From Monday 31st October we are running a campaign to remind you to bring your ID card to the Library. This is needed for the entry gates as well as printing and taking your books out. Normally the library receptionists will note your student number and open the gates manually for you. However this takes up […]
Month: October 2016
Open Access: Publisher memberships
Publisher memberships The University currently provides a fund of £250k to spend on Open Access: publisher memberships, APC and publication costs. To apply to the APC fund you need to fulfil eligibility criteria – see here for further information and the application form. Many publishers now offer discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs), so […]
EndNote Version 7.7 now available
The latest version of our reference management software Endnote is now available for University computers. You can download version 7.7 from Run Advertised Programs (before you start close Word and Outlook email): If you have previously downloaded version 7.5, then within Run Advertised Programs select: ‘EndNote X7.7 Update – Update’ If you have not downloaded […]
Our favourite Open Access films
If you want to learn more about Open Access these are our favourite short films explains what Open Access is and what Licences are. “What is Open Access” “Creative Commons: a shared culture” Don’t forget we have loads of information on our web pages at http://www.stir.ac.uk/is/researchers/writing/publishingimpact/open-access/ JISC – Open Access hour: live Twitter […]
Not only is it reading week this week, but it is also Open Access week!
We are planning a series of posts throughout the week so here’s one on what OPENAIRE are planning to do this week: OpenAIRE webinars As OA week is a truly international event, OpenAIRE (Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe) has scheduled a full week of webinars on various exciting Open Science topics. During the […]
Succeed Upgrade – Downtime for maintenance
On Monday 24 October there is planned downtime for some essential maintenance to Succeed. Please note that the planned downtime is 7.00am-11.00am. There are two pieces of work planned for Monday: Upgrade to cumulative update 3 for our release of Succeed. This is bug fixes and has no new features but it does fix a […]
Altmetric Version 2 now available
Today Stirling’s Altmetric for Institutions has been upgraded to version 2. Altmetric is a tool that tracks social media attention of research outputs: journal articles, data, etc. Version 2 provides a more efficient interface, excellent reporting capabilities and advanced search functionality. Find research outputs: Use Altmetric to search across Stirling’s research or explore the Altmetric […]
Study Zone- More PCs
We plan to move around 30 study desks with PCs into the 24-hour Study Zone, and re-configure the existing study furniture. To minimise disruption the work will be undertaken during reading week ( beginning 24th October). The majority of the area will be closed off on those days to allow contractors to carry out the […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in September #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Research Postgraduates who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during September. Some of the theses are available for reading immediately: Silence and Representation in Selected Postcolonial Texts. By Tirzah Zachariah. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/24136 An Ethnographic Exploration of the Substance Use of Young People Living in Temporary Homeless Accommodation. By Jennifer […]
IDS Employment Law on Westlaw – One Month Trial
Carry out employment law research with IDS Employment Law Brief, Cases, Handbooks and Current Awareness. Everything from unfair dismissal to annual leave – key topics in employment law are all available in Westlaw during October. Select Westlaw from http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/law and click thee IDS Employment Law tab at the top. Let us know what you think about […]