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Category: JMU Libraries News

The Top 10 Things All New Dukes Need to Know About JMU Libraries (Fall 2020)

Posted January 15, 2021

Hey Dukes! Welcome to JMU. We at JMU Libraries are here to help you. Here are the top 10 things you need to know: We provide support for finding sources, using Canvas, and more: You can do so much with […]

Operations Plan for Academic Year 2020-21

Posted January 15, 2021

View this plan as a PDF In this plan: A Message from the Dean Dear Dukes, As we prepare to welcome and support you through this academic year, your friends at the JMU Libraries have been hard at work. We […]

Spring 2021 Access to Special Collections

Posted January 13, 2021

The Special Collections reading room is currently closed to in-person research appointments. Researchers may peruse our digital collections or contact us via email (library-special@jmu.edu). Learn more here.

JMU’s Winter Webinars

Posted January 11, 2021

For the first time this year, JMU is coordinating its free, non-credit virtual offerings for students into a winter webinar series. Offices across campus are offering webinars on a wide variety of topics, including: Register: Registration is required. You will receive […]

Winter Session Hours

Posted January 5, 2021

Most spaces in Carrier Library, Rose Library, and ETMC will be open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm during JMU’s winter session, January 4-15. Please check our hours page for information about Music Library operating hours. The 24-hour space in Rose […]

Interlibrary Loan Services Limited Over Winter Break

Posted December 15, 2020

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services at JMU and other universities are limited during winter break. If you plan to request books or articles before January, please visit our ILL Winter Break Hours page for more information.

Course Reserves are Online-Only for Spring Semester 2021

Posted December 14, 2020

To support student health and safety, our Course Reserves service will be limited to online resources only for the Spring 2021 semester. For Students – How to find Course Reserves: Visit this Course Reserves page and search for items on […]

Feature Friday: ILL Will Soon Be Even Faster (Mikki Butcher)

Posted December 11, 2020

JMU’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is about to get even faster, and Mikki Butcher (’20) is the person you can thank. You may be familiar with Interlibrary Loan – when you need a book, article, or another resource that’s not part […]

Opportunity for Mathematics & Statistics Faculty

Posted December 9, 2020

JMU faculty in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics (or those with expertise in these disciplines) are invited to write a review of an online textbook or other open educational resource (OER) to receive a $249 honorarium from VIVA, Virginia’s […]

Feature Friday: Preserving the Stories of Displaced Virginians (Kevin Borg)

Posted December 4, 2020

Before Shenandoah National Park was founded, these lands were home for generations of Virginians. Some families lived on the same land for 250 years.  In the 1930s, over 2,000 people in eight counties in Virginia were removed from the land […]