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Library Hours for Finals Week, Winter Break, and Winter Session
Posted December 1, 2025
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 […]
Faculty: Time to Set Up Your Course Reserves
Posted December 1, 2025
Our Course Reserves service allows you to make it easier for multiple students to access high-demand library materials by limiting checkout times to 4 hours or 4 days. How do I limit checkout times? Please use our Course Reserves Request form to place materials […]
Video About the Libraries by JMU HR
Posted December 1, 2025
Have you seen this video from JMU Human Resources? It shows some of our many library services and spaces that are available to everyone at JMU! Many thanks to our friends in HR—Priscilla Jones, Gage Kivlen, and Zaytoon Mirawdali—for helping us get the word out!
Interlibrary Loan Services Limited over Winter Break
Posted December 1, 2025
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 […]
JMU Faculty: Incorporate Digital Assignments in Your Courses
Posted December 1, 2025
Digital assignments are a great way to promote engaged learning in your classroom. Digital projects can include creating websites, podcasts, oral histories, timelines, maps, data visualizations, and more. We are here to support these projects. Our digital projects team has supported hundreds of exciting collaborations with JMU faculty and students. Get started: If you would like help […]
Two New Books on Information Literacy by JMU Librarians
Posted November 20, 2025
At JMU Libraries, we don’t just expand access to information—we also create new knowledge. Our faculty and staff are active scholars whose work spans librarianship, educational technology, archives, and instructional design. Their contributions shape how students learn, how faculty teach, and how libraries lead in a changing world. […]
Read Purple: A Free Novel Exchange for the JMU Community
Posted November 19, 2025
Ready to start a new book? Read Purple is a free, informal book exchange where JMU students, staff, and faculty can share and discover novels. How does it work? Stop by the Read Purple cart on the first floor of Hartman Hall, choose a […]
Faculty: Get Help with Alt Text for Images in Canvas
Posted November 17, 2025
Adding alt text to images in Canvas just got easier—and faster! What is alt text? Alternative text (or alt text) is a short description of a digital image that makes its meaning and function accessible to everyone. Assistive technologies rely […]
Feature Friday: 5 Former Libraries Student Employees and What They’re Doing Now
Posted November 14, 2025
Each year, JMU Libraries provides on-campus jobs to almost 100 hardworking student employees who develop professional skills and make lasting memories while serving the campus community. But the story doesn’t end when they graduate. The lessons learned behind the desk, […]
10 Tips for Finding Great Study Spaces at JMU
Posted November 13, 2025
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 […]
