A warm welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returning students. You’re probably not surprised to hear that access to the Library this autumn semester is going to be a bit different…… From Monday 14th September, some changes are going to be made to the way you access the Library and it’s […]
Stirling to join PLOS agreement: for free Open Access publishing
Stirling will be joining the three-year ‘Public Library of Science’ JISC negotiated Agreement enabling free uncapped open access publishing for our authors in five key journals: PLOS Computational Biology PLOS Genetics PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases PLOS ONE PLOS Pathogens Public Library of Science (PLOS) is a non-profit open access publisher, their journals comply with funder […]
Office 365 – Click to Run
Install Office 365 Click to Run on your University of Stirling staff desktop/laptop now! The Click to Run versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint have lots of new features and well as some fantastic accessibility tools. We are starting to roll out Office 365 Click to Run (C2R) to university staff desktops/laptops. You can control […]
More JSTOR for longer!
Free expanded access to JSTOR extended to June 2021 In March 2020 JSTOR made its archives available free online to academic institutions to facilitate online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the JSTOR journal archive collections which we subscribe to, we have also enjoyed free access to a wealth of other […]
Book Week Scotland 2020
Book Week Scotland is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place across Scotland. During Book Week, people of all ages and walks of life come together in libraries, schools, community venues and workplaces to share and enjoy books and reading. They are joined in this celebration by Scotland’s authors, poets, playwrights, storytellers […]
Box Migration to SharePoint/OneDrive
You will probably be aware that we have been working towards the removal of the box cloud storage system for some time. A significant inroad has already been made towards the reduction of box content by targeting high volume users. We now therefore have a remaining total of 20TB in box as opposed to the […]
Introducing Ally at Stirling
You may have noticed a new symbol appearing in your Canvas modules. This letter A with a download symbol is for Alternative Formats. You can use this to view/use the content in Canvas in different ways, depending on your needs. When you click on the A, you are given a list of different options, including […]
Accessibility Features in Office 365
Designed to meet the needs of people with different abilities, the features within Office 365 ensure everyone can create, communicate, and collaborate on any device. Read on to find out more about the built-in accessibility tools and features included in our subscription to Office 365. Immersive Reader A reading enhancement tool, Immersive Reader, will speak text in a choice of voices […]
APPSANYWHERE, YOUR UNI APP STORE
Access University software anywhere! Just like you use Netflix to stream your favourite shows, you can now use AppsAnywhere to stream the software you need. Apps anywhere is an external platform provider which we are adopting, to host your University software and apps in one place. A huge benefit to AppsAnywhere is that you will now be able to access almost […]
How to handle research data
Researchers often collect highly confidential information for their research. It is essential this data is stored securely and is collected following data protection legislation. Failure to collect data ethically can damage the reputation of the researcher and the University. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) You may be a little fed up of hearing about […]
The importance of physical security
Information security isn’t just about electronic data; it’s also about physical risks too. Research shows that human error is the leading cause of security failures in organisations. Imagine a thief managed to access your office, how much confidential information could they get a hold of in just a few minutes? What is physical information security? […]