I recently posted that there was a problem with our links to WebBridge in GoogleScholar not appearing. These Links normally open the WebBridge window that allows you to check whether Stirling has access to the full-text of the reference. I’ve now heard from our WebBridge supplier that this problem is fixed. Hurrah! I’m sorry […]
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Progress on Google Scholar links to WebBridge
I recently posted that there is a problem with our links to WebBridge in GoogleScholar not appearing. There has now been some progress to report – here’s what the rep from the WebBridge supplier has told us: “Good news is that Google crawled the site map file on Saturday [12th April]. Bad news is […]
Google Scholar links to WebBridge not working
There is currently a known problem with the Library links in Google Scholar that go to WebBridge. Our WebBridge supplier, Innovative, know about this problem and they are investigating. What this means is that in Google Scholar results you will not currently see the “Univ. of Stirling Links”. These Links normally open the WebBridge […]
Five Things To Do in the First Year of Your PhD
The Thesis Whisperer blog* has just posted a useful list of: Five things to do in your first year of your PhD: 1. Socialise 2. Write 3. Routine 4. Take as many courses as you can! 5. Pick your supervision (not so relevant in the UK) This is a great list and […]
Bookspotting: Mobile app that locates great Scottish books
Need a little inspiration to help you choose your next book? Ever wondered whether there’s a novel set down your way? How about reading up on your next holiday destination, or finding out what books are set near the village where you grew up? Bookspotting is a new mobile app that connects you – […]
Top Downloads of Stirling Theses in 2013
Theses from the University of Stirling are included in the British Library’s EThOS Service – a service that allows anyone from around the world to request an electronic copy of the full-text of a UK thesis. Since 2007, Stirling’s theses have been made available in STORRE, our institutional Open Access research repository, and these […]
New Scopus Release
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 […]
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