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Reminder to Mark No/Low-Cost Courses in Course Scheduler

Posted February 22, 2024

This is a friendly reminder for staff who are responsible for entering classes in Course Scheduler. Please make sure that any courses with textbooks costing less than $40 at the JMU Bookstore are marked as No/Low-Cost so that students can […]

Marking the Progress: The Future Carrier Library Emerges

Posted February 16, 2024

There comes a time in every construction project when you can begin to see the completed building. The project usually begins with drawings, site-work, and the delivery of materials. Progress can feel slow. And sometimes progress is hidden; spaces are […]

Recent Books on Black History

Posted February 16, 2024

In celebration of Black History Month, here’s a selection of new and noteworthy books that explore topics related to Black history. Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the […]

Centering and Celebrating Black History

Posted February 16, 2024

February is Black History Month, an opportunity to bring intentional focus to the centering and celebrating of Black history. We’ve compiled this list of local Black history resources, books, films, and other avenues to dig deeper into our local and […]

Interior Photos of Carrier Library Construction Progress

Posted February 16, 2024

If you haven’t visited our Carrier Library Renovation and Expansion site recently, you might have missed the recent photos of construction progress of the interior, including some comparison shots of the construction site next to images of Carrier Library past […]

Hip to Be Square (Book Display)

Posted February 14, 2024

Read Magazines for Free with Flipster

Posted February 14, 2024

Explore 65 magazines online with Flipster—no subscriptions, physical copies, or recycling needed! Read entire magazines cover to cover, including images, ads, comics, and even crosswords. You can flip through or search for something specific.  To share content with others, you […]

Learn New Skills with LinkedIn Learning

Posted February 13, 2024

Have you explored the thousands of videos at your fingertips through JMU’s subscription to LinkedIn Learning? All JMU students, staff, and faculty can watch short videos or even take online courses on topics including infographics, web design, data management, leadership […]

Need Something We Don’t Have? Try Interlibrary Loan

Posted February 12, 2024

You may be familiar with Interlibrary Loan (ILL) – when you need a book, article, or another resource that’s unavailable or not part of JMU’s collection, you submit an ILL request, and we use a global network of libraries to […]

Read the Washington Post, NYT, WSJ, Chronicle Higher Ed & More

Posted February 8, 2024

Did you know that JMU faculty, staff, and students have online access to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many other newspapers and magazines? Here are just a few of them: Looking for other news sources from the Libraries? […]