Following a trial earlier in the year, the Library now has a subscription to AM Explorer, which is a collection of primary source material published by Adam Matthew Digital. This is a huge resource, covering collections in many different subject areas. It is especially useful for History and English Literature, but may also be useful […]
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Read to Death!
After a long hiatus, there is a new exhibition in the stairwell in the Library. As you head upstairs, pause to take a look at the 19th century editions of Sir Walter Scott’s novels, many of which have fine illustrations. The books all belong to Innerpeffray Library in Perthshire. Thanks to Stirling University research on […]
Superlative Books
From time to time, the Library is asked ‘which book in your collection has been borrowed the most?’ or ‘what is your oldest book?’. We thought you might be interested to learn about this, as well as some of our other ‘superlative’ books. What is our oldest book? The oldest intact book in Stirling University […]
Trial of AM Explorer online primary sources
The Library has arranged an extended trial to AM Explorer, which is a collection of primary source material published by Adam Matthew Digital. This is a huge resource, covering collections in many different subject areas. It is especially useful for dissertations and essays in History and English Literature, but may also be useful for Gender […]
Find@Stir – Finding full text articles
As part of the ongoing work improving the Library’s information retrieval systems, we have completed the transition from the old “WebBridge” system to the new Find@Stir tool to facilitate access to full text. The ‘Find@Stir’ function will check the library’s online full text holdings and, where we hold a current licence, will take you directly […]
SCONUL Access: free access to other university libraries
The Library is participating in a scheme called SCONUL Access, which allows students and university staff to access other university libraries. Staff, postgraduates and part time students can borrow print books from participating libraries, whilst full time undergraduates can use these libraries for reference. The scheme was closed for many months due to COVID restrictions […]
Exhibition of Maps from Thomas Jefferys’ and Samuel Holland’s American Atlas (1776)
The latest exhibition in the Library is a collection of maps of North America from an 18th century atlas. Most of the maps were created by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to George III, and Samuel Holland, First Surveyor General of British North America, and were first published in 1775, at the beginning of the American War […]
MIT Press Open Access Monographs
The Library is supporting an initiative from publisher MIT Press to enable the open access publishing of new research monographs. This means that we will have open access to new scholarly monographs published by MIT Press in 2022 (approximately 90 titles). We also now have access to the backlist from this publisher (approximately 2600 titles). […]
Historical Newspaper Archives
Newspaper articles can be a great source for an essay or dissertation on a historical topic. The Library offers a number of different online archives, but which archive should you use? Most of the resources below can be accessed from the A-Z list of Online Resources. Archives of single newspapersThe following British newspaper archives are […]
Dissertation research in lockdown: top tips
Researching for your dissertation but can’t get to the library? Lots of resources and services are still available – read on! Tip 1: Search the Library Catalogue for ebooks. You can filter your search results so that you only see ebooks. Tip 2: Check the Library Guide for your subject. You’ll find a list of […]