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11 Easy Ways Faculty Can Make Textbooks More Affordable
Posted July 30, 2025
Textbook costs are a serious issue for many JMU students. According to a Spring 2024 survey, 39% of JMU students chose not to enroll in a class due to the cost of textbooks and 30% of students said they take fewer […]
Faculty: Time to Set Up Your Course Reserves
Posted July 30, 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 this form to place materials on Course Reserve, […]
Teaching with JMU’s Digital Tools: New Workshops for JMU Instructors
Posted July 28, 2025
Join our new workshop, Teaching with JMU’s Digital Tools, to get an introduction to using: Whether you’re enhancing course delivery, streamlining grading, or exploring AI-powered productivity, you’ll learn something useful in this session led by Ivan Guadarrama. Location: You can attend this hybrid workshop on Zoom or in Rose Library room 3311. If you attend in […]
New Workshops for Instructors on Canvas and Related Tools
Posted July 28, 2025
Join our new hands-on workshop, Canvas Essentials, to gain the skills and resources you need to create engaging courses in Canvas. Led by Ivan Guadarrama and Anthony Miles, this session will help you get the most out of Canvas by […]
New Tool for Technical and Scientific Writing: Overleaf
Posted July 22, 2025
Great news for LaTeX users at JMU! Faculty, staff, and students now have access to Overleaf, a tool for creating and editing LaTeX documents in a web browser. What is LaTeX? LaTeX (pronounced either “LAY-tek” or “LAH-tek”) is a document […]
The Road to Reopening: Countdown to Carrier
Posted July 18, 2025
Carrier Library is still on track to reopen in time for Fall semester 2026! As the building exterior takes shape, we are preparing to welcome you back to a more modern, spacious, and user-friendly Carrier Library in August 2026. So […]
Gradescope & Bubble Sheet Info Sessions for JMU Faculty
Posted July 18, 2025
Join one of our new info sessions for a comprehensive introduction to using Gradescope and Bubble Sheet at JMU. Gradescope is a powerful assessment platform available to JMU instructors, and Bubble Sheet is one aspect of this platform. Gradescope can improve feedback quality and […]
Two Open Leadership Positions – Head of Research & Engagement for Digital Scholarship & Distinctive Collections and Director of Access & User Services
Posted July 15, 2025
JMU Libraries seeks two leaders to join the Academic Engagement Unit. The Head of Research & Engagement will lead and coordinate the outreach, instruction, and research services for the Digital Scholarship & Distinctive Collections Department. This position will help create […]
Manage Citations with Zotero’s Unlimited Storage
Posted July 14, 2025
Are you still typing out reference lists? Maybe it’s time to try a citation manager! Zotero is a free, easy-to-use, open source tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and collaborate on research. Get Zotero: Create an account on their […]
18 Ways We Can Help Advance Faculty Research
Posted July 9, 2025
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 […]
