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11 Easy Ways Faculty Can Make Textbooks More Affordable

Posted February 27, 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 […]

piggy bank sitting on a stack of books

Demystifying Data: Foundations of Data Literacy Workshop for Students, Staff, and Faculty

Posted February 26, 2025

In the digital age, data is everywhere—but how can we make sense of it? In today’s data-driven world, understanding how to find, assess, and manage data is essential. Join our Demystifying Data workshop in Rose Library on April 17 to […]

Samantha Harmon teaching a data literacy workshop

New Video About Historic Restoration in Carrier Library

Posted February 25, 2025

Our newest video, Revealing and Restoring History in Carrier Library, highlights the incredible work being done to preserve and restore gorgeous 1939 elements of this beloved building. Original column capitals and brackets, some recently uncovered for the first time since […]

Supporting JMU Libraries Means Supporting All Dukes

Posted February 24, 2025

Libraries are places of connection and discovery, where students and scholars consult the wisdom of the past and help to shape the future. When the expanded and renovated Carrier Library reopens for Fall semester 2026, it will serve as a […]

New Public-Access Repository for Sharing Your Research

Posted February 20, 2025

If you want to share your research beyond our institutional repository, you may be interested to learn about Knowledge Commons Works (KCWorks), which was recently selected as the designated public-access repository of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). KCWorks […]

Join the Big Read with Massanutten Regional Library

Posted February 19, 2025

Have you heard about the Big Read program at Massanutten Regional Library (MRL) this spring? JMU Libraries is excited to be a co-sponsor of MRL’s Big Read 2025, which launches with a Kickoff Celebration on February 28! So, what is […]

New Feature When Searching for JMU Libraries Books on Google

Posted February 19, 2025

Good news: When you use Google to search for book titles, you can now see whether JMU Libraries has a copy of the book! Our Metadata Strategies team recently completed a lot of behind-the-scenes work to make this possible.  How […]

Lost & Found: How to Land Your Dream Job (Book Display)

Posted February 18, 2025

Our newest display in Rose Library is Lost & Found: How to Land Your Dream Job, created by the University Career Center to promote the University Career Fair. We hope you’ll attend the fair on February 18 & 19 and to check out the display for inspiration […]

Inquiry-Based Learning with Polling and Accessible Presentations: Workshop for JMU Faculty

Posted February 18, 2025

Join this workshop to learn strategies and methods to support interactive and inclusive class participation for all students, using inquiry-based learning pedagogy, JMU-supported polling tools, and accessible presentations inside and outside classrooms. Beyond this workshop, you can also request follow-up consultation, […]

2 JMU Faculty Awarded Grants to Create Open Textbooks 

Posted February 18, 2025

Two JMU faculty members were recently selected as recipients for the statewide Open Course Grants program:  Here’s what Dr. Johnson had to say: “‘I wrote Dear Computer for many reasons. To save students money, to clarify and organize my own […]