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Posted October 22, 2021

If you like affordable textbooks, you’ll love Liz Thompson.  Liz is our Open Education Librarian, which means she helps faculty to get started using open textbooks and other open license course materials. Thanks in large part to her work, over […]

Posted October 19, 2021

Open access (OA) refers to information that is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Journal articles, books, databases, and more can be OA. Because open access materials can be shared freely, OA has […]

Posted October 8, 2021

Brian Charette is a familiar face to many at JMU, and he is no stranger to the Libraries! He has worn many “hats” at JMU – instructor, consultant, director, AVP, and his current role as Special Assistant to the President […]

Posted October 4, 2021

You can now publish in ACM journals, magazines, and proceedings as Open Access (OA) without paying article processing charges, if the corresponding author is from JMU. This new agreement, which does not include ACM books or book chapters, will be valid […]

Posted September 30, 2021

Posted September 29, 2021

View the Libraries’ newest art exhibit in The little Gallery Underground, located in the Music Library (basement of the Music Building), until October 20. The exhibit, Timbre, features prints from the JMU School of Music Bands Collection, collected and presented […]

Posted September 24, 2021

“I have studied block-printed texts for years as a scholar of Tibetan Buddhism…but I had never crafted my own printing blocks before,” says Dr. Christie Kilby, Assistant Professor of Religion at James Madison University (JMU). In Spring 2021, Dr. Kilby […]

Posted September 22, 2021

Almost 1 in 4 Americans are not registered to vote. Change that stat by registering this fall! Register to vote at our National Voter Registration Day booth in Carrier on Tuesday, September 28, 11am to 2pm. We can also answer […]

Posted September 21, 2021

This semester, we’re introducing a new series to give you a chance to try out a new teaching tool each week. Join us for a casual discussion and time to tinker with digital tools that can be used in any […]

Posted September 20, 2021

Do you like sharing your ideas and opinions? Of course you do! And we want to hear them! Each year, the Libraries pulls together a small group of students to help guide our decisions and give us feedback on various […]