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Category: The Makery News

Connecting the Past and the Future of Carrier Library with 3D Technology

Posted October 31, 2023

The Makery in Rose Library recently helped to bridge the gap between the past and the future of Carrier Library using the power of 3D scanning and printing technology. While preparing for the renovation of Carrier Library, the construction team […]

Ethiopian Heritage & Culture Camp in The Makery

Posted October 30, 2023

In July 2023, the JMU Libraries makerspace had the opportunity to host about 70 children adopted from Ethiopia and their families as part of the annual Ethiopian Heritage & Culture Camp. The children, ages 4-16, spent an afternoon creating symbols […]

Fragile Supply Chains and 3D Printing in the Classroom

Posted October 12, 2023

When Bill Ritchie, CSX professor of Business Management in JMU’s College of Business, went looking for a partner to help him demonstrate to students in a supply-chain class how 3D scanning and printing can provide a margin of safety against […]

If You Can Dream It, You Can Make It: A Shoe Story

Posted September 13, 2023

What does it mean for JMU that all students, faculty, and staff can use cutting-edge technologies like 3D printers, laser cutters, and 3D scanners in The Makery, a makerspace in the Libraries? For Industrial Design major Quinn Gagne, it meant […]

The Makery Featured in Shenandoah Valley Living

Posted June 6, 2023

Shenandoah Valley Living is a website run by the Shenandoah Valley Partnership that helps people who are looking for information about living and working in the Shenandoah Valley. Recently, they published a roundup of JMU Innovation and Entrepreneurial Spaces, listing […]

Feature Friday: A Self-Driving Golf Cart for Retirement Communities

Posted March 31, 2023

In December 2022, Bobby Perkins was among the first graduates of JMU’s brand new Information Technology (IT) undergraduate program. At JMU, he is best known for his role in JMU Libraries helping faculty with Zoom, projectors, and microphones, but over […]

Feature Friday: “Making” a Difference in The Makery

Posted February 10, 2023

Steve Aderton is a long-time friend of JMU Libraries. He was a student employee in The Makery for two years, helping students and faculty to use technologies like 3-D printers, virtual reality headsets, and laser cutters. He came back as […]

Equipment Loans Moving to Rose Library

Posted December 6, 2022

Equipment Loans is the Libraries service that provides cameras, microphones, and other media production equipment for faculty, staff, and students to borrow. In preparation for the renovation and expansion of Carrier Library beginning in May 2023, Equipment Loans will move […]

Changes to The Makery Coming in January

Posted December 5, 2022

While the Makery location in Rose Library will continue to offer drop-in visits, workshops, and appointments throughout the renovation and expansion of Carrier Library, you will notice some changes in The Makery in Carrier Library as early as January. What’s […]

JMU Libraries in The Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted May 6, 2022

JMU Libraries was included in “The Library of the Future: How the heart of the campus is transforming,” a new report from The Chronicle of Higher Education. Accessible to anyone with a JMU eID login and password, the special report […]