Category: JMU Libraries News
Coloring, book swap, chocolate meditation, and more: De-Stress for Success
Posted December 1, 2016
Everyone is stressed during the end of the semester. We at JMU Libraries are hosting some activities to support you during this stressful time, including coloring tables, puzzle tables, free snacks, meditation, a book swap, and some surprises! Anyone at […]
Statement on JMU Libraries as Safe Spaces
Posted November 17, 2016
In light of current events, the administration of JMU Libraries & Educational Technologies would like to publicly reaffirm our commitment to our community. We will continue to uphold the fundamental values of librarianship, including diversity, equity, inclusion, the right to privacy, […]
STEM and Society: Public Roles of Scientists and Engineers
Posted November 2, 2016
Civic engagement is a unique set of knowledge, skills, and dispositions advantageous to citizens in a representational democracy. JMU acknowledges the value of developing students and professionals as citizens who can politically act in the world and enact meaningful change. […]
Please Don’t Vanish Without a Trace
Posted October 26, 2016
Upon retiring after more than three decades as a full-time JMU faculty member, Dr. William H. Ingham (Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy) donated his professional papers to JMU Special Collections in October 2013. The processed collection, Special Collections’ largest […]
Building Archives, Celebrating Local History: The Lucy Simms Project
Posted October 25, 2016
Celebrate American Archives Month with JMU Special Collections as JMU professors Mollie Godfrey and Seán McCarthy present Building Archives, Celebrating Local History: The Lucy Simms Project on Thursday, October 27, 4-5pm. Celebrating Simms: The Story of the Lucy F. Simms School, the […]
Learn more about new Nobel laureate Bob Dylan in JMU Libraries
Posted October 13, 2016
On October 13, American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was announced as the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This makes him the first American recipient of the Prize since Toni Morrison in 1993. You can check out Bob Dylan’s music and […]
Fall Frolic with Therapy Dogs – Oct 15
Posted October 12, 2016
Stop by Rose or Carrier on Saturday afternoon, October 15, to meet some friendly therapy dogs! We’ll have dogs visiting outside Rose’s main entrance from 1 to 2pm. And then we’ll have dogs visiting outside Carrier’s starbucks-side entrance from 2:30 […]
REMIX | Art from the Archives Contest
Posted September 30, 2016
REMIX | Art from the Archives is a contest to inspire literal and figurative out-of-the-box ideas for cultural heritage collections. Archives aren’t just about serious research—they can be about serious (or not so serious) art! Redaction poetry, GIFs, collages, coloring pages, […]
Pulp Studies Symposium – Oct 7-8
Posted September 27, 2016
James Madison University is hosting The 1st Annual Pulp Studies Symposium: Sensational Scholarship on October 7 & 8, 2016. The deadline to registerr is September 30. The registration fee includes dinner on Friday as well as breakfast & lunch on Saturday. Don’t […]
Why celebrate Banned Books Week?
Posted September 25, 2016
This week is Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of the freedom to read. Why do we celebrate this week? James Madison, for whom our university is named, is known as the “Father of the Constitution.” The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects freedom […]