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Honoring National Native American Heritage Month
Posted November 11, 2024
November is Native American Heritage Month, an opportunity to honor, celebrate, and learn. Visit our Native American Heritage Month page for ways you can join the celebration.
You’re Invited! Honoring Día de Los Muertos in the Shenandoah Valley (Nov. 7 Event)
Posted October 23, 2024
Join us on Thursday, November 7 at 6pm in Memorial Hall to learn from and experience artistic expression related to Día de los Muertos and other Latinx cultural commemorations of loved ones. Crafting Local Commemorations: Honoring Día de los Muertos […]
More Ebooks at Your Fingertips Thanks to An Open Access Project Supported by JMU Libraries
Posted October 21, 2024
In 2022, the JMU community gained access to over 2,000 ebooks published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s MIT Press when JMU Libraries joined the Direct to Open (D2O) project. Since then, the JMU community has gained access to more […]
Open Access is More than Articles – It’s Books, Too!
Posted October 21, 2024
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 […]
Open Access Publishing Options at JMU
Posted October 21, 2024
Did you know that publishing your work in an open access (OA) venue increases the global readership and has a positive effect on citation? At JMU, there are many ways to make your work openly available: Contact: To learn more, […]
Open Access = Greater Impact: Insights from JMU’s Ben Selznick
Posted October 19, 2024
In celebration of International Open Access Week (October 21-27), we interviewed JMU faculty member Ben Selznick, an associate professor in the School of Strategic Leadership Studies who has published 5 articles in open access journals. Keep reading to find out […]
Preserving JMU Tradition: The Bluestone on the Carrier Library Renovation and Expansion
Posted October 17, 2024
Take a moment to envision JMU’s gorgeous campus. What’s the first image of our campus that comes to mind? Is it the vibrant purple and gold flower beds, the sunsets from east campus, or the iconic bluestone that gives the […]
Fall Break Hours in the Libraries
Posted October 9, 2024
JMU Libraries will offer modified hours during JMU’s Fall Break. If you plan to visit a library or access a service from October 16-20, please check our Hours page ahead of time. As always, you can swipe in to the […]
Check Out the Progress on Carrier Library
Posted October 8, 2024
Curious to see how construction on Carrier Library is coming along? Check out this before-and-after aerial video of the project site in 3 stages from May 2023 to July 2024! We also have new photos of the progress on the Carrier Library renovation and […]
Reception for New Exhibit in the Music Library: Fri 11/8 at 4pm
Posted October 8, 2024
Join us for a reception to open a new art exhibit in the JMU Music Library! “Discord and Harmony” features art by students in the JMU School of Art, Design, and Art History (SADAH) and the School of Media Arts and Design (SMAD). […]
