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.
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 Mariam Ismail Graduate Assistant ismailmy@jmu.edu |
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Iliana Cosme-Brooks Graduate Assistant cosmebim@jmu.edu |
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Layne Carpenter Digital Archivist carpe2lx@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 |
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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 |