Category: JMU Libraries News

Posted September 16, 2020

To support student health and safety, the Libraries’ Course Reserves service is limited to online/electronic resources only this fall. How to submit Course Reserves requests Faculty members: please submit requests using the Course Reserves management system. We will inform you of […]

Posted September 6, 2020

We know that moving from in-person to online classes can be an adjustment. To help you through this transition, we’ve built a guide to online learning—and collected advice from current JMU students on how to make the most of your […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. View our Fall […]

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 […]