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Posted June 10, 2021

A global audience learned about JMU’s innovations in customizing course evaluations thanks to a virtual talk by Donna Davis, JMU Libraries’ Course Evaluation Administrator, in May 2021. Donna’s creative customization of course evaluations caught the attention of Blue, JMU’s course […]

Posted June 8, 2021

Update—3pm on June 8: The JMU Interlibrary Loan (ILL) systems are back online! Request books, book chapters, articles, and more on the ILL page. Posted earlier on June 8: Interlibrary Loan (ILL) at JMU is offline and unavailable starting today, […]

Posted June 2, 2021

Welcome to JMU! On this beautiful campus, you’ll find four library facilities, which we invite you to tour (virtually) in this short video or visit during our open hours. Here are the top 10 things you can do with JMU Libraries! […]

Posted May 28, 2021

This Memorial Day holiday weekend, library buildings will be closed Saturday through Monday, May 29 to 31. The unstaffed 24-hour space in Rose will remain available to people who swipe in with a JACard. We’ll see you on Tuesday, June […]

Posted May 20, 2021

During this time of quickly evolving health and safety guidelines, please refer to the JMU Summer Operational Plans for guidance on using all JMU spaces, including JMU Libraries. Most library spaces are available to everyone during our hours of operation. Many of our […]

Posted May 20, 2021

Dukes, we’re here for you. Most library spaces are available to everyone during our hours of operation. Our book drops are operational. Please refer to the JMU Operating Plan for guidance on using all JMU spaces, including JMU Libraries, as pandemic-related health and safety […]

Posted May 17, 2021

These library tools and services will be offline and unavailable from Sunday, May 30 at 1am to Monday, May 31 at 1am: The outage is due to a vendor relocating their data center. Please direct any questions to libraries@jmu.edu.

Posted May 5, 2021

With the current political climate and racial violence that has flooded both social media and many news outlets during the past year, it is easy to become overwhelmed with the amount of negativity received, read, or heard from all aspects […]

Posted April 28, 2021

JMU currently has two survey tools—Qualtrics and QuestionPro—to meet the research and general survey needs of its faculty and staff. In Fall 2021, JMU decided to continue the contract with Qualtrics on an ongoing basis. Recognizing the investment that many […]

Posted April 23, 2021

Rose Library will be closed from May 10 to 14 for maintenance. The 24-hour study space and computer lab in Rose will remain available. To access them, use a JACard at the Rose entrance nearest the Starbucks. Carrier Library will […]