COVID-19 Updates (updated January 17, 2022)

Posted May 20, 2021 in JMU Libraries News

Dukes, we’re here for you. Most library spaces are available to everyone during our hours of operation. Our book drops are operational.

Please refer to the JMU Operating Plan for guidance on using all JMU spaces, including JMU Libraries, as pandemic-related health and safety guidelines evolve.

We continue to offer robust support for teaching, learning, research, and creative exploration for faculty and students, as described below:

Instructional design and online/hybrid teaching support for faculty:

• Consult with an instructional designer or educational technologist: Request a consultation about course design, digital projects, hybrid classes, and more.
• Get tech support for Canvas: Request help with learning technologies or refer to the Canvas Instructor Guide.
• Borrow equipment: Check out multimedia equipment, including microphones, laptops, projectors, and more.
• Get help with recording video or audio: Request media production support from Media Production Services.
• Use classroom technology: Learn about the technology and equipment in classrooms on campus.
• Learn the basics of teaching hybrid/online courses at JMU: Consult our guide to online or hybrid teaching at JMU or get the basics on using Zoom and teaching with Canvas at JMU.
• Develop your skills in online or hybrid teaching: Enroll in our self-paced workshop, Teaching with Canvas and Zoom at JMU: Asynchronous Workshop for All Skill Levels.

Research, collections, and creativity resources for faculty:

• Ask us: Ask the Library about library resources, services, or materials.
• Connect from off-campus: Most of the Libraries’ online resources are available off-campus. Learn how to connect from off-campus.
• Provide course reserves to your students: Request that materials be put on Course Reserves.
• Get the books you need: Borrow books directly—or request books to be delivered to your on-campus mailbox or to an Ask the Library desk.
• Obtain materials not in the Libraries: Request articles, books, and book chapters from other institutions via Interlibrary Loan.
• Meet with a librarian: Make an online appointment with a liaison librarian, copyright expert, or open educational resource expert.
• Request instruction sessions for students: Librarians can teach your students how to find, evaluate, and use information effectively and ethically—via instruction sessions that you can integrate into your course.
• Create, tinker, craft, invent and discover:Schedule an appointment with The Makery.
• Locate rare materials and local archives: Peruse the Special Collections’ Digital Collections or contact Special Collections.

For students: support for research, creativity, and more

We are here for our beloved JMU students. We’ve expanded our online support to provide the help that you need, no matter where you are. We invite you to:

• Ask us: Ask the Library about library resources or online learning.
• Get help finding resources for a paper or assignment in an appointment with a librarian.
• Connect from off-campus: Most of the Libraries’ online resources are available off-campus. Learn how to connect from off-campus.
• Get books: Use online course reserves, read e-books online, or borrow printed books.
• Get articles: Use Library Search or a database to find online journal articles—or read newspaper articles.
• Get items not in JMU Libraries: Request articles, books, and book chapters via Interlibrary Loan.
• Create, tinker, craft, invent and discover: Schedule an appointment with The Makery to learn about 3D printing, sewing, virtual reality, and more.
• Borrow equipment: Check out multimedia equipment for digital media production or presentations.
• Get tech support for Canvas: Request help with learning technologies or consult our guide to taking online or hybrid courses at JMU.

We’re here to help!

We’re still offering the enthusiastic and expert assistance, vibrant programming, and caring approach you have come to expect from us.

We will continue to update this page as more information becomes available. Please see JMU’s “Stop the Spread” page for up-to-date campus information.

Originally published March 5, 2020. Last updated January 17, 2022.