The British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC) is currently working with Jisc and the BBC to establish which programmes and other items (e.g. documentation, photographs and sheet music) from the BBC archives would be of greatest value for the purposes of teaching and research in further and higher education. The BUFVC would like […]
Month: November 2013
New e-Learning Blog
The e-Learning Liaison and Development Team (eLD) in Information Services has just set up its own blog to help keep members of University of Stirling staff up to date with e-learning related news. Updates to the blog will be posted when we wish to publicise the following types of things: Â new and innovative e-learning […]
Succeed notifications – get Succeed to tell you when new content is added
Did you know, Succeed can notify you via email of events in Succeed such as a new item of content being added to a module that you are taking or that a new assignment, survey or test is available along with other events. A short document is available on how to set up email notifications: […]
Information Services User Forum – your chance to speak to us directly
There will be an Information Services Open User Forum on Monday 25 November 2013 at 3pm in the Atrium outside the Library. All staff and students are encouraged to attend, in particular Library representatives in Academic Schools and Administrative Departments, and Students’ Union representatives. Please send any items for the agenda to IS […]
Want to know how social media can help your studies and boost your employability?
A new student guide to social media (Twitter, Facebook, blogs, Slideshare etc) has been developed by the Libraries at the Universities of Manchester, Leeds and York. The guide describes how different social media applications can be used for academic work, and the dos and don’ts to consider when using these platforms. You can either pick […]
New resource on A-Z list – Gale Virtual Reference Library
Looking for facts, figures or a definition? Need a reliable and authoritative source for an assignment? The Gale Virtual Reference Library may be just what you are looking for. This collection of over 500 online reference books is available to staff and students at the University of Stirling from the A-Z list of online resources. […]