Category: Giving to JMU Libraries News

Posted February 1, 2024

Maybe you can! JMU’s Music Library offers streaming access to almost all major JMU ensemble recordings from 1943 to the present!  We have other music, too! Stop by the Music Library in the basement of the Music Building to browse our physical music collections. […]

Posted January 17, 2024

We’re excited to share the second issue of the JMU Libraries Magazine, with stories about our work and successes in 2022 and 2023. This biennial magazine celebrates the students, scholars, staff, supporters, and faculty who collaborate with us and help […]

Posted October 12, 2023

When Bill Ritchie, CSX professor of Business Management in JMU’s College of Business, went looking for a partner to help him demonstrate to students in a supply-chain class how 3D scanning and printing can provide a margin of safety against […]

Posted September 13, 2023

What does it mean for JMU that all students, faculty, and staff can use cutting-edge technologies like 3D printers, laser cutters, and 3D scanners in The Makery, a makerspace in the Libraries? For Industrial Design major Quinn Gagne, it meant […]

Posted May 25, 2023

We are excited to share that three Libraries employees have been recognized this year for excellence. Jessica Lantz is the Provost Award Winner for Excellence in Research and Scholarship for JMU Libraries. Jessica is an Instructional Designer in the Libraries’ […]

Posted March 31, 2023

In December 2022, Bobby Perkins was among the first graduates of JMU’s brand new Information Technology (IT) undergraduate program. At JMU, he is best known for his role in JMU Libraries helping faculty with Zoom, projectors, and microphones, but over […]

Posted February 22, 2023

At JMU Libraries, free and equitable access to information is at the core of what we do. Here are four ways we are working to make textbooks and other academic resources more freely available for JMU students: 1. We encourage […]

Posted February 17, 2023

A new collection of African American historical records from 1865 to 1904, including voting registers, marriage registers, and other courthouse documents, are now available to access for free online through the Histories along the Blue Ridge digital archive. This digital archive represents […]

Posted February 10, 2023

Steve Aderton is a long-time friend of JMU Libraries. He was a student employee in The Makery for two years, helping students and faculty to use technologies like 3-D printers, virtual reality headsets, and laser cutters. He came back as […]

Posted January 20, 2023