Category: JMU Libraries News

Posted February 7, 2020

JMU Libraries has released a new coloring book for Color Our Collections, a week-long social media event when libraries and museums share original coloring books featuring images from their collections. Our coloring book this year features whimsical images from 1924. Books and […]

Posted February 5, 2020

JMU Libraries Special Collections recently acquired two new collections that hold local interest, and which have already been accessed by history students at JMU for research projects. The Massanutten Hatchery Photographs, 1934-1948  documents a chicken hatchery that was once the home […]

Posted January 30, 2020

Bethany Nowviskie, Dean of Libraries, visited the JMU Faculty Senate on January 30, 2020, to discuss the economic, scholarly, and social impact of commercial journal costs and to begin a discussion on sustainable scholarship at JMU. What’s the Big Deal? Five […]

Posted January 29, 2020

Looking for a job or summer internship? Resume writing and job interviewing information? Or perhaps still exploring different career options? The JMU Libraries has hundreds of books and videos/films, both online and print, to help you through the career decision-making process. […]

Posted January 7, 2020

Students have access to five great programs this spring through JMU Libraries. Faculty, whether you choose to incorporate these resources into your syllabus, offer extra credit to students who participate, or simply encourage students to take advantage of these programs, you play a critical role […]

Posted December 4, 2019

Final papers and projects getting you down? Stop into Carrier Library, Rose Library, Music Library, or the ETMC in Memorial to dissolve some of that stress! Here’s what we’ve got going for you: Come join us in some end-of-semester relaxation! […]

Posted October 23, 2019

Virginia’s research libraries enthusiastically endorse the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts. As we work together in Virginia to forge a more sustainable, equitable approach to journal deals, the Framework is a powerful statement around which research libraries in the US […]

Posted October 22, 2019

Library book and journal costs are growing at an unsustainable rate, inhibiting access to scholarship. Open access (OA) publishing overcomes the barriers of paywalls but is challenging to navigate and include in library collections. This year, JMU librarians provided a […]

Posted October 11, 2019

Open Access Week 2019 is October 21-27. “Open Access to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform […]

Posted October 11, 2019

Learn about universal design for learning! Join colleagues for an online conference offered by the Universal Design for Learning Implementation & Research Network. All JMU staff and faculty are invited to attend one or more sessions on October 18, 9am-4pm, in […]