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Category: JMU Libraries News

Library Search service interruption over Memorial Day weekend

Posted May 17, 2021

These library tools and services will be offline and unavailable from Sunday, May 30 at 1am to Monday, May 31 at 1am: The outage is due to a vendor relocating their data center. Please direct any questions to libraries@jmu.edu.

Survey tools at JMU

Posted April 28, 2021

JMU currently has two survey tools—Qualtrics and QuestionPro—to meet the research and general survey needs of its faculty and staff. In Fall 2021, JMU decided to continue the contract with Qualtrics on an ongoing basis. Recognizing the investment that many […]

Rose Library Closure: May 10-14

Posted April 23, 2021

Rose Library will be closed from May 10 to 14 for maintenance. The 24-hour study space and computer lab in Rose will remain available. To access them, use a JACard at the Rose entrance nearest the Starbucks. Carrier Library will […]

Borrow multimedia equipment from the Libraries

Posted April 23, 2021

Did you know you can borrow equipment to support your digital media production or online teaching needs? From tripods to portrait light kits, our equipment will help you polish up your multimedia projects. Request equipment online three weekdays before you […]

What to Expect in the Libraries During Finals

Posted April 16, 2021

Each semester during finals week, the Libraries are the hot place to be to get some serious studying, paper-writing, and presentation-practicing done. This semester should be very similar, but here are a few notable changes to keep in mind. Building […]

Feature Friday: Harrisonburg 360 Podcast – Season 2 Launch

Posted April 16, 2021

Join us for a virtual launch on April 28, 2021, to celebrate Season 2 of a podcast featuring the stories of immigrants in the Shenandoah Valley: Harrisonburg 360: Real People. Real Stories. One Community.  JMU students in Dr. Allison Fagan’s […]

Faculty: Bring your online teaching questions to our office hours

Posted April 12, 2021

Drop in any time during our new virtual Collaborative Office Hours for Online Teaching and Learning to discuss your online teaching questions with experts and peers. When you arrive, you may be invited to join a themed breakout room based […]

Expanded access to read and publish in Cambridge Journals

Posted April 12, 2021

JMU faculty, staff, and students can now publish in Cambridge’s open access journals without paying article processing charges, if the corresponding author on your article is from JMU. Find publishing instructions and more information in our Open Access Agreement with […]

Instructors: Join our Institute for Online & Hybrid Learning

Posted April 9, 2021

Over 340 JMU instructors have joined our self-paced Institute for Online & Hybrid Learning since February 2020. Faculty members who participate in the Institute are part of a learning community, supported by experts, peers, and mentors as they develop or […]

Feature Friday: Meet Michael Trocchia – Philosopher and Poet

Posted April 9, 2021

For this week’s #JMUFeatureFriday and #NationalPoetryMonth, we are highlighting one of our own: the philosopher, the poet – Michael Trocchia.  As the Libraries’ Resource Management Coordinator, Trocchia is part of a team that works on giving you streamlined access to […]