The Scopus library database was updated on the 1st of February. This release focused on a redesign of the user interface and an update to the help functionality. Scopus have summarised the changes as: 1. Improved readability of Scopus’ most-used pages with an emphasis on the most-used features. The redesign aims to make the […]
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Free webinar Using doctoral theses in your research: a guide to EThOS
The British Library is holding a free webinar on how their EThoS PhD theses service works. This is a repeat of the successful webinar they held on the 10th December last year. Webinar on Thursday 13 February 2014, 3.00pm – 4.00pm GMT Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5974661878725146370 EThOS http://ethos.bl.uk is the UK’s national database for […]
Digimap Training
Digimap has some upcoming webinars and a free training event in London. Booking is available via the links below. 19 February 2014, 4-4:30pm– Webinar, Making the most of Roam: http://edina.ac.uk/events/courses/2014-02-19-roam.html 26 February 2014, 4-4:30pm – Webinar, Environment Digimap: http://edina.ac.uk/events/courses/2014-02-26-environment_digimap.html 6 March 2014 – Digimap Collections workshop, Imperial College London: http://edina.ac.uk/events/courses/2014-03-06_digimap_collections.html […]
RefWorks login problems now fixed
The login problems with RefWorks reported earlier have now been resolved. You should now be able to login to RefWorks without any problems. If you do encounter any difficulties please contact our Information Centre: infocentre@stir.ac.uk Clare Allan Subject Librarian
RefWorks login problems at Stirling and across UK
A number of users of RefWorks have reported that their RefWorks account is suddenly not being recognised. Instead, users are receiving a pop-up saying that their email address appears to be invalid and they are being prompted to re-enter their email address. PLEASE NOTE: if you see this message when accessing RefWorks please DO NOT […]
Thesis Whisperer Blog: Top 10 posts from 2013
The Thesis Whisperer blog has compiled a list of their top ten most popular posts from 2013. The list includes: How to write faster 5 time management ideas… from part time PhD students How NOT to hand in your PhD How to create ‘authoritative voice’ in your writing You can see the full […]
Presentation from EThOS webinar now available
In December the British Library held a webinar on how their EThoS PhD theses service could be useful for your research. The webinar was aimed at researchers, students, librarians and anyone who is interested in finding and using PhD theses. The presentation from the webinar is now available and EThOS will be updating their […]
Environment Digimap: access until 31 July 2014
Environment Digimap offers land cover map data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH). University of Stirling has access until 31st July 2014 while the Collection is free from EDINA. Environment Digimap offers two facilities: mapping through Environment Roam, and the ability to download data through Environment Download. The data available, CEH’s […]
Doing your dissertation with Microsoft Word
The book “Doing your dissertation with Microsoft® Word” by Jacques Raubenheimer is now available for borrowing from the library, this book was recently very well reviewed on the Thesis Whisperer blog. The reviewer was “deeply impressed” with the depth of Raubenheimer’s knowledge; saying he offers “nuggets of super user wisdom” and that the author’s […]
Free webinar Using doctoral theses in your research: a guide to EThOS
The British Library is holding a free webinar on how their EThoS PhD theses service works. Webinar on 10 December 2013, 11.00am GMT Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5131544266794515713 EThOS http://ethos.bl.uk is the UK’s national database for PhD theses, managed by the British Library. It’s a fantastic resource for researchers, with over 100,000 UK theses freely […]