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The Top 5 Things that Future Dukes Need to Know about JMU Libraries
Posted September 1, 2025
1. JMU Libraries helps students with their academic and creative projects, for classes or for fun! We help students level up their research skills to meet the challenge of college-level assignments. But we also help them explore their creative side […]
Evening Quiet Study Spaces in Rose Library
Posted September 1, 2025
Did you know we open extra rooms in the evenings in Rose Library? During the day, the large meeting rooms in Rose Library, Rose 3311 & 3313, are reserved for Libraries staff and faculty to host meetings and workshops, but […]
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 need to alert the relevant staff in your department when you submit your other course information so they can add this […]
Can I Show It? Copyright for Public Film Screenings and Events
Posted August 30, 2025
JMU groups often look to the Libraries for guidance on licensing and copyright when hosting a film screening or event. If you want to show a film outside of a class, make sure JMU has public performance rights for that […]
15 Things Anyone at JMU Can Do at the ETMC
Posted August 30, 2025
The Educational Technology & Media Center (ETMC) is one of the best-kept secrets on campus. Many people think it’s just for Education students because it’s located in Memorial Hall, but it’s open to everyone! Here are 15 things anyone can […]
No Permit? No Problem! 15-Minute Parking at JMU Libraries Express
Posted August 30, 2025
JMU Libraries Express (our temporary library location at 1050 S. Main Street) has four 15-minute parking spaces that do not require a permit! This makes JMU Libraries Express our best location to pick up or drop off books if you […]
Open & Affordable Community Forum on November 14, 2025
Posted August 30, 2025
Learn more about open and affordable textbooks, open education, and open pedagogy at the Open & Affordable Community Forum on November 14, 2025. Register now, and join the sessions that interest you on November 14!
Feature Friday: Students Helping Students with Business Research
Posted August 22, 2025
Peer Research Advisers (PRAs) are student employees in JMU Libraries trained to help their peers in the College of Business with the in-depth research required to create a business plan for COB 300. The PRA program has been assisting their […]
Carrier Library Renovation Enters Final Year Before Fall 2026 Reopening
Posted August 20, 2025
We are just one year away from welcoming the JMU community back to a refreshed and expanded Carrier Library, with the building on track to reopen in August 2026. The project has been progressing as planned, with structural work nearing completion and […]
