New library catalogue

With the new library catalogue you can search across most of the Library’s collections. This includes all physical items held at the Library and many eResources licenced by the library. You can find a list of the databases that are searchable from the library’s catalogue here: http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/c.php?g=632186&p=4451162 Top tips for searching the new library catalogue […]

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Web of Science citation counts added to Altmetric

You are now able to see Web of Science citation count data alongside other article metrics within Altmetric.   Altmetric track mentions of scholarly articles in social media, for example: twitter, online news stories, blog postings, etc. Bringing together these types of mentions with the more traditional formal citation counts creates a useful integrated picture […]

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Top ten papers from our Research Repository in February #StirTopTenPapers

During February there were 30,446 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3,694 research publications.   The top ten downloaded items were:   1. Inclusion for all? By Allan, Julie. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/596 Downloads: 491   2. Taking active learning into the primary school: a matter of new practices? By Stephen, Christine; Ellis, Jennifer; Martlew, Joan. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2803 Downloads: 392 […]

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Top Ten Thesis downloads in February #StirTopTenTheses

During February 1,111 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 12,256 times.   The top ten downloaded theses were:   1. Dimensions of service quality and service climate: a study of bank customers and employees in four local Malaysian banks. By Ab. Wahab, Norailis. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1297 Downloads: 463   2. Towards A Novel Unified […]

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New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in January & February #StirNewTheses

Congratulations to our Research Postgraduates who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during January and February. Some of the theses are available for reading immediately:     Peat’s secret archive: Interpreting the geochemical and palaeodust record from Scottish peat as a potential index of North Atlantic storminess and Holocene climate change. By Helena […]

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