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Posted October 2, 2020

The Community Seed Library is a self-service seed sharing library, provided by JMU Libraries, and available to all. No library card necessary! Please consider donating seeds to the Community Seed Library. We rely on seeds from your gardens to keep […]

Posted September 21, 2020

Representatives from the James Madison University, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, Old Dominion University, and William and Mary will soon be in contract negotiations with Elsevier, the largest science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) […]

Posted September 16, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Zoom is now available and integrated with Canvas for teaching and learning! Zoom and Webex are the two synchronous conferencing platforms licensed by JMU for all faculty, staff, and students. We encourage faculty to visit the new Zoom […]

Posted September 16, 2020

To support student health and safety, the Libraries’ Course Reserves service is limited to online/electronic resources only this fall. How to submit Course Reserves requests Faculty members: please submit requests using the Course Reserves management system. We will inform you of […]

Posted September 6, 2020

We know that moving from in-person to online classes can be an adjustment. To help you through this transition, we’ve built a guide to online learning—and collected advice from current JMU students on how to make the most of your […]

Posted September 2, 2020

Welcome to James Madison University! We are here to help advance your research and teaching, offering library resources/services and providing support for the effective use of educational technology in your teaching. On our beautiful campus, you’ll find four library facilities, which […]

Posted September 2, 2020

Faculty members are invited to join in a series of virtual conversations about open education. The “2020-2021 Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy” webinar series will provide a space for learning and sharing to spark innovation and expand open […]

Posted September 1, 2020

In the spring of 2020, the JMU Libraries did the unimaginable. We helped move all JMU courses online in a week and a half. Like you, we worked hard to balance upheaval in our work and personal lives. We also focused heavily on the library […]

Posted August 31, 2020

Representatives from seven Virginia universities will soon be in contract negotiations with Elsevier, the largest science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) scholarly publisher. Working as a group, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, Old […]

Posted August 27, 2020

On August 20, 2020, faculty and staff from JMU Libraries were among the JMU employees honored with Purple Star Awards. The awards were announced in this year’s annual staff address. The President’s Purple Star Awards recognize the contributions that faculty and staff […]