From Thursday 29th May, the Stirling campus Library will revert to vacation opening hours as follows: Mon – Thurs 08:00 – 20:00 Friday 08:00 – 17:00 Sat & Sun 10:00 – 17:00 The Information Centre desks are open: IT enquiries: Mon-Thurs 09.00-20.00, Fridays 09.00-17.00, weekends 11.00-17.00 Lending enquiries: Mon-Thurs […]
Month: May 2014
Security risk: Change your Web of Science personal password
Thomson Reuters, the producers of the Web of Science platform, have recommended that you should change your password if you have registered with your own personalised account on any of their services. (Note you do not need to take any action if you simply access Web of Science via the University Portal. This change […]
Copyright Changes ‘Need-to-Know’ Webinar for Teaching Staff
JISClegal are running 20 minute webinar sessions on Copyright changes due next month. These will focus on the implications for teaching and learning. JISClegal staff will be available afterwords for live chat question and answers using Blackboard Collaborate. See JISClegal for further details. There is no need to register or book to join a session […]
Get your students ready for the autumn semester by sending your reading list to the library now!
We use the ASPIRE reading list software to produce resource lists where references are linked directly to the library catalogue so students can immediately check if a book is available. The software allows us to create direct links to e-journals and web resources so student can get to their reading with just a couple […]
About to graduate? 5 things you’ll wish you’d done before your graduation
First of all congratulations on your impending graduation! Here are some useful tips from Information Services on things you should do before you graduate. You can save yourself a lot of hassle by following these instructions before you graduate (your network account will be disabled on the night of your graduation so you will not […]
Growth of STORRE boosted by University’s RMS
STORRE, the University’s Open Access repository for our research publications, has been growing steadily over the last few years. But a recent graph produced by OpenDOAR (a directory of academic open access repositories) has provided a wonderful visual display of how the launch of the University’s Research Management System (RMS) in 2012 has given a […]
New multi-media resources
Two new multi-media collections have recently become available: The British Pathé Collection and the London Broadcasting Company / Independent Radio News Audio Archive. The British Pathé Collection contains 85,000 historic films which cover the period 1896-1976. The collection is varied, but is particularly strong in its coverage of the First and Second World Wars. This […]
Module Evaluation Questionaires (MEQ)
The Module Evaluation Questionnaires (MEQ) panel in Succeed provides quick access to all your Module Evaluation Questionnaires (MEQs) that remain to be submitted for this semester. Simply click on the links and provide your feedback on the modules you have taken this semester — it’s that easy! The University and individual staff use the data […]
Teaching Bites: Resource lists – smarter working with your reading list! Wed 14th May (12.00-13.00)
The Aspire resource lists are dynamic so they tell the students where in the library a book is located. Worried that the students are not reading key papers? Check the stats using the Aspire Dashboard feature. We’ll also look at what makes a good resource list. Date & time: Wednesday 14 May 1200 – […]
Repair to power fault – data network implications, Thursday evening
Following on from the power cut this morning which affected the Castle end of the campus, repairs will be undertaken this evening (see message at the bottom of this post from Estates and Campus Services). There will be further loss of network services in the following locations whilst the power repairs are carried out: Airthrey Castle Airthrey Castle […]