Digital Scholarship and Distinctive Collections
We partner across JMU and in the surrounding communities to create, collect, steward, and imaginatively share unique collections in a variety of media types. We leverage the latest technologies and best practices in digital scholarship to support the exploration and understanding of our shared cultural heritage. Our expertise includes rare books, manuscripts, archives, digital archives, primary source instruction, preservation, conservation, digitization, digital pedagogy, and digital and immersive projects. The Digital Scholarship and Distinctive Collections (DSDC) department combines the Digital Projects and Special Collections teams.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariam Ismail | Graduate Assistant | ismailmy@jmu.edu | |
| Iliana Cosme-Brooks | Graduate Assistant | cosmebim@jmu.edu | |
| Layne Carpenter | Digital Archivist | carpe2lx@jmu.edu | |
| Kayleigh Bishop | Reference Specialist | bishopkj@jmu.edu | |
| N’Kosi Oates, Ph.D. | Instruction Librarian and Curator for Black Arts and Culture, Assistant Professor | oatesne@jmu.edu | |
| Caitlin Birch | Director of Digital Scholarship and Distinctive Collections | 540-568-2885 | birchjc@jmu.edu |
| Kirsten Mlodynia | Digital Projects Specialist | 540-568-6610 | helferkn@jmu.edu |
| Kate Morris | Head of Special Collections | 540-568-3444 | morriskn@jmu.edu |
| Julia Merkel | Preservation Officer | 540-568-7040 | merkeljm@jmu.edu |
| Kevin Hegg | Head of Digital Projects | 540-568-6945 | heggkj@jmu.edu |
| Tiffany Cole | Special Collections Archivist | 540-568-5166 | coletw@jmu.edu |
| Faith Benavides | Special Collections Public Services Coordinator | 540-568-3612 | benavifm@jmu.edu |
| Grover Saunders | Immersive & Digital Projects Specialist | 540-568-3572 | saundebn@jmu.edu |
| Bodeene Amyot Cairdeas | Digital and Audiovisual Archivist | 540-568-8858 | amyotbm@jmu.edu |