There will be an Information Services Open User Forum on Tuesday 18 May at 2.00pm, in room A5, Cottrell Building, Stirling Campus. All are welcome. IT and Library representatives in Academic and Administrative Departments and Students’ Union representatives are especially encouraged to attend. Â The agenda will include Library Transformation Project, Bibliographic Software, WebCT Upgrade, […]
Month: April 2010
Network downtime early tomorrow morning
This message applies to users at Highland Campus and Stirling off-campus residences only.  Apologies to those staff and students to whom it is of no interest. As part of the Network Upgrade project we are moving the data links that connect some geographically outlying parts of the University back to the main campus from old […]
Scam/phishing emails – be careful with your network
There has recently been an increase in ‘phishing’ emails sent to University email accounts. These emails simulate formal University emails and attempt to deceive you into revealing your University username and password. Some of the more recent examples include emails notifying you that your mailbox is full and inviting you to click on a link […]
Extended Library and Study Zone opening during exam period
The Library and the Study Zone will be open from 9am-2am from Monday 26th April til Wed 2nd June to provide access to resources and study space throughout the exam period. Â Outwith regular library opening hours, the library will be staffed only by security personnel and access is restricted to staff and students of […]
New content added to 19th Century British Newspapers Collection
Great news for anyone researching the 19th Century -Â a million extra pages have been added to the 19th Century British Newspaper Collection, taking the total number of pages available from this resource to over 3 million. The 19th Century British Newspaper Collection can be accessed from the A-Z list of online resources, or can be […]
Network Upgrade works Wednesday 21st April
The network upgrade project has reached the stage where new network equipment has been installed in the Server rooms to replace the existing equipment which connects all of the Servers to the service users (you). We now need to swap over the server connections from the old equipment to the new and this will be […]
Win a Samsung netbook or iPod Touch – fill in the IS satisfaction survey
Information Services values the opinions of our users so we are currently conducting a satisfaction survey. We hope to learn from you what you think of our many services, and also to gather any suggestions for improvement of services. We are responsible for many of the services and resources you use every day, including the […]
Want to find out more about volcanoes?
Volcanoes and Iceland are hot topics in the media at the moment. The Stirling Campus Library has a collection of items (books, DVDs and journals) about volcanoes and about Iceland. To help you find these we have created a list of library items about volcanoes and Iceland. To find quality websites about volcanoes we suggest Intute – Geography […]
New electronic book supplier
Members of the University now have access to electronic books from EBL. These books cover a broad range of subject areas including aquaculture, philosophy, IT, nursing and social work. To view the full collection of electronic books available from EBL go to the A-Z list of online resources, select EBL and click on ‘view full catalogue’. Alternatively you will find all […]
Need to find information about the General Election?
The Library’s 2010 General Election guide has information about the parties and candidates who are standing for election in the areas containing or adjoining the University’s three campuses. From this website you can find out who was your last MP, discover how to register to vote, link to manifestos and follow parties on Twitter or Facebook.