Category: Feature Friday

Posted October 29, 2021

Students in Dr. Jim Bywater’s classes did not spend any money on textbooks for his courses this semester. That’s because he is using open, affordable course materials for all his classes, both undergraduate and graduate. As Director of Educational Technology […]

Posted October 22, 2021

If you like affordable textbooks, you’ll love Liz Thompson.  Liz is our Open Education Librarian, which means she helps faculty to get started using open textbooks and other open license course materials. Thanks in large part to her work, over […]

Posted October 8, 2021

Brian Charette is a familiar face to many at JMU, and he is no stranger to the Libraries! He has worn many “hats” at JMU – instructor, consultant, director, AVP, and his current role as Special Assistant to the President […]

Posted September 24, 2021

“I have studied block-printed texts for years as a scholar of Tibetan Buddhism…but I had never crafted my own printing blocks before,” says Dr. Christie Kilby, Assistant Professor of Religion at James Madison University (JMU). In Spring 2021, Dr. Kilby […]

Posted September 17, 2021

In this week’s Feature Friday Q&A, meet Library Assistant Kateryna Hercheniuk, who joined the Libraries team in Fall 2021 to support our business librarian, Elizabeth Price, in providing library services to thousands of students and dozens of faculty in the […]

Posted September 10, 2021

Interlibrary Loan almost seems too good to be true, doesn’t it? Imagine… You’re researching for a paper, but one of the sources you’d like to reference eludes you.You’re in a book club, and the library doesn’t have some of the […]

Posted April 16, 2021

Join us for a virtual launch on April 28, 2021, to celebrate Season 2 of a podcast featuring the stories of immigrants in the Shenandoah Valley: Harrisonburg 360: Real People. Real Stories. One Community.  JMU students in Dr. Allison Fagan’s […]

Posted April 9, 2021

For this week’s #JMUFeatureFriday and #NationalPoetryMonth, we are highlighting one of our own: the philosopher, the poet – Michael Trocchia.  As the Libraries’ Resource Management Coordinator, Trocchia is part of a team that works on giving you streamlined access to […]

Posted April 2, 2021

In Spring 2020 when James Madison University faculty had to move all their classes online in under two weeks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Libraries jumped into action to provide online guides, virtual workshops, and consultation services to […]

Posted March 26, 2021

Perhaps you have noticed a beautiful display of vintage women’s clothing in the lobby just inside the historic entrance of Carrier Library, near the life-size statue of Joan of Arc.  The historic clothing exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of the […]