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Statement from Deans and Directors of Virginia Research Libraries on the University of California System’s Termination of Contract with Elsevier
Posted April 10, 2019
This open letter has been prepared and released by the Deans and Directors of the seven research libraries at public doctoral institutions in Virginia. It is part of an ongoing conversation about responsible stewardship of our investments in research. *********** […]
JMU Integrative Design Technology Fellowship
Posted March 26, 2019
The JMU Integrative Design Technology Fellowship is a professional development program for faculty to learn about the design and implementation of curriculum to teach in the JMU 3SPACE 3D Printing Classroom. This Fellowship is a partnership between JMU Libraries, JMU […]
STS Futures Lab Receives Grant with Libraries Support
Posted March 26, 2019
Drs. Emily York and Shannon Conley, faculty within Integrated Science and Technology, in collaboration with Eric Stauffer, Director of Instructional Design and Technology within JMU Libraries, received a $4,000.00 College of Integrated Science and Engineering (CISE) Faculty Development Grant. This […]
JMU Libraries Faculty Member Awarded VIVA Course Redesign Grant
Posted March 15, 2019
Dr. Christie Liu from JMU Libraries and Dr. Elizabeth Johnson from Geology and Environmental Science were awarded a Course Redesign Grant in the amount of $16,145.00 through Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA). The VIVA Course Redesign Grant’s goal is to make textbook and course […]
Beyond Opening the Doors: Accessibility in Action
Posted March 14, 2019
Now on display in Rose Library: Come celebrate JMU’s 10th annual Disability Awareness Week with us! This year’s theme, “Beyond Opening the Doors: Accessibility in Action”, focuses on going beyond simply giving access, to creating a community where inclusion of […]
The Anthropocene & Us: Navigating Humanity’s Impact on Our Planet
Posted March 14, 2019
Now on display in Carrier Library: Feminist scholar Donna Haraway, in her 2016 book Staying With the Trouble, writes that, “Bounded individualism in its many flavors in science, politics, and philosophy has finally become unavailable to think with, truly no […]
Learn More about Disability Studies!
Posted March 11, 2019
JMU celebrates Disability Awareness Week from March 25 through March 29 this year. Check out the programming coordinated by the Office of Disability Services, including a book display in Rose Library. Want to learn more about a cultural and social approach to disability? The Disability Studies […]
Fair Use Week at JMU Libraries
Posted February 25, 2019
Imagine there is a book that is 750 pages long, but your Professor only needs you to read 20 pages of it for class. Rather than asking you to buy the book, 730 pages of which you may never read, […]
Next Dean of Libraries Announced
Posted February 20, 2019
James Madison University announces the appointment of the next dean of Libraries. After a nationwide search, Bethany Nowviskie, Ph.D., has accepted the offer to be JMU’s dean, starting July 1. “Dr. Nowviskie brings a fresh vision for the libraries, a […]
Special Collections Speaker Series: Postcards from Afghanistan
Posted February 18, 2019
This lecture by Dr. Shah Mahmoud Hanifi is organized around JMU’s recent acquisition of a set of 1920s photograph-postcards from Afghanistan, a country that gained independence from British India in 1919. These postcards circulated globally and are discussed as elements […]