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Posted January 26, 2021

The JMU community now has access to the HathiTrust Digital Library with over 17 million digitized books, journals, and other publications. What is HathiTrust? Founded in 2008, HathiTrust is a not-for-profit collaborative that shares and preserves millions of titles digitized […]

Posted January 19, 2021

JMU recently completed contract negotiations with Elsevier, one of the world’s largest and most profitable academic publishers. As part of a coalition of public doctoral institutions in Virginia (including the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason […]

Posted January 15, 2021

Hey Dukes! Welcome to JMU. We at JMU Libraries are here to help you. Here are the top 10 things you need to know: We provide support for finding sources, using Canvas, and more: You can do so much with […]

Posted January 15, 2021

View this plan as a PDF In this plan: A Message from the Dean Dear Dukes, As we prepare to welcome and support you through this academic year, your friends at the JMU Libraries have been hard at work. We […]

Posted January 13, 2021

The Special Collections reading room is currently closed to in-person research appointments. Researchers may peruse our digital collections or contact us via email (library-special@jmu.edu). Learn more here.

Posted January 11, 2021

For the first time this year, JMU is coordinating its free, non-credit virtual offerings for students into a winter webinar series. Offices across campus are offering webinars on a wide variety of topics, including: Register: Registration is required. You will receive […]

Posted January 5, 2021

Most spaces in Carrier Library, Rose Library, and ETMC will be open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm during JMU’s winter session, January 4-15. Please check our hours page for information about Music Library operating hours. The 24-hour space in Rose […]

Posted December 15, 2020

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services at JMU and other universities are limited during winter break. If you plan to request books or articles before January, please visit our ILL Winter Break Hours page for more information.

Posted December 14, 2020

To support student health and safety, our Course Reserves service will be limited to online resources only for the Spring 2021 semester. For Students – How to find Course Reserves: Visit this Course Reserves page and search for items on […]

Posted December 11, 2020

JMU’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is about to get even faster, and Mikki Butcher (’20) is the person you can thank. You may be familiar with Interlibrary Loan – when you need a book, article, or another resource that’s not part […]