The transfer of the Bristol Online Surveys (BOS) service from the University of Bristol to Jisc is scheduled to take place during the week commencing 2 October 2017. To enable the transfer of its database, BOS will be offline from the morning of Tuesday 3 October for a period of up to 48 hours. During […]
Month: September 2017
Meet the Canvas trainer
Dr Anne Preston, lecturer in technology-enhanced learning at Kingston University, London, has been working with academics here to share some of her top tips on our new Learning Management System, Canvas. Kingston University began using Canvas in January 2016 and fully rolled-out the system this month. Anne has been advising on designing and developing content, […]
Web of Science Trainers to Provide Training for Stirling Researchers
Sign up for a session led by expert Web of Science trainers to help you get the most from one of the world’s premier research interfaces. Web of Science – a crucial resource for finding and analysing the most relevant information in science, social science, arts and humanities (including journals, books, data, patents, conference […]
Forgotten Your Student ID Card?
Concerned you won’t be able to get into the Library without your student ID card? Don’t worry. You can use your phone to enter the Library using the Stocard app. Stocard is a free app available for iPhone and Android phones. Simply download the app, add your student or staff ID card and use your […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in August #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during August. A couple of the theses are available for reading immediately: A comparison between Talent Identification and Development (TID) for badminton in China and the UK. By Rita Gao http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25675 Decline and Fall: The earls and earldom […]
Meet the Librarians
The Librarians will be holding drop in sessions in pod 1 in the Library Pop in and see if they can help answer any enquiries you may have about the library (see some examples below) Finding books or journal articles. Reading lists Booking items in short loan for future use Using the Catalogue Subject Guides […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in August #StirTopTenPapers
During August there were 22,739 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3,625 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. Pedagogy: the silent partner in early years learning. By Stephen, Christine. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2499 Downloads: 193 2. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ Motivation for Learning. By Harlen, […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in August #StirTopTenTheses
During August 1,077 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 10,246 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Scholarly publishing in Africa: a case study of African university presses. By Darko-Ampem, Kwasi Otu. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/71 Downloads: 406 2. An analytical study of recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the GCC […]
Essential student Guide to Library and I. T. Services
This induction session covers everything you need to know about the Library and I.T. services at Stirling: including: How to print and Copy, Wi-Fi access, saving your work onto the network or Box, student email, using the Library, finding journal articles, computing labs and how to get free Office software. These sessions are running at […]