Posted March 30, 2017

Open Educational Resources (OER) come in all shapes and sizes. Looking for course content, supplemental materials, quizzes, and more? Check out Lumen Learning and OER Commons. Are you a faculty member and want to learn more about OER? Register for Open Learning: A Connectivist […]

Posted March 29, 2017

Looking for more than textbooks? Check out scholarly monographs released under Creative Commons licenses, also known as Open Access Books. To find a variety of open access books, visit Knowledge Unlatched, JSTOR Open Access eBooks, OAPEN, and University of Michigan Press.

Posted March 28, 2017

Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed” according to the Open Textbook Library. To find open textbooks in your subject, visit the Open Textbook Library, OpenStax, Open SUNY Textbooks, and College Open Textbooks.

Posted March 27, 2017

In November 2016 James Madison University created a video as part of a nationwide campaign to let international students know that they are welcome on our campus. Around the same time JMU Libraries and Educational Technologies (LET) publicly affirmed our commitment to creating […]

Posted March 27, 2017

This week JMU Libraries are celebrating Open Educational Resources Week! Follow along to learn more. Open Educational Resources (OER) are “high-quality teaching, learning, and research materials that are free for people everywhere to use and repurpose” according to William & Flora […]

Posted March 20, 2017

By: Jenne Klotz We have all probably been surprised by the cost of a textbook at some point.  And we’ve probably all experienced frustration about what to do about it—we choose the best resources for our classes but we have […]

Posted March 9, 2017

A new book display in Carrier Library, “All Together, One: Stories of our Humanity,” highlights works by and about immigrants and refugees from seven countries affected by recent executive orders. This display focuses on film, art, and literature from these […]

Posted March 6, 2017

For the entire month of March, the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery’s (CISR) Post-Conflict Recovery Week (PCRW) invites you to check out the current book display and display case in Rose Library. Please browse our displays to learn more […]

Posted March 2, 2017

In honor of JMU’s 8th annual Disability Awareness Week,Carrier Library will host a variety of resources concerning disabilities. Here, you can find everything from information on disability rights to personal stories and thought-provoking films. We hope this display provides you […]

Posted February 23, 2017

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2017Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pmLocation: Duke Hall JMuse Café, JMU School of Art, Design and Art History, and the JMU Civic Engagement Task Force present Envisioning Change: Activism in Art. This dynamic event, held in the Duke Hall Courtyard, […]