Stirling University Library has been invited to be involved in the Digi-Islam project. This is a JISC funded project and the first strand aims to digitise and make available one thousand UK PhD theses from the subject area of Islamic Studies.  A review was conducted using Index to Theses of the UK and Ireland […]
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Latest edition of Journal Citation Reports now available
Journal Citation Reports are an immensely useful tool and can help with identifying: – journals with the greatest total cites and the highest impact in your field – journals relevant to your research and those in which it would be desirable to publish  Each edition of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is published annually following […]
Library Catalogue down time from 5pm on Monday 8th June and from 5pm Wednesday 10th June
The Library Catalogue, and related services, will be unavailable for some hours during the week beginning 8th June to allow an upgrade of the system. Â This will affect: The public library catalogue Borrowing and renewing books via Self Service and My Library Record Webbridge links in literature finding databases Links to the library catalogue […]
Decided who to vote for in the EU elections yet? Try voter quizzes and online tools in election blog
Intute have created an EU elections blog: http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/blog/category/eu-elections/ where they are highlighting a selection of key websites and new studies about the elections, plus a collection of voter quizzes and online tools to help you make up your mind. Â There is also a special section on Intute where you can find catalogue records to […]
New Blog for our Lindsay Anderson Collection
Kathryn Mackenzie, Research Assistant for ‘The Cinema Authorship of Lindsay Anderson’ project has started a blog charting the progress of her work cataloguing the Lindsay Anderson Collection, and which will also discuss wider issues in the area of film and arts related archives. See:Â http://archivesandauteurs.blogspot.com/
Current journal issues re-shelved with other journal back issues
On Stirling campus the journals in the “current display” display sections of Levels 3 and 4 in the Library are today being removed in preparation for the Interim Library. Â Current journal issues will now be shelved with the normal run of journals. Â While the refurbishment of the main Library building takes place (summer […]
Graphics & Print Services: *NEW* Thesis Binding Service
Graphics & Print Services have introduced a hard bound thesis binding service to complement our existing soft binding service. Hard bindings can now be produced with gold foil block lettering to approved standards. Â Turnaround is generally 48 hours. Please contact our helpdesk at graphicsandprint@stir.ac.uk or call ext. 7209 for further information or to book […]
Advance notice: Library Catalogue unavailability during mid-semester break
The Library Catalogue, and associated services, will be unavailable during the mid-semester break on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th April 2009.  This is to allow the Library Catalogue computer system to be migrated to a new server.  The following services will be unavailable:  Access to the Library Catalogue Automated borrowing, returning or […]
Major enhancement to Journal Citation Reports
Additional useful metrics have been added to Journal Citation Reports in their recent update. (Reminder of what the Journal Citation Reports are). Â New metrics added: Â 5 year Impact Factor: considered a better measure for journals in slower moving areas (traditional Impact Factors are based on 2 years of data). Â Summary Rank in […]
What do you think of StirGate? – Quick Poll on IS Home Page
***POLL NOW FINISHED*** StirGate is a new way of searching for journal articles, web sites and other useful publications, and we’d like to know what you think of it.   Let us know by clicking on the Quick Poll on the Information Services home page.  Far more important than X Factor, Celebrity Big Brother, Your […]