The Library subscribes to Box of Broadcasts (BoB), which is an on-demand TV and radio recording service. We can record from over 65 free-to-air channels, and staff and students can also access the online archive of over 2 million broadcasts going back to the 1990s. What is BoB useful for? BoB is useful for teaching […]
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Sage Research Methods – Cases now available
We now have access to Cases in Sage Research Methods. If you are embarking on some new research, Sage Research Methods can help you find answers to your questions about research methods and statistics. It contains ebooks, videos, articles and case studies. The case studies show how research methods have been applied in real-life […]
Writing Gender Violence
Wednesday 29th November 2017 3 – 4.30pm Oscars, Pathfoot Building During Book Week Scotland join our panel: crime writer Alexandra Sokoloff; PhD student Lorna Hill, who has written a novel which focuses on the crimes of human trafficking and domestic abuse; and Lydia House from Zero Tolerance, who will talk about the Write to End […]
Coming soon – new look library catalogue and changes to StirGate
A new look for the library catalogue will be launched on 1st December 2016. The upgraded catalogue will offer an increased number of ways to explore the library’s printed and electronic collections. It will be possible to search for printed books, electronic books, printed journals, electronic articles and much more from one simple search box. New […]
Electronic book access problems – now resolved
Further to our earlier post we are pleased to report that access problems to Dawson’s Books have now been resolved. Apologies for any inconvenience this caused.
Temporary access problem with Dawson’s electronic books
Along with other universities, we are currently experiencing problems with access to some of our electronic books, specifically those from our supplier called Dawson’s Books. Dawson’s Books are aware of these problems and Library staff are in contact with the company about this issue. There is currently no timescale available for when this issue will be resolved. […]
New look for MLA International Bibliography
As from today the MLA International Bibliography has a new look and feel. The search interface is very similar to Stirgate, and the functionality which was available in the old MLA is still there now (e.g. searching for a literary author as a subject). The MLA International Bibliography indexes research in Literature and Language. Check it out on the […]
Cloud computing webinars in October – learn more about Box
Free online training sessions about using Box, Stirling’s cloud storage tool, are now open for booking. More information and a link to sign up can be found here. Box offers all students and staff at the University of Stirling free, unlimited cloud storage and provides anytime, anywhere and any device access to your files. […]
Library catalogue downtime Monday 8th – Tuesday 9th August
As part of the planned upgrade to the Library Catalogue a period of downtime is required on 8th and 9th August. The following services will be unavailable from 3:30 pm on Monday 8th August until midday on Tuesday 9th August: Library catalogue Self issue and self return facilities Online book renewals via ‘My Library Record’ Article […]
Changes to RefWorks
Users of RefWorks may have noticed that when they exporting references from a database to their account they are offered a choice to use either “legacy RefWorks” or “new RefWorks”. University of Stirling staff and students should select the “legacy RefWorks” option, with the orange coloured logo. The new version of RefWorks has not […]