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Instructors: Try Free and Low-Cost Online Textbook Options

Posted July 18, 2024

Next semester, try open textbooks! They offer a more affordable alternative for students without compromising on quality. With open textbooks, you have the flexibility to save, share, and revise the material to align with course learning outcomes and equity and […]

Celebrating Three Faculty Members Retiring from JMU Libraries

Posted July 18, 2024

Best wishes to these retiring Libraries faculty members. You will be missed! Brian Cockburn, the JMU Libraries Music Librarian and instructor in the School of Music, is retiring after 30 years! Brian came to JMU because of the opportunity it […]

Headshots of Brian Cockburn, Julia Merkel, and Jennifer Keach.

Series Starters (Book Display)

Posted July 12, 2024

Read the Washington Post, NYT, WSJ, Chronicle Higher Ed & More

Posted July 9, 2024

Did you know that JMU faculty, staff, and students have online access to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many other newspapers and magazines? Here are just a few of them: Looking for other news sources from the Libraries? […]

We Deliver! Campus Mail and Scanning Services

Posted July 8, 2024

Get Books Delivered to a Campus Mailbox Did you know that you can have library books delivered directly to your campus mailbox if you are JMU faculty, staff, or a doctoral student? This service includes books and other items from JMU […]

We Provide Academic Software and Platforms to JMU

Posted June 18, 2024

JMU Libraries provides a variety of academic software to catalyze JMU’s university-wide research and teaching-and-learning enterprise. JMU Information Technology provides additional software and platforms to JMU. JMU Libraries provide varying levels of support for using the software listed below. In some cases, support is available only through the […]

Man looking at computer monitor see other people joining him in a video conference

18 Ways We Can Help Advance Faculty Research

Posted June 17, 2024

JMU faculty members, if you are working on scholarship or research projects this summer, take a moment to check out the many resources we offer that can propel your research forward!  More Free Tools to Help with Your Research  We […]

A Unique Gem in the Future Carrier Library: The Grand Reading Room

Posted June 6, 2024

A reading room can stir powerful emotions—awe, inspiration, and calm can be found in this most iconic of library spaces. In the future Carrier Library, visitors to our new Grand Reading Room will discover a gorgeous, modern, and welcoming space. […]

Interior rendering of the grand reading room in future Carrier Library with high ceilings, study tables, and lots of windows

Celebrating Pride Month

Posted June 3, 2024

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is a national, annual celebration observed in June to honor the LGBTQ+ community. It serves as a time for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies to celebrate diversity; promote inclusivity; and raise awareness […]