Category: JMU Libraries News

Posted November 13, 2020

In March of this year, JMU faculty were faced with an unimaginable task. They needed to move all their courses online in a week and a half so that students could leave campus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Faculty […]

Posted November 6, 2020

Carolyn joined JMU Libraries in 2011. She became Interim Director of Research & Education Services in 2017, and in 2020 this role became permanent.  As Director of Research & Education Services, Carolyn leads our team of liaison librarians to each […]

Posted November 3, 2020

If you store Zoom recordings using Zoom’s cloud storage, please note that a 60-day limit has been set to ensure JMU stays within its institutional storage quota for Zoom. This means that your Zoom recordings will be automatically deleted 60 […]

Posted October 30, 2020

Professor Gianluca De Fazio (Justice Studies) has worked with JMU Libraries since 2017 to build a digital history project on lynching in Virginia – Racial Terror: Lynchings in Virginia. The resulting website acts as an essential, ongoing database of lynchings […]

Posted October 22, 2020

It is our pleasure to introduce Pongrácz Sennyey as the new Associate Dean for Discovery, Access, and Technology in the JMU Libraries. In his former role as dean of the library at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, he was […]

Posted October 20, 2020

The JMU Libraries Special Collections reading room in Carrier Library is now open to researchers by appointment. Schedule an Appointment: Appointment blocks are set for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in the mornings and afternoons. Appointments must be requested at least […]

Posted October 20, 2020

Starting October 21, 2020, all JMU students will need to log in with their JMU eID, password, and Duo to access Zoom at JMU. Please follow the steps that apply to you: If you have a personal Zoom account already […]

Posted October 20, 2020

As you plan for spring semester, consider open textbooks and other affordable course content. With open textbooks, you have the flexibility to save, share, and revise the material to align with course learning outcomes. These online textbook collections offer students […]

Posted October 15, 2020

You’ve probably noticed that open source software, open licensing, and open educational resources are increasingly popular across the globe, leading to advances in information sharing, learning, and research. Open access has the potential to create more equitable and inclusive societies, […]

Posted October 7, 2020

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 […]