Cancellation of FT.com

Unfortunately our access to the FT.com will stop on Saturday 14th September. The library has had to make the difficult decision to cancel because of a 300% price increase and licence terms which we could not agree to. The Financial Times is still purchased in print and is available to read in the library. In […]

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Emerald Day – Win an iPad!

Don’t miss the chance to attend one of the Emerald Publishing presentations or training sessions.  There are 3 different options for staff and students on Thursday 5th May at the Enterpise Zone in the library.    ·         Insider’s Guide to Getting Published (90mins). Starting at: 9.30, 12 or 4 ·         Database Training (30 mins) Starting […]

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Changes to Westlaw legislation

Westlaw has recently started to include legislation that is not yet in force.  If you are reading legislation in Westlaw you should pay close attention to the status information displayed at the top of every legislation part – this will tell you if you are looking at prospective law (i.e., law that is not yet in force).  […]

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More journals in the SHEDL

Berg, Edinburgh University Press, and Oxford Univeristy Press have all finalised negotiations with SHEDL (Scottish Higher Education Digital Library). This will give the University access to many of the journals produced by these publishers at a very small additional cost, and in the case of Berg no cost at all, as we currently do not subscribe […]

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Alcohol more dangerous than Ecstasy?

If you want to read what Prof David Nutt (ex government advisor on drug policy) actually thinks about drugs and the harm they cause, then you can read his speech.   “Estimating drug harms a risky business?”  Eve Saville Lecture July 2009 http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/opus1714/Estimating_drug_harms.pdf   This comes via the Crime and Justice Students website.   Valerie Wells […]

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IS Service Changes from 1 November

Information Services like other areas of the University is facing a significant challenge in meeting its budget reduction commitments resulting from the implementation of Future Directions. Following recent staff changes, there will be some changes to services and the types of delivery of services to reflect better the current skills and capacity of Information Services. […]

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University Archives on Flickr

A selection of images from the university’s archive collections are now available on Flickr. A new University of Stirling Archives site provides access to a range of material from the archives including photographs of the construction and development of the university, prospectuses and student handbooks from the 1970s and the photograph albums of the film […]

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