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Posted January 28, 2025

February is Black History Month, an opportunity to bring intentional focus to the centering and celebrating of Black history. We’ve compiled this list of local Black history resources, books, films, and other avenues to dig deeper into our local and […]

Posted January 28, 2025

Did you know you can borrow microphones, projectors, external hard drives, cameras, tripods, portrait light kits, and more for your professional and personal projects? Reserve equipment three working days before you need it: Submit your request online, then pick up […]

Posted January 27, 2025

Librarian Liz Thompson and Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Malika Carter-Hoyt discuss how Open Education Resources in the JMU Libraries are helping students find alternatives to paying the high price of some textbooks and course materials. 

Posted January 27, 2025

Have you discovered JMU’s new podcast, Being the Change? It features interviews with members of the JMU community that take place right in our Audio Recording room in Rose Library!  Today, we’re excited to share four episodes that highlight projects […]

Posted January 27, 2025

JMU faculty and staff, are you searching for a platform to publish an open textbook, white paper, technical report, or open-access book?   We have two ways to help you get started using Pressbooks, an ideal tool for creating openly-licensed teaching, […]

Posted January 24, 2025

When Stan Jones (’54) enrolled at Madison College as a day student, he walked the sidewalks of his childhood from home to work, class and back home again. His daily route passed by the campus library, which quickly became his […]

Posted January 24, 2025

Have you noticed there used to be many ways of contacting the Libraries, depending on whether you wanted help navigating Canvas, using a projector, creating a video, or borrowing Libraries equipment? In fact, many Libraries services related to teaching and […]

Posted January 23, 2025

Join our workshop to learn about the Open Science Framework (OSF), a free and open-source project management tool that supports researchers throughout the entire research lifecycle. OSF is for any discipline – not just the sciences! You’ll get an introduction to OSF’s capabilities, including […]

Posted January 17, 2025

If so, please fill out this survey to let us know! We’d love to hear about the open textbooks or open course materials you are using, even if your course also requires some textbooks that cost money. The survey is […]

Posted January 17, 2025

Join our workshop, “Enhancing Assessment Efficiency,” to get a comprehensive introduction to using Gradescope and Bubble Sheet at JMU. Gradescope is a powerful assessment platform available to JMU faculty, and Bubble Sheet is one aspect of this platform. This is a […]