Student Services

Hi, Dukes! We are here to support you whether you’re new or returning to JMU, a transfer student, a part-time student, or a graduate student!

Looking for employment? We provide on-campus jobs for student employees who want to develop professional skills in a supportive environment.

Not a student? Please switch to our resources for faculty, staff, or visitors and alumni.

We’re here to help you:

Explore library spaces

Find books, articles & more

Get research help

Get tech support

Learn new skills

Feed your creativity

Library locations: Find your favorite spots to study in our four library locations.
Group study rooms: Reserve a group study room to study with your friends or meet with your group. Or use one of the non-reservable, “first-come, first-served” group study rooms.
Places to study: View our study spaces. 24-hour study spaces are in both Rose Library and Carrier Library.
Coffee and food: Find a Starbucks café in both Carrier and Rose. In Memorial Hall, the Corner Bistro is down the hall from the Educational Technology & Media Center. Visit the JMU Dining site for their service hours.
Anatomy Rooms: The Anatomy Rooms in JMU Libraries provide space for multiple students to work with various anatomical models.
Fun things to do: Learn about our Seed Library, book displays, and more: Fun Things to Do in JMU Libraries.

Search our collections: Use Library Search to find books, e-books, articles, videos, music, and more. Learn what is included in Library Search results. Visit our online resources page for details on accessing databases, e-books, streaming video, and more. If you can’t find what you need, Ask the Library.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL): When you need a book, article, or other resource that’s not available in JMU’s collections, request it from Interlibrary Loan. We do our best to use the global network of libraries to get it to you, quickly and free of charge.
Delivery service: Use our delivery service to request items ahead of time for pickup at any library location.
Course Reserves: If your instructor has placed a shortened checkout period on high-use books for a class, find them in Course Reserves.
Newspaper subscriptions: Access the Washington Post, New York Times, and other newspapers and magazines using our subscriptions listed on our Newspapers and Magazines page.
Read for fun: Check out our Fun Reads and Movies guide!
Special Collections: Special Collections is our home for rare and unique materials, with a focus on the history of JMU and the Shenandoah Valley.
Online resources: Learn more about using e-books, databases, journals, and other online resources.

Librarians: To get help finding resources for an assignment, contact a liaison librarian. Our librarians specialize in specific JMU majors to provide expert help with your research. To find your librarian, start with Research Guides and select the subject of your course. Or make an appointment with a librarian.
Research guides: Find the best resources related to specific subjects or JMU courses in the guides created by JMU librarians.
Research data support: Request a data consultation learn strategies for finding, evaluating, organizing, and storing research data. Visit our Data Services page to learn more.
Citations: Manage your citations with Zotero and learn about citing sources in your writing. The Universtiy Writing Center offers more writing help and resources!

Take online and hybrid courses: We help students learn Zoom basics and everything else they need to know to take online or hybrid courses at JMU.
Connect from off-campus: Get instructions for connecting from off-campus to use our online resources.
Use Canvas and Zoom: Learn how to get started with Canvas and how to use Zoom at JMU. The JMU IT Help Desk provides tech support for Zoom and more.
Printing & scanning: Learn about the Libraries’ printers and scanners.
Personalized support for using JMU’s educational technologies: We can help students use JMU’s educational technologies such as Canvas, Turnitin, and Respondus.

AI resources: To help students learn about artificial intelligence (AI) and critically examine its implications and effects, we offer information and resources on generative AI.
Workshops: We offer workshops on crochet, research, and other library, creative, or technology-related topics.
LinkedIn Learning: Our subscription to LinkedIn Learning gives you access to streaming video tutorials on 2,000+ topics such as 3D animation, business, design, photography, video creation, and more.
Student Jobs and Assistantships: We provide on-campus jobs for student employees who develop professional skills in a supportive environment.

Free images and videos: Find audio, image, and video resources that you can freely use!
Makerspace: Create, tinker, craft, invent, and discover new skills in The Makery in Rose Library or Carrier Library.
Multimedia, audio/visual, and computing equipment: You can borrow equipment such as laptops, cameras, and microphones from the Learning Innovations & Design Desk in Carrier Library. Also, our Music Library offers equipment to check out. The Makery offers additional media production and makerspace equipment. HDMI cables and disc drives are available at the Ask The Library Desk in Rose Library.

Whenever you have questions, please contact us. Visit a service desk or use our Ask the Library page, and we’ll gladly help.