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18 Ways We Can Help Advance Faculty Research

Posted June 17, 2024

JMU faculty, if you’re working on scholarship or research projects this summer, take a moment to explore the ways we can help propel your work forward!  More Free Tools to Help with Your Research  We Also Support Your Teaching!   If […]

A Unique Gem in the Future Carrier Library: The Grand Reading Room

Posted June 6, 2024

A reading room can stir powerful emotions—awe, inspiration, and calm can be found in this most iconic of library spaces. In the future Carrier Library, visitors to our new Grand Reading Room will discover a gorgeous, modern, and welcoming space. […]

Interior rendering of the grand reading room in future Carrier Library with high ceilings, study tables, and lots of windows

New Event: Integrating Makerspace & Media Technologies into Your Courses

Posted May 28, 2024

Discover a world of possibilities at our new faculty offering in The Makery on July 10: Integrating Makerspace & Media Technologies into Your Courses. Hear about the various educational technologies offered by JMU Libraries and learn how to incorporate 3D printing, sewing, […]

New collection of UPB scrapbooks document over 50 years of entertainment at JMU

Posted May 20, 2024

James Madison University Special Collections is pleased to announce that the University Program Board (UPB) Records are now fully processed and available for research. The collection comprises 26 scrapbooks of photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera as well as posters, fliers, […]

Announcing 2024 Recipients: Summer Stipend for Transitioning to Open Educational Resources

Posted May 20, 2024

Congratulations to the five JMU faculty members who were recently awarded JMU Libraries’ summer stipends for transitioning to open educational resources (OER)! By revising the courses noted below, these faculty members will save about 300 students more than $20,000 in […]

Faculty: Meet Your Professional Development Goals on Your Schedule

Posted May 14, 2024

Achieve your professional goals on your own schedule with one of these asynchronous offerings from us this summer! Design for Learning Institute (approx. 6 hours): Join a learning community of JMU experts, peers, and mentors as you develop or redesign a course. Learn more. […]

Read “The Washington Post” Online

Posted May 10, 2024

JMU faculty, staff, and students can benefit from our digital subscription to “The Washington Post” through a campus license provided by JMU Libraries. What’s included? All of the news and opinion content, as well as the Post’s digital archive. You […]

Award-Winning JMU Libraries Employees in 2023-24

Posted May 9, 2024

Please join us in celebrating the JMU Libraries faculty members and student employees who won JMU awards this year! Hermione DeWitt Hermione DeWitt was named JMU’s Student Employee of the Year. Hermione worked in the Libraries’ Makery for three years, […]