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Library Hours for Finals Week, Winter Break, and Winter Session

Posted November 23, 2024

JMU Libraries will offer modified hours during finals week, winter break, and winter session: Look before you leave: If you plan to use library facilities or services on these dates, please check our hours page first. 24/7 Space: The 24-hour space in Rose Library is available […]

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10 Tips for Finding Great Study Spaces at JMU

Posted November 23, 2024

Even during midterms and finals week, there are plenty of empty seats available all over campus if you know where to look! In fact, JMU offers study spaces in over 30 buildings! Here are 10 top tips for finding good […]

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We Deliver! Campus Mail and Scanning Services

Posted November 23, 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 a JMU faculty/staff member or doctoral student? This service includes books and other items from JMU […]

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“Virtual Browse” Shows Physical and Digital Books Side by Side

Posted November 22, 2024

If you like browsing books on a physical shelf so you can see titles on a similar topic grouped together, we’d like to draw your attention to a tool in our JMU Library Catalog that might be easy to miss. At […]

JMU Libraries is working to make textbooks more affordable

Posted November 21, 2024

At JMU Libraries, free and equitable access to information is at the core of what we do. Here are four ways we are working to make textbooks and other academic resources more freely available for JMU students: 1. We encourage […]

Interlibrary Loan Services Limited over Winter Break

Posted November 20, 2024

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services at JMU and other universities are limited during winter break. If you plan to request books or articles from Interlibrary Loan in December or January, please visit our ILL Winter Break Hours page for more information […]

We’re Keeping Classroom Technology Up to Date

Posted November 15, 2024

Did you know the classroom technology team in JMU Libraries installed 40 new laser projectors, 66 new control systems, 47 new digital switchers, and 58 new Windows computers in classrooms and labs across campus last year? Even if you don’t […]

Thanksgiving Hours in the Libraries

Posted November 15, 2024

During Thanksgiving Break, all JMU Libraries locations will be closed from November 23 through November 30. Additionally, we offer modified hours on Friday, November 22 and Sunday, December 1. Please check our Hours page before visiting a library location during Thanksgiving Break.  What’s available when the […]

Couple invests $2.5M to name new wing of Carrier Library

Posted November 13, 2024

Seventy years after graduating from Madison College, Stan Jones (’54) and his wife, Rosemary Hayes Jones, name the expanded wing of Carrier Library with a $2.5 million gift to the university. When Stan Jones (’54) enrolled at Madison College as […]

4 Free Tools to Make Your Research Easier

Posted November 12, 2024

1. Research Guides Looking for sources you can’t find on Google? Research Guides are pages on the Libraries website that point you to the very best databases and resources for research on a specific subject. They are created by JMU […]