Category: JMU Libraries News

Posted April 13, 2022

All JMU and Harrisonburg community members are invited to an online event celebrating local immigrant storytelling, specifically the stories featured in the Harrisonburg 360 Podcast. Created by students in Dr. Allison Fagan’s English class at JMU, this podcast ethically elevates the […]

Posted April 12, 2022

Did you know you can have books and other items from JMU Libraries delivered right to your office? This service is available to JMU faculty, staff, and doctoral students—and it includes items from Interlibrary Loan (ILL)! Just follow the steps […]

Posted April 11, 2022

Here’s what you need to know about using the Libraries in Spring 2022: Masks (updated April 11) Beginning April 11, masks will be optional in the Libraries. View JMU’s masking requirements page for more information. Spaces and Hours Most library spaces are available during our standard hours […]

Posted April 4, 2022

Our partnership with the JMU History Department and Rockingham County Circuit Court to digitize thousands of courthouse records was covered by the Daily News Record, WHSV-TV3, NBC29, and The Harrisonburg Citizen.  Learn more about the Histories Along the Blue Ridge […]

Posted April 4, 2022

JMU is planning for an exciting renovation and expansion of Carrier Library. Hearing a wide range of student perspectives is a key part of this process. Please join an important discussion with architects and fellow students to help us envision […]

Posted March 22, 2022

JMU Librarians Carolyn Schubert, Malia Willey, and Alyssa Young were recently honored by an Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) committee for their exceptional work to create a new tutorial! Their online asynchronous tutorial, “What’s Behind a Web Search? Bias and Algorithms,” was inspired partly by […]

Posted March 21, 2022

You may have been using Techsmith Knowmia, a video platform for recording and sharing lectures online. Knowmia is being discontinued by the vendor on July 29, 2022.   Canvas Studio is JMU’s new platform for recording, storing, and sharing instructional media. […]

Posted March 16, 2022

All JMU faculty and staff are invited to join Intro to AudiAnnotate: A Tool for Transcribing and Annotating Audiovisual Content. You’ll get an overview of how JMU Libraries and Furious Flower are using AudiAnnotate, a project aimed at libraries, archives, […]

Posted March 15, 2022

We are no longer accepting applications for our Graduate Assistant (GA) positions for 2022-23. Please consider applying when future positions open up! More information about working at JMU Libraries is available on our Employment page. If you have questions about GA […]

Posted March 11, 2022

Free COVID-19 take-home self-test kits will be available to students, faculty and staff from February 28 through April 1 at Carrier and Rose libraries during regular library operating hours. Please bring your JACard to an Ask the Library desk; you will […]