eLD will be running training sessions for staff who will be building and running courses in Succeed (instructors) over the next couple of weeks. This training is an introduction to Succeed for staff who have not used the system previously (or have made little use). Two Succeed training sessions are available on the following […]
Month: August 2014
IS needs you! We’re recruiting…
Are you a current student at the university with a sound understanding of connecting devices including laptops, MacBooks, iphones, ipads, smartphones and so on to the network? If so, we want to meet you! We are currently looking to expand our team of student IT Assistants for work at the start of the […]
Disruption to some wireless network services, Wednesday 20th August 07:30 – 09:30
As part of the ongoing works for the Wireless Network Project, it is necessary for Information Services staff to carry out essential software upgrades to core components of the new wireless infrastructure. While the upgrades are being carried out, wireless network services will be disrupted and may be completely unavailable in the following locations: […]
STORRE upgrade – Wed 20th August
On Wednesday 20th August Information Services staff will be upgrading the DSpace software that underpins the University’s Institutional Repository, STORRE (http://storre.stir.ac.uk/) from DSpace v1.6 to DSpace v4.1. This is a major upgrade and, due to the amount of local customisations to the Open Source DSpace software that we have carried out at Stirling, it can’t […]
Changes to Education databases (BEI & ERIC) and new resources for educational research
Two of the Library’s largest education databases are now sporting a new look. British Education Index and ERIC are now available from EBSCO, rather than ProQuest. The EBSCO interface will be familiar to anyone who has searched StirGate, SportDiscus, Business Source Premier or Historical Abstracts. As before, it is possible to search BEI and ERIC simultaneoulsy, simply select one of the […]
Succeed annual upgrade
The proposed date for this year’s upgrade to Succeed is Saturday 30th August. We expect the system to be down between 10.00-12.00am. The new features that the ‘April 2014 Release’ bring for staff are documented here. Simon Booth Succeed Administrator
The demise of Stirling Connect
Information Services plan to close down ‘Stirling Connect’ on Wednesday 1st October. The service is hardly used these days — it used to provide a useful service during Induction but this activity now largely takes place in Facebook negating the need for Connect. If you are currently using Connect please get in touch to discuss […]