Category: Open Education News
Open Access is More than Articles – It’s Books, Too!
Posted October 20, 2025
You may be familiar with open access (OA) journal articles, which are freely available to anyone, but did you know that books can also be published open access? Open Access Week is a great time to explore how you can publish […]
Who Owns Our Knowledge? Open Access Week 2025 at JMU
Posted October 17, 2025
Scholarly work and research created at JMU advances the public good and the global academic community. However, getting new knowledge into the hands of scholars, policymakers, students, and the public is often harder than it should be. Too often, commercial […]
Faculty: Apply for a VIVA Open Grant to Switch to Open Course Materials
Posted October 7, 2025
Are you concerned about the high cost of course materials for your students? Apply for a VIVA Open Grant of up to $50,000 to help eliminate textbook costs and reduce the financial burden of higher education for JMU students. Offered […]
A Better Way to Manage Your Research: The Open Science Framework (It’s Not Just for Science!)
Posted September 29, 2025
Effective research includes organizing, managing, sharing, and preserving your research outputs. The Open Science Framework (OSF) is a platform that supports researchers in any discipline throughout the entire research lifecycle—from study design to data sharing. Through JMU Libraries, you have enhanced […]
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’ Data and Scholarly Communications department, about the collaborative […]
Explore Open Education at the Open and Affordable Community Forum
Posted September 16, 2025
Do you want to connect with educators across Virginia to explore topics of open and affordable higher education? You’re invited! The Open and Affordable Community Forum covers issues in open education, open pedagogy, and open educational resources (OER). This free event is hosted by […]
Staff Reminder to Mark No/Low-Cost Courses in Course Scheduler
Posted September 1, 2025
This is a friendly reminder for staff who are responsible for entering classes in Course Scheduler. Please make sure that any courses with textbooks costing less than $40 at the JMU Bookstore are marked as No/Low-Cost so that students can […]
Faculty Deadline to Mark Your Course as “No/Low Cost Course Materials”
Posted September 1, 2025
This is a friendly reminder that if your course materials total $40 or less at the JMU Bookstore, you should alert the relevant staff in your department when you submit your other course information so they can add this info to Course Scheduler for […]
Call for Proposals: Open and Affordable Community Forum
Posted August 19, 2025
Do you want to connect with others across the Commonwealth of Virginia to explore topics of open and affordable higher education? You’re invited! The Open and Affordable Community Forum covers existing and emerging issues in open education, open pedagogy, and open educational […]
10 Tips for Finding Affordable Textbooks
Posted August 12, 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 […]