Category: General Collections News
Our New “Library Search” Tool (Updated July 15)
Posted July 15, 2020
We are pleased to announce a new Library Search tool as part of a new integrated library system (ILS) system debuting in early July. Library Search brings together the JMU Libraries’ catalog and many of our databases and journals, so […]
Introducing the New “Library Search”
Posted July 10, 2020
On July 10, we released Library Search, a new tool that allows you to search our vast collection of print and electronic resources using a single easy-to-use interface. You can find it at search.lib.jmu.edu or near the top of our website’s home […]
Our “Sustainable Scholarship” response to rising journal costs
Posted January 30, 2020
Bethany Nowviskie, Dean of Libraries, visited the JMU Faculty Senate on January 30, 2020, to discuss the economic, scholarly, and social impact of commercial journal costs and to begin a discussion on sustainable scholarship at JMU. What’s the Big Deal? Five […]
Virginia Research Library Deans and Directors Endorse the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts
Posted October 23, 2019
Virginia’s research libraries enthusiastically endorse the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts. As we work together in Virginia to forge a more sustainable, equitable approach to journal deals, the Framework is a powerful statement around which research libraries in the US […]