Today we have been made aware of the latest scam email circulating. It appears to be from a postmaster account and is regarding emails which have not been able to be delivered to your inbox. It may contain your correct email address and current date. There will be a link in the email to a […]
Research Bites: EndNote and Web of Science training
We have some great training sessions coming up this month for staff and postgraduate research students. Endnote Fundamentals Monday 17th June: 11am – 12:30pm Library Training Room 1 (Level 4 of the Library)Presenter: Shirley Millar, Academic Liaison LibrarianSign up at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3VGX6KR An introduction to the most commonly used functions in EndNote including: Familiarisation with the […]
Teaching Bite: IT to Support Learning
Staff are advised of a Teaching Bite taking place over the summer, which focuses on how IT can support learning. The session covers a range of software and ideas which will help you to support your learning with students and may even give you some ideas for yourself! The session will run three times over […]
Top ten thesis downloads in May #StirTopTenTheses
During May 1,312 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 20,377 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of Complex Adaptive Systems. By Niazi, Muaz A K http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3365 Downloads: 1,555 2. Dimensions of service quality and […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in May #StirTopTenPapers
During May there were 50,006 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 5,327 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ Motivation for Learning. By Harlen, Wynne; Crick, Ruth Deakin; Broadfoot, Patricia; Daugherty, Richard; Gardner, John; James, Mary; Stobart, Gordon http://hdl.handle.net/1893/19607 […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in May #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during May. Some of the theses are available for reading immediately: Improving Participation in Breast Screening Programmes: A mixed methods study to increase breast screening uptake in Malta. By Danika Marmara http://hdl.handle.net/1893/29427 Prevention of type 2 diabetes in high […]
Stirling’s Top 5 most mentioned publications in May
Here’s the Top Five most mentioned Stirling papers during May. This listing is compiled using Altmetric data. Altmetric track mentions in online news stories, policy documents, blog posts, Twitter, Wikipedia, Mendeley, Facebook, etc. Congratulations to all our authors who made it into the Top Five!! Maughan RJ, Watson P, Cordery PAA, Walsh NP, Oliver SJ, Dolci A, […]
Autumn Reading for Students
Resource lists are a great way to make sure the Library has all the materials on student reading lists. Teaching staff can request the creation of a reading list by completing our handy UniDesk Form, stir.ac.uk/2hd and the Library will do the rest. We will order books, obtain digital copies of articles, update broken web links and publish the […]
How to navigate the shifting research impact landscape?
Kudos are offering a free 20 minute webinar on the 24 May at 10.30 am which will cover: Why is research impact becoming more important? How impact can be achieved How it is measured and what actions you can take The webinar will be led by the Kudos co-founder, Charlie Rapple, who has over 20 […]
IT accounts (For staff not on the HR System)
As part of our ongoing work towards Cyber Essentials compliance, we are reviewing our processes related to network account creation and security. The current process to apply for a temporary account for staff not on the HR system (e.g. affiliated staff, agency staff, visiting staff, etc.) is paper based and insecure. This paper form is […]