Category: JMU Libraries News
What New Faculty Need to Know about JMU Libraries (Updated September 2)
Posted September 2, 2020
Welcome to James Madison University! We are here to help advance your research and teaching, offering library resources/services and providing support for the effective use of educational technology in your teaching. On our beautiful campus, you’ll find four library facilities, which […]
“Open Education” Webinar Series – Submit a Proposal or Attend
Posted September 2, 2020
Faculty members are invited to join in a series of virtual conversations about open education. The “2020-2021 Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy” webinar series will provide a space for learning and sharing to spark innovation and expand open […]
Paying It Forward
Posted September 1, 2020
In the spring of 2020, the JMU Libraries did the unimaginable. We helped move all JMU courses online in a week and a half. Like you, we worked hard to balance upheaval in our work and personal lives. We also focused heavily on the library […]
Virginia’s Research Libraries to Host Virtual Forum in Advance of Elsevier Negotiations
Posted August 31, 2020
Representatives from seven Virginia universities will soon be in contract negotiations with Elsevier, the largest science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) scholarly publisher. Working as a group, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, Old […]
Staff and Faculty in Libraries Honored with Purple Star Awards
Posted August 27, 2020
On August 20, 2020, faculty and staff from JMU Libraries were among the JMU employees honored with Purple Star Awards. The awards were announced in this year’s annual staff address. The President’s Purple Star Awards recognize the contributions that faculty and staff […]
Update on Interlibrary Loan, Scan & Deliver, and Course Reserves (as of August 24)
Posted August 24, 2020
Interlibrary Loan: Libraries around the world are beginning to reopen, which allows Interlibrary Loan (ILL) staff to resume processing your ILL requests for books and other physical materials in addition to articles and book chapters. ILL requests may be filled […]
Preparing for Safe Access to Library Books and Facilities
Posted August 19, 2020
JMU Libraries staff and faculty have prepared a plan, informed by research and JMU’s “Stop the Spread” guidelines, for safety-minded access to JMU Libraries’ facilities and physical collections (including Interlibrary Loan) as JMU prepares to welcome students back this fall. […]
Institute for Online Learning: Faculty Ready for Students in Hybrid and Online Classes
Posted August 10, 2020
By Karen Risch MottOriginally published on JMU News SUMMARY: JMU Libraries has been preparing professors to teach online for about 20 years, but this year is radically different. Dean of Libraries Bethany Nowviskie emphasizes how the university was perfectly positioned […]
Harrisonburg 360 Podcast: Real People. Real Stories. One Community. (Updated August 4)
Posted August 4, 2020
Over the course of the spring semester, eighteen JMU students in Dr. Allison Fagan’s English 360 class have been working diligently and passionately on a digital project that seeks to ethically elevate the stories of past and present immigrants living […]
Classroom Technology Updates for Fall
Posted July 28, 2020
JMU Libraries’ classroom technology team is installing equipment across campus to support the unique teaching and learning needs of the Fall 2020 semester. We’re also developing new tutorials, online office hour sessions, and other resources and programs to support your […]