Sign up here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Lynda22818 22 August 12.30 – 1.30 in Training Room 1, Level 4 of the Library. All staff and students at the University of Stirling have access to lynda.com, an online resource of training videos and tutorials for personal and professional development. Whether you’re looking for a training course or a quick answer to a […]
FREE Microsoft Office software for your own devices
Staff and students of the University are allowed to download the Microsoft suite of software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc) under the University of Stirling Licence while you are studying or working here. Students can download Microsoft office 365 from within student email account http://office365.stir.ac.uk Navigate to the settings menu, there is an option to download the […]
New Licence Agreements for all Digimap Users
From 1st August you will need to accept a new licence agreement the first time you use each Digimap collection (even if you are already registered).
Digimap – New Features and Map Collections
The online map and data delivery service Digimap has been revamped with a new look, upgraded data download, preview images of the data and more new features – see the Digimap Blog for other changes. In addition to our existing access to Digimap Ordnance Survey, Environment, Geology and Historical collections, this year you can access […]
Library Catalogue Downtime
The library catalogue system is being upgraded this week and as part of this work, there will be a short period of downtime today from 10 pm to midnight. The following services will be unavailable: Library catalogue – including the Articles search option Online book renewals via ‘My library account’ Article request service WebBridge We […]
I want to…..Create a Data Management Plan
Funders increasingly require researchers to submit data management plans with their funding applications. They also have policies on the management of research data which must be complied with. Research integrity relies on good data management so you really need to start thinking about managing your research data from the very start of your project, when […]
Students there will be new printers on campus soon!
When you come back for the new semester you may notice some changes with our printing facilities. Over the summer we have changed our printer supplier. Throughout August before the start of semester, we are planning to replace the student Multi-Functional Devices (MFD) across campus with new modern devices. Along with the current locations for student printers, […]
Want to be a Wi-Fi Wizard – We are recruiting!
Information Services is seeking to recruit student staff (Wi-Fi Wizards) to assist with setting up staff and students on the University Wi-Fi service – eduroam. This year our Wizard team will also be involved in supporting the new Lecture Recording system, Panopto, which is being installed this summer. The job involves: Being part of a […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in July #StirTopTenTheses
During June 1,094 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 10,367 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: 727 2. Assessment practices and their impact […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in July #StirTopTenPapers
During July there were 27,225 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 4,077 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. Temporary organizational forms and coopetition in cycling: What makes a breakaway successful in the Tour de France? (Forthcoming/Available Online) By Scelles, Nicolas; Mignot, Jean-Francois; Cabaud, Benjamin; Francois, Aurelien. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25704 Downloads: 581 2. Do Elephants […]