Posted October 24, 2022

It’s International OA Week! To celebrate, we’re promoting several online OA Week events and sharing important context on our new pilot program to help faculty and staff with the costs of publishing open access articles: Why is there a fee […]

Posted October 20, 2022

JMU Libraries seeks a creative and energetic librarian/archivist or scholar to fill a newly created, tenure-track faculty position in Special Collections. We seek a colleague with subject knowledge in Black arts and culture, teaching expertise with archival and distinctive collections, […]

Posted October 20, 2022

The renovation and expansion of Carrier Library will affect everyone at JMU. We are currently developing our interim operations plan, and we want to hear from you about what you’ll need from the Libraries during construction (May 2023-Fall 2026). Join one of our virtual staff/faculty info sessions to […]

Posted October 20, 2022

Are you still typing out your reference lists? Maybe it’s time to try a citation manager! Zotero is a free, easy-to-use open source tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and collaborate on research. Zotero connects easily with Microsoft Word […]

Posted October 19, 2022

Tackling the climate crisis requires the rapid exchange of knowledge across geographic, economic, and disciplinary boundaries. Open access can help facilitate this necessary work! “Open for Climate Justice” is the theme of this year’s International Open Access Week (October 24-30). […]

Posted October 19, 2022

Engage in dialogue and artistic expression related to celebration and appreciation of Día de los Muertos at this event on Tuesday, October 25, 6:30 to 8:00pm in Rose Library.  Estela Knott, a cultural artist organizer, will share her experiences commemorating […]

Posted October 18, 2022

Posted October 17, 2022

A partnership formed by the Rockingham County Circuit Court, JMU Department of History, and JMU Libraries to digitize fragile courthouse records has grown since 2017 to include several surrounding counties. Most recently, Augusta County announced their partnership with JMU to […]

Posted October 9, 2022

Help us commemorate Carrier Library before the renovation and expansion by sharing your favorite memories of Carrier. Post your comment or photo of Carrier Library on our virtual memory board, and we will include your posts at a future Carrier […]

Posted October 7, 2022

JMU Libraries and JMU Research and Scholarship have launched a new pilot program to help faculty and staff with the cost of open access article publication charges (a.k.a. article processing charges or APCs). This is great news for JMU researchers […]