Category: JMU Libraries News

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Posted April 11, 2018

Gianluca De Fazio, assistant professor in the Department of Justice Studies at James Madison University and Kevin Hegg, Director of Digital Projects in JMU Libraries, with assistance from others, have created a digital research project/resource on the history of lynchings in Virginia from 1877 […]

Posted March 8, 2018

JMU Libraries and Educational Technologies (LET) is co-sponsoring two documentary screenings on Tuesday, March 13 as part of an ongoing research project led by JMU’s Dr. Gianluca De Fazio and supported by LET faculty and staff. “That World is Gone: Race […]

Posted February 28, 2018

On this final day of Black History Month, we’re highlighting some relevant movies. The New York Times recently published a list of their “essential movies from the 20th century that convey the larger history of black Americans in cinema.” Below are some of the […]

Posted February 9, 2018

This Valentine’s Day, tell your elected representatives about the issues you’re passionate about. We’re making it quick & easy to write to your governor and members of Congress. Stop by Rose or Carrier Library’s lobby, choose a pre-addressed Valentine if […]

Posted February 7, 2018

This is the third year that we have participated in the annual “Color Our Collections” event, when libraries, museums, special collections, archives & other cultural institutions share free coloring pages based on items in their collections. Our 2018 coloring book features […]

Posted February 1, 2018

On January 22, 2018, nine faculty members from diverse disciplines at JMU were awarded Accelerating Creative Teaching (ACT) Grants. This grant, sponsored by JMU Libraries and Educational Technologies, provides opportunities to encourage innovations in teaching and share instructors’ creativity in engaging student learning […]

Posted February 1, 2018

We are pleased to announce that the full run of Madison Magazine and its predecessor, Montpelier, can now be viewed in JMU Scholarly Commons.  These publications, produced by JMU’s University Communications and Marketing, showcase stories of the JMU community’s engagement with ideas and the world […]