A series of five free webinars are available in May to introduce the resources of the UK Data Service. These will be of particular interest to researchers in Social Science disciplines. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis and can be booked at the links below. Session One: An introduction to the data […]
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Historic Books – user survey results now available
MIMAS, the providers of the Historic Books service, ran a user survey from late 2012 to early 2013. 54% of the respondents were regular users of the resource, using either several times a week or once a week, and 61% said they would recommend it. The full results of the survey are now available on the […]
Problem with Resource Lists
Unfortunately after an upgrade by the suppliers of our reading list software we have discovered that items are not displaying properly when you use Internet Explorer to access the lists. We are in contact with the suppliers and hope to have this resolved as soon as possible. In the meantime try using an alternative browser, […]
How to use the Outlook address book
How to search a subset of the address list (staff, student, by school or service area) 1. Click on address book 2. In the search box type the name you are looking for. This can be all, or just the first part, of a first, middle, or last name. 3. The box […]
New resource for finding historical maps
Anyone researching or studying History, Geography or Environmental Science may be interested in Historic Digimap, which provides access to Ordnance Survey mapping data from the period 1843 to 1996. It is part of the Digimap service, which allows registered users to view and create maps using OS map data. The Historic Digimap service allows you […]
Library Anywhere – the library on your mobile
Have you tried accessing the library catalogue from your mobile phone? Library Anywhere takes the library catalogue and makes it mobile, instantly—so you can do things like search the catalogue, see what you have checked out, renew items, and more. What can you do? Search catalogue, place holds, renew items. It does what the […]
New resource for tracing early printed manuscripts
Anyone researching or studying medieval British history may be interested in a new resource from JISC – Manuscripts Online, which provides access to written materials from the period 1000 – 1500. The single search box searches manuscripts, early printed books, and historical documents from libraries, archives, publishers and universities. Some materials searched are freely available, others may […]
Are you making the most of the Library? Free workshops available
Are you making the most of the University Library? Do you know how to use electronic books, make Short Loan reservations, start researching a topic for an assignment or find journal articles beyond those on your reading list? If not, then one of our “Getting to Grips with the Library” workshops may be just what you need […]
New Library Access Control – Why?
Returning students will notice that over the winter vacation the new University Library access control system was put into operation. Almost all University Libraries have access control in place. The main reason Stirling hasn’t done so till now is that unlike many other University libraries we do not have a neighbouring University whose students might […]
Staff printing information – PaperCut User Portal
There is a facility within the PaperCut print management system that allows staff to login and look at various aspects of their print account. The most useful feature is the ability to look at the print jobs you currently have pending for release and the ability to cancel any jobs no longer required. To login […]