Posted September 19, 2017

JMU LIBRARIES ARE HOSTING A SERIES OF MAKER SPRINTS this year, culminating in a Hackathon at the end of each semester. Everyone in the JMU community is welcome to participate. The first Sprint will be at the Carrier Makery, and […]

Posted September 18, 2017

Digital Collections and Special Collections are pleased to share the William Garber Photograph Collection, 1930-1960, now available in JMU Scholarly Commons. The collection is comprised of about 1625 negatives and 70 prints taken and developed by William Garber of Garber’s Photo Shop […]

Posted September 15, 2017

Celebrate Constitution Week at JMU with the libraries! September 17th marks the 230 year anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution and to commemorate such an important document there will be various constitutional themed events at Rose and Carrier.  […]

Posted September 8, 2017

LET Innovation Services is embodying the maker movement in new ways – including building a 3D printer Jamie Calcagno-Roach, Eric Stauffer, and Andrea Adams partnered with Cindy Klevickis (ISAT faculty member) and Rockingham County Public Schools to build five 3D […]

Posted September 6, 2017

American Archives Month is right around the corner in October! This year, various Archives and Special Collections throughout Virginia are teaming up to give YOU a chance to showcase your talents, while celebrating the importance of archival material. You could even win a $100 gift card! […]

Posted August 31, 2017

ON EXHIBIT NOW IN THE LITTLE GALLERY UNDERGROUND:  Traces and Detritus  by R. Mertens.    “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” — Nikola Tesla This exhibit is partially inspired by Ernst Chladni, the […]

Posted August 31, 2017

by Fiona Wirth Have you ever had an interest in paper engineering? The Carol Barton Pop-Up Collection found in Special Collections has over 700 examples of movable books. Jen LeMay and Fiona Wirth, two student assistants, spent several weeks this […]

Posted August 31, 2017

Written by Fiona Wirth This past summer, I began working in Carrier Library for Special Collections and Preservation. Over the summer my fellow student workers and I have worked on many projects such as the Blackley Collection, both archiving and […]

Posted August 30, 2017

Welcome (back) to campus! As you settle into the fall semester, we invite you to try some of these 7 things that we bet you didn’t know you could do at JMU Libraries: We hope you have a great academic […]

Posted August 29, 2017

In the wake of the events in Charlottesville on the weekend of August 12 and the issues underlying these events, President Alger officially expressed JMU’s support for friends and colleagues in Charlottesville and the University of Virginia.  If you would like to […]