It’s beginning to look a lot like Summer, which means the autumn semester is not too far away. See below for a sneak preview of what’s coming up next semester in your Canvas module. Release dates for autumn semester Canvas modules The autumn semester modules (2022/3) will be released in the week commencing 13th June. […]
Extended Library opening hours
Great news! In response to student requests for extended library opening, from Monday 21st March until 11th September the library’s opening hours will be increased to: Monday – Thursday 8 am – Midnight Friday 8 am – 8 pm Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 8 pm These extended hours allow more time to access […]
AM Explorer online primary sources
Following a trial earlier in the year, the Library now has a subscription to AM Explorer, which is a collection of primary source material published by Adam Matthew Digital. This is a huge resource, covering collections in many different subject areas. It is especially useful for History and English Literature, but may also be useful […]
New courses and workshops from Academic Development.
Our Academic Development team are running a series of workshops, modules and the annual Learning & Teaching festival. New to Teaching Week-Long Module (8-12 August) This week-long online module provides an introduction to teaching at the University of Stirling, either for those who are completely new to teaching or to those who have arrived at […]
Legacy RefWorks retires in 2023 – upgrade to new RefWorks asap!
Currently there are two versions of RefWorks. The older version (now referred to as legacy RefWorks) will be retired in 2023 and we ask you to upgrade to the new version by the end of 2022. If your RefWorks login takes you to https://refworks.proquest.com/ you are already using the latest version of RefWorks and no […]
Preparing Your Autumn Reading List
Teaching staff can now create a new Autumn reading list or ‘roll over’ a previous list by clicking on the ‘Reading List’ option in your Autumn 2022 Canvas module. See further guidance on the Reading Lists SharePoint site. Once you have rolled over or created your list, please click the Library Review button to send […]
Microsoft Teams meeting recordings – new save location
Recordings are shifting from Stream to OneDrive and SharePoint Video recordings of Team Meetings are shifting from Microsoft Stream to OneDrive and SharePoint. This change should make them easier to find, share and manage. What is changing? Today when you meet online using Microsoft Teams, any recordings made will be saved to Microsoft Stream, Microsoft […]
Read to Death!
After a long hiatus, there is a new exhibition in the stairwell in the Library. As you head upstairs, pause to take a look at the 19th century editions of Sir Walter Scott’s novels, many of which have fine illustrations. The books all belong to Innerpeffray Library in Perthshire. Thanks to Stirling University research on […]
New Elsevier Read & Publish Agreement includes free Open Access publishing
UK universities and Elsevier have agreed a three-year Read & Publish deal to support the transition to Open Access for UK Research. This agreement provides both continued ‘read’ access to, and unlimited open access publishing in, Elsevier’s subscription journals. Stirling authors will be able to choose to publish open access at no additional cost to […]
Postgraduate dissertation week at Stirling: 23-27 May
Information Services and Student Learning Services offer support to students at every stage of your dissertation. During #StirDisserationWeek we will be highlighting the support and resources available to you. Student Learning Services Support Student Learning Services (SLS) offer face-to-face and virtual tutorials. If you have any questions about the structure, writing, referencing, or editing of […]
Stirling joins JMIR Publications Agreement: free Open Access Publishing for our authors
Stirling has joined the JMIR Publications Open Access Deal until end of February 2023. Stirling authors will have free uncapped open access publishing in all JMIR journals – covering fully Open Access journals broadly in the field of digital health research. Including titles such as: JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research); JMIR Public Health and Surveillance; JMIR […]