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Category: JMU Libraries News

Grants of $4,000-$50,000 for Switching to Open Course Materials

Posted January 25, 2023

Are you concerned about the high cost of textbooks for your students? Open or no-cost materials offer an alternative to traditional textbooks and allow instructors to customize, save, and share course materials for free. Apply by March 6, 2023 for […]

New Guidance to Make Federally Funded Research Publicly Available Without Delay

Posted January 24, 2023

If your research is supported through government grants, new guidance to federal agencies may impact you. JMU Libraries is here to help you prepare for this guidance, which will make federally-funded research immediately available to the public, at no cost. […]

14 Online Resources We Added in 2022

Posted January 20, 2023

In 2022, JMU Libraries acquired 14 major online resources in support of your learning, teaching, and research. These include ebook collections, magazine archives, streaming videos, and more—all available on our Databases page. Of course, we also added many new books, […]

Manage Citations with Zotero’s Unlimited Storage

Posted January 17, 2023

Are you still typing out reference lists? Maybe it’s time to try a citation manager! Zotero is a free, easy-to-use, open source tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and collaborate on research. If you’ve tried Zotero in the past, […]

Open Access Update: JMU Joins the Open Library of Humanities

Posted January 11, 2023

We are proud to announce that JMU has taken another step in supporting open access publishing by joining the Library Partnership Subsidy system of the Open Library of Humanities (OLH). The OLH is an award-winning, academic-led, open-access publisher of 28 […]

Equipment and Books Moving in Early Spring Semester

Posted January 10, 2023

We’re excited for the Carrier Library renovation and expansion, which will begin in May! We are busy preparing library services and spaces to support you while Carrier is temporarily closed for construction. Starting this month, you’ll see some changes in Carrier and […]

Decluttering? Donate Books to Booksavers of Virginia

Posted January 9, 2023

If your New Year’s resolutions include tidying up your home or office and you come across books (including textbooks!) that no longer spark joy for you, you can donate them to Booksavers of Virginia, a non-profit used bookstore here in […]