Routledge publishing have compiled 65 free academic journal articles about the causes and impacts of the financial crisis. There are eight categories of article: causes of the financial crisis, financial crisis impact and management, regional focus on the financial crisis, learning from the financial crisis, the financial crisis as a crisis of capitalism, opportunities emerging from […]
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Want to win a £50 book token?
To be in with a chance of winning try out the treasure hunt in the Stirling Campus Library. Pick up an entry form and the first clue from the Reception Desk at the entrance. Solve the clue on the first card and then move on the next location to get the next clue. There are 14 […]
Award-winning feature
The Department of Film, Media & Journalism’s 2010 Jonathan Witchell Prize for Best Student Radio Feature has been awarded to ‘Finding Norman’, a piece about the Stirling-born experimental filmmaker Norman McLaren. You can listen to the feature here.  A collection of McLaren’s papers and artwork is held in the University Archives and a small […]
Looking for historical newspaper articles? Try the Times Digital Archive
The Library has recently purchased the digital archive of the Times newspaper from 1785 to 1985. This resource allows users to search and browse the full text of two hundred years of the Times newspaper and is much easier to use than the microfilm collection. The Times Digital Archive is available from on and off campus and […]
Study Zone closed weekend of 31st July & 1st August
The Study Zone on the Stirling Campus will be closed from 7pm on Friday 30th July until 8:30am on Monday 2nd August. Alternative study space is available in the 4W corridor and alternative computer facilities are available in the Cottrell Building.
New look for IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences)
IBSS is now available from the CSA platform, rather than from EBSCO. The content of the database is unaltered. It is possible to search IBSS and Sociological Abstracts simultaneously by selecting the two resources from the “specific databases” option. IBSS is a useful resource for anyone researching in the fields of politics, social sciences and economics.
Looking for an entertaining DVD or some summer reading?
The Stirling Campus Library has purchased copies of the British Film Institute’s top 100 British films of the 20th century, which includes classics such as Brief Encounter, the Third Man and the 39 Steps. As we are now in the vacation period these DVDs can be borrowed for 7 days, rather than 24 hours. A […]
Dementia awareness week – explore our collections
7th – 13th June is Alzheimer’s Scotland’s dementia awareness week. All of the university’s libraries have collections of books and electronic resources on this topic, a full list of these resources can be seen here. In addition we have a collection of Stirling authored research about dementia available from STORRE our institutional repository. The Stirling Campus is also home […]
Trial access to The Times newspaper Digital Archive – try it out and send us your thoughts
The Library has a trial of The Times newspaper’s Digital Archive (1785 – 1985) until the end of June 2010. You can access the archive from the A-Z list of online resources. We’re keen to know what you think about this resource, please send us your comments via our blog or in an email to […]
Online access to PhD theses in Islamic Studies
Researchers working in the field of Islamic Studies now have access to almost 1000 PhD theses in digital format. These theses were previously held in 97 libraries across the UK and Ireland but are now available to all researchers via the British Library’s eTHOS service. The theses have been made available electronically as part of the ‘Digital Islam’ […]