Category: JMU Libraries News
Black Secret Technologies and Remaking of the Future
Posted October 8, 2018
Black Secret Technologies and Remaking of the Future In 1997, filmmaker John Akomfrah created a short film called The Last Angel of History that was a love letter to Afrocentric electronica. In it, he refers to the Blues as a […]
A New Toolkit for a New Information Landscape
Posted September 26, 2018
A New Toolkit for a New Information Landscape Our goal is to introduce all entering students to the scholarly information landscape and prepare them to be critical information consumers and producers. We achieve this goal through the Madison Research Toolkit […]
Two JMU Library Employees Receive Grant to Explore Open Access Collections in Libraries.
Posted September 19, 2018
Yasmeen Shorish, Data Service Coordinator, and Liz Thompson, Instruction and Educational Resources Coordinator, received an $89,333 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grant. In collaboration with the Association of Research Libraries, they will convene a series of national forums to […]
Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime
Posted September 5, 2018
All students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited to the first Special Collections Speaker Series of the academic year: Dr. Deborah Whaley, Professor of American Studies from the University of Iowa, will give a presentation on her recent publication Black […]
Rose Library Celebrates 10 Years!
Posted September 5, 2018
JMU Libraries invites you to join us on Saturday October 27 from 10:00 a.m. until noon to celebrate 10 years of Rose Library. Come see how Rose Library is inspiring creativity at JMU! Staff will be on hand to answer […]
New Online Access to Wall Street Journal
Posted September 5, 2018
JMU now has a school-sponsored membership to the Wall Street Journal, thanks to the College of Business Dean’s Office and JMU Libraries. The Wall Street Journal is a business-focused newspaper, featuring stories, photos, videos, detailed analysis and in-depth reporting of breaking news and current headlines […]
New for you at the Libraries this fall
Posted August 21, 2018
Welcome (back) to campus! Here’s what you need to know about the Libraries this fall: We hope that fall semester goes well for you! Contact us via Ask the Library or askthelibrary@jmu.edu if you have any questions about JMU Libraries.
JMU Libraries Redesigns Its Website
Posted August 1, 2018
The JMU Libraries website just received its first major redesign in four years. The redesigned website introduces a new site navigation with pathways to all of the resources, services, and support offered by JMU Libraries. The redesign project reduced the […]
GDPR Goes Live on May 25
Posted May 30, 2018
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on Friday, 25th May 2018. According to the European Commission, the GDPR “regulates the processing by an individual, a company, or an organization, of personal data relating to individuals […]
New Incentives & Programs Coming for Open Educational Resources (OERs)
Posted April 30, 2018
Open Educational Resources are: To help jumpstart wider creation and use of these resources, Congress recently approved a $5 million new, competitive federal grant program to “create new open textbooks or expand their use.” The Virginia General Assembly also just […]