Category: JMU Libraries News

Posted August 9, 2023

New to Canvas or Canvas Studio—or new to using them at JMU? We can help! Join our drop-in sessions for faculty and staff who want personalized support with Canvas. Depending on your specific needs, we can help you learn Canvas […]

Posted August 8, 2023

JMU faculty, as you gear up for the fall, remember that we are here to support your research and teaching. Here are 7 things we’re ready and eager to help you with: 1. Designing courses and assignments:  Our instructional designers are here […]

Posted August 3, 2023

JMU Libraries will be closed on Thursday and Friday, August 10 and 11, for staff development. If you need access to study space, computers, or printers, the Rose Library 24/7 Space is always available with a swipe of your JACard. Our online resources are […]

Posted August 1, 2023

By Kacey Damaty, Assistant Director, Ethical Reasoning in Action JMU’s Ethical Reasoning in Action (ERiA) team is delivering “It’s Complicated” virtually to nearly 5,000 incoming JMU students beginning this fall. Data from the past 10 years of facilitating “It’s Complicated” […]

Posted August 1, 2023

We’ve moved! The free JMU Community Seed Library is now located on the first floor of Rose Library, right around the stairs from the main entrance.  Come visit! Visit the self-service seed cabinet any time the building is open to […]

Posted July 27, 2023

Our Carrier Renovation and Expansion website was selected as the winner of a public relations award from the American Library Association! The award “recognizes the very best public relations materials produced by libraries in the past year. Entries are evaluated […]

Posted July 19, 2023

If you’ve walked by Carrier Library lately, you’ve probably noticed some changes! The left picture shows the exterior of the 1980s portion of the building being removed! The beautiful curved entrance on the right is an artist’s rendering of what […]

Posted July 18, 2023

A June 25, 1881 diary entry written by Henry Smals, whose collection of diaries is housed in JMU Special Collections, was featured in a recent news story by WHSV meteorologist Aubrey Urbanowicz. Tiffany Cole, Special Collections Archivist, identified Smals’s entry after Urbanowicz […]

Posted June 27, 2023

Posted June 7, 2023

Carrier Library may be closed for renovation and expansion, but you still have access to library services and resources in four locations and online! Four Library Locations JMU Libraries offers a variety of spaces for studying, working in groups, printing, […]