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Posted September 14, 2023

Faculty: want to make your lectures and presentations more interactive? You now have access to two new tools that can be used to poll your students, get real-time feedback, and actively engage your students in the material you are teaching: […]

Posted September 13, 2023

What does it mean for JMU that all students, faculty, and staff can use cutting-edge technologies like 3D printers, laser cutters, and 3D scanners in The Makery, a makerspace in the Libraries? For Industrial Design major Quinn Gagne, it meant […]

Posted September 12, 2023

Curious to see how construction on Carrier Library is coming along? Check out this before-and-after aerial video of the project site from mid-May to early August! Want more construction updates? Check out the construction site camera for photos taken at […]

Posted September 11, 2023

In this display, online and in Rose Library in Fall 2023, discover the stories passed through generations. From the Slavic Baba Yaga to Icelandic elves, folklore and mythology have shaped life and culture all over the world.

Posted September 8, 2023

Meet our newest librarians: Liana Bayne-Lin and Kathryn Eckler recently joined our team as liaison librarians to College of Science & Mathematics students, faculty, and staff. JMU’s liaison librarians are experts at finding, using, and sharing information relevant to their […]

Posted September 5, 2023

As previously announced, we have added new tools to Canvas this year. You can enable them in Canvas to start exploring how they can enhance student learning and streamline your teaching tasks: How to enable them? Instructors can choose which […]

Posted August 30, 2023

What is it to love another, in this life and beyond? When we lose the people we love, can that love somehow keep them alive? Might those we grieve be nearer than we think, just—as it were—on the other side […]

Posted August 29, 2023

We’re excited to introduce a range of innovative educational technology tools at JMU that can enhance teaching and learning:   We are here to help instructors integrate these tools into your teaching! To get started, you can:  Finished designing your fall […]

Posted August 21, 2023

Construction on Carrier Library is progressing on schedule! New images: We’re excited to share photos of the construction progress on our website, where you’ll also find a link to the site camera from the construction team! This recent construction photo […]

Posted August 18, 2023

A new exhibit in the Music Library’s little Gallery Underground features final projects from Dr. Judith Ofcarcik’s doctoral theory seminar “Anti-Colonial Music Analysis,” offered in Spring 2023. In the course, students envisioned new ways of analyzing pieces and presenting their analyses, rather than relying solely on European-style […]