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Category: JMU Libraries News

We Heard You! 9 Secrets We Didn’t Mean to Keep

Posted March 8, 2024

Thank you to all the staff and faculty who responded to our survey in December asking what resources you need from us! We can’t do our work without hearing about your needs and experiences. We’re pleased to share these new […]

Classroom Technology Tip: Flip Up Your Document Camera

Posted March 5, 2024

Did you know the Hovercam document camera in almost every JMU classroom can be flipped to show the presenters? If you are leading a hybrid meeting, teaching a hybrid class, or recording a presentation in a classroom equipped with a […]

March 5 Author Talk: Making Universities “Good Neighbors” in Communities

Posted March 4, 2024

All are invited to hear urbanist, historian, and cultural critic Dr. Davarian Baldwin speak about his research and his book, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities. His work examines ways institutions of higher education across the […]

Feature Friday: The Making of a Podcast

Posted March 1, 2024

In 2023, Dr. Taimi Castle decided to start a podcast. “As the director of JMU’s Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence, I wanted to have another community engagement piece that was accessible beyond JMU faculty and staff,” Taimi recalls. “We listen […]

3 JMU Faculty Members Awarded Grants to Adopt Open Textbooks

Posted March 1, 2024

Three JMU faculty members were recently selected as recipients for the statewide Open Adopt Grants program. Thanks to their efforts, about 2,095 JMU students will avoid spending a total of $102,056 on textbooks over the next five years! JMU’s 2023 […]

Marking the Progress: The Future Carrier Library Emerges

Posted February 16, 2024

There comes a time in every construction project when you can begin to see the completed building. The project usually begins with drawings, site-work, and the delivery of materials. Progress can feel slow. And sometimes progress is hidden; spaces are […]

Recent Books on Black History

Posted February 16, 2024

In celebration of Black History Month, here’s a selection of new and noteworthy books that explore topics related to Black history. Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the […]

Interior Photos of Carrier Library Construction Progress

Posted February 16, 2024

If you haven’t visited our Carrier Library Renovation and Expansion site recently, you might have missed the recent photos of construction progress of the interior, including some comparison shots of the construction site next to images of Carrier Library past […]

Read the Washington Post, NYT, WSJ, Chronicle of Higher Ed & More

Posted February 8, 2024

Did you know that JMU faculty, staff, and students have online access to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many other newspapers and magazines? Here are just a few of them: Looking for other news sources from the Libraries? […]