Category: JMU Libraries News

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 […]

Posted March 5, 2022

Are you a staff member, instructor, or faculty member involved in advising students? Check out this series of hour-long conversational workshops, hosted by the Advising Resource & Collaboration Network @ JMU with support from University Advising, Academic Advising Board & […]

Posted March 3, 2022

It’s Open Education Week (March 7-11), and we’re celebrating not just because we’re excited about open education, but also because we still have a long way to go toward making education affordable and accessible at JMU and beyond. Here are […]

Posted February 25, 2022

Explore over 2,000 ebooks from MIT Press: We are pleased to announce that the JMU community now has access to over 2,000 ebooks from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s MIT Press. JMU Libraries also helped facilitate opening the Spring 2022 title […]

Posted February 25, 2022

Instructional videos are a powerful tool to enhance learning, both in-person and online. They can sometimes lose their effectiveness in teaching due to common mistakes. Take an in-person or Zoom workshop that will address all the areas to think about […]

Posted February 22, 2022

On March 9, 10am-12:30pm, take a virtual tour of four courses that use open educational resources (OER) or open pedagogy. The cost of textbooks is a serious problem for some students. JMU recommends that students budget $1,098 per year for […]

Posted February 21, 2022

It’s JMU Giving Day! If you are still deciding where to make your gift, consider JMU Libraries. Your gift can help fund scholarships for Libraries student employees like Sean and Selena:   Sean’s work on our Media Production Services team not only helped faculty […]