Category: JMU Libraries News
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 […]
11 Things We Do in JMU Libraries That Might Surprise You
Posted April 6, 2021
If you think libraries are only about books, think again! In honor of National Library Week (April 4-10, 2021), join us on a mini tour of some of the many other things we do. Of course we do a lot […]
Feature Friday: Partners in Online Teaching (Faculty Associates)
Posted April 2, 2021
In Spring 2020 when James Madison University faculty had to move all their classes online in under two weeks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Libraries jumped into action to provide online guides, virtual workshops, and consultation services to […]
Feature Friday: Storytelling Through Clothing – A History of Women’s Rights at JMU
Posted March 26, 2021
Perhaps you have noticed a beautiful display of vintage women’s clothing in the lobby just inside the historic entrance of Carrier Library, near the life-size statue of Joan of Arc. The historic clothing exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of the […]
Yes, your Google search results are biased. Here’s why.
Posted March 23, 2021
We use Google every day, but do we really understand why we get certain results? Check out our new asynchronous tutorial, titled “What’s Behind a Web Search? Bias and Algorithms” to learn what an algorithm is, how search engines use […]