You can now access Succeed from iPhones, iPad, iPods and Android smartphone/tablets using the Blackboard Mobile Learn app available for both platforms at a cost of $1.99 per year or $5.99 for life. Now the charge is applied when you first access Succeed not when you download the app. You will also be charged in […]
Month: October 2012
Coming soon – new student email system
Shortly the student email system will be upgraded to a cloud-based service, Microsoft Office 365, utilising the Microsoft Outlook Web App. The benefits of this new service include most of the features of the full version of Microsoft Outlook, but in a web page: A much newer and easier to use interface for your email […]
Have eduroam will travel
Stirling University offers the eduroam service to its staff and students to allow you to access the Internet on your own devices (laptops, ipads, phones etc) at other participating UK and worldwide institutions. See the eduroam list of participating institutions for more info on where you can eduroam: http://www.eduroam.org/index.php?p=where The Information Centre at Stirling Campus […]
Relaunch of file drop facility: filedrop.stir.ac.uk
The filedrop facility at http://filedrop.stir.ac.uk has been revamped and improved in preparation for the launch of a new student email system. The filedrop allows users to work around the limits that are placed on the size of attachments in various email systems including the current student email system, SquirrelMail and the soon to be […]
Open User Forum (Stirling Campus) – Monday 26th November 2012
There will be an Information Services Open User Forum on Monday 26th November at 11.00, Cottrell 2A13, Stirling Campus. Please note the change of time for this meeting to 11.00. All are welcome. Library representatives in Academic Schools and Administrative Departments, along with Students’ Union representatives are especially encouraged to attend. Professor David […]
Library entrance relocated Wed 24-Fri 26 October
**WORK NOW COMPLETE**The main entrance is now open but the new entry system is not yet in use. To allow for the installation of the new Library access system on Stirling campus, the Library entrance will be temporarily relocated to the opposite end of the glass wall to the left of the current entrance (near […]
Lyon Crescent – CampusNet unavailable due to equipment failure
**UPDATES AT BOTTOM** We are sorry to say that the following houses in Lyon Crescent have today suffered an equipment failure and this is unlikely to be fixed until Monday at the very earliest. The following houses are affected: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 The […]
Staff Print – MFDs in public areas
A new MFD has been added to the staff print fleet. It is easily accessible to all staff and is in Cottrell 4V3a. This is a small space without a door and is shared with a student printer. The new Konica Minolta MFD is dark grey and is therefore distinct from the beige student printer. […]
Succeed downtime for maintenance
Succeed will be unavailable between 7.30am and 9.00am, Wed 24th Oct*, to expand the file store available to the system from 128Gb to 512Gb — the existing store is over 80% full. This should take about an hour but we are booking a little additional downtime as these activities are difficult to time precisely. Apologies for […]
Trial of Manual of European Environmental Policy
The Library currently has a free trial to the Manual of European Environmental Policy until the 15th November. Access from: http://www.europeanenvironmentalpolicy.eu/ The Manual is the most reliable and comprehensive source on EU environmental policy and is a useful research tool for anyone working or researching in this field. The Manual contains analysis […]