open Access Week 2019 is October 21-27. “Open Access to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform […]
Universal Design for Learning – a free online conference on 10/18
Posted October 11, 2019
Learn about universal design for learning! Join colleagues for an online conference offered by the Universal Design for Learning Implementation & Research Network. All JMU staff and faculty are invited to attend one or more sessions on October 18, 9am-4pm, in […]
Get to Know Your Liaison Librarian
Posted October 7, 2019
Liaison librarians can advise you on the many steps in the research process, from beginning your search for sources to choosing a place to publish your work. Each liaison librarian specializes in one or more of the academic disciplines at JMU.
A Note from Our New Dean
Posted September 11, 2019
Greetings! Here you’ll find links to a wide array of library and educational technology offerings and resources available to you this semester. I would also like to take the opportunity of this first newsletter of my first year in Harrisonburg, […]
Lee Vinsel to keynote the Teaching & Learning with Technology Conference on 10/28
Posted September 10, 2019
We are excited to announce our TLT Conference keynote speaker: Lee Vinsel! Vinsel is an Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech. He studies human life with technology, with a particular focus on the relationship between government, business, and technological […]
CANCELED: Towards Building Community Based Archives of Activism
Posted September 5, 2019
This talk has been canceled due to travel issues. We hope to reschedule it at a later date. * * * Bergis Jules, project director of Documenting the Now, will be discussing his advocacy work on behalf of community-based archives […]
Carrier Library offers the 3SPACE Classroom
Posted September 5, 2019
JMU 3SPACE serves students and faculty from all departments and colleges at the university, offering 3D printing access and training to people of all experience levels. Our goal is to help JMU faculty and staff incorporate desktop digital fabrication into […]
Classroom Technology Upgrades across campus
Posted September 2, 2019
This year, Classroom Technology Services, a department in JMU Libraries, installed new classroom technology in many buildings across campus: Classroom Technology Services also supported the installation of eight new teaching spaces in the Wilson Hall renovation. To request immediate help with […]
Accelerating Creative Teaching Grants for JMU Faculty
Posted September 2, 2019
JMU faculty are invited to apply for an Accelerating Creative Teaching (ACT) Grant by September 20, 2019. ACT Grants, sponsored by JMU Libraries, award up to $500 to $2000 to empower faculty developing scholarship in innovative teaching and learning. The goal is to support instructional projects that are […]
Music Library Receives Summer Renovations
Posted August 30, 2019
Over the summer, the Music Library completed some necessary renovations to open up the space to become more helpful and useful to patrons while also keeping it fresh and interesting. The renovations included removing a large section of a wall, half of the […]