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Category: JMU Libraries News

Discord & Dialogue: Civic Engagement and Civil Discourse on Campus and Beyond (Book Display)

Posted September 27, 2024

How do people move from discord to dialogue? How can civil discourse help us move forward despite disagreements? How can complex issues and challenges be explored and debated productively? There are no easy answers to these questions, whether in the […]

Faculty: Apply for a $2000 Grant to Switch to Open (No-Cost) Course Materials

Posted September 26, 2024

JMU faculty, do you want to swap out an expensive textbook for an option that is open, available through JMU Libraries, or otherwise cost-free for your students? Apply by November 13, 2024 for an Open Adopt Grant, which awards $2,000 to instructors to support the integration of […]

Can I Show It? Copyright for Public Film Screenings and Events

Posted September 26, 2024

JMU groups often look to the Libraries for guidance on licensing and copyright when hosting a film screening or event.  If you want to show a film outside of a class, make sure JMU has public performance rights for that […]

photo of a movie screen from the perspective of someone sitting in the audience

Places to Study or Work While Carrier is Closed

Posted September 26, 2024

Places to Study or Work in JMU Libraries While Carrier Library is closed for renovation and expansion, you still have four library locations to use! Check out this list of the top 15 places to study or work in JMU […]

photo of students studying in Rose Library

The Top 5 Things that Future Dukes Need to Know about JMU Libraries

Posted September 24, 2024

1. JMU Libraries helps students with their academic and creative projects, for classes or for fun! We help students level up their research skills to meet the challenge of college-level assignments.  But we also help them explore their creative side […]

Feature Friday: Getting Black Humanities Research on the Map

Posted September 19, 2024

For the last nine years, JMU faculty member Mollie Godfrey and former faculty member Seán McCarthy have been working alongside local Harrisonburg community members and students on a project to recover the histories of a local Black teacher–Lucy F. Simms–and […]

African-American woman presenting to a group of college students in front of panels showing old photographs

JMU Libraries Making Headlines: Recent Features and Collaborations

Posted September 17, 2024

In case you missed them, here are recent stories by local media and JMU News that feature projects supported by JMU Libraries: Find these stories and more on our JMU Libraries in the News page.

Are You Ready to Vote This Fall?

Posted September 16, 2024

The student vote is the decisive factor in many election races. How can we help make sure everyone is registered to vote?  Why do students need help? Some college students are new to voting, may think registering will be difficult, don’t […]

The Future Anatomy Room at Carrier Library: Enhancing Engaged Learning at JMU

Posted September 16, 2024

Among the many exciting features of the renovated and expanded Carrier Library will be a state-of-the-art Anatomy Room. Here, JMU students will experience “hands-on learning” in the truest sense as they use three-dimensional anatomical models such as skeletons, hearts, skulls, […]

Two students view a hanging human skeleton

JMU Libraries Offers Resources to Support Teaching, Learning, and Research with Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

Posted September 14, 2024

As generative artificial intelligence changes the nature of work, learning, and communication, higher education is only one of many industries grappling with its ethical and practical implications. JMU Libraries offers a variety of ways for faculty, staff, and students to […]