A Note from Our New Dean

Greetings!   

Here you’ll find links to a wide array of library and educational technology offerings and resources available to you this semester. I would also like to take the opportunity of this first newsletter of my first year in Harrisonburg, to say how honored I am to join you in support of Madison’s stellar students, faculty, and staff.

Have you had occasion to collaborate with colleagues in the Libraries? Have the collections, spaces, services, or tools we provide been meaningful to your work? How can we partner or support you better?

Please come out to Libraries events, make connections with our team in person or online, and share!

With all good wishes for the semester,

Bethany Nowviskie

Dean of Libraries and Professor of English

We are excited to host a range of events this fall, including workshops, public talks, the free Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, and more. 

You are invited to use our new, centralized online form to schedule consultations with the Libraries’ experts to discuss or collaborate on the wide range of areas in which we provide expertise and support. You may also want to contact a liaison librarian directly for research support in your discipline.

You can request that we scan articles and book chapters from items in the JMU Libraries’ print and microform collections. These scans will be delivered electronically to your Interlibrary Loan account.

Speaking of scanners, we also have new scanners for public use in the Music Library, Rose Library, and Carrier Library. Special Collections also installed a new scanner.

Special Collections has implemented a fantastic new system that makes it easier to request materials and schedule visits. 

This fall, we will engage our JMU communities in a conversation about large journal publisher contracts — or “Big Deals” — as we work with other university libraries across Virginia to assess their value and sustainability. Keep an eye out for ways to participate. In the meantime, please continue to refer to our Collections and Scholarly Resources page.

Business books have moved to Rose Library. Need that business book in Carrier? Most materials can be requested online for delivery to any library location.

Visit Carrier, Rose, or the Music Library to experience recently updated library spaces: