Due to essential maintenance and upgrading of the system, access to the library’s A-Z list of online resources and subject research guides may be disrupted from noon on Monday 18th July. We anticipate that the disruption will be over before midday on Tuesday 19th July. If you wish to use the library’s databases during this time and […]
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Changes to the Library Catalogue this summer
Over the summer Information Services will be making significant changes to the Library catalogue. Once upgrades are completed the catalogue will have a more contemporary look and it will be possible to search not only our printed books and journals, but our online resources at the same time. What do I need to do […]
Endnote training in August – sign up now
Following last week’s posting about the launch of Endnote bibliographic software, Information Services is pleased to announce a number of training sessions in August. Wednesday 3rd August – workshops delivered by a trainer from Endnote Endnote Desktop Fundamentals (9:30 – 11) – read more, and book now. Endnote Online for off campus use (11:30 – 12:30) […]
New Research Bites workshop added – social media for public engagement
Information Services and the Research and Enterprise Office are pleased to announce an extra workshop in our summer Research Bites workshop series. Professor Leigh Sparks, Professor Rachel Norman and Professor Paul Cairney will lead a workshop about using social media for public engagement activities on 30th August 2016 between 12 pm and 1 pm. All […]
Highly cited social science books, all available from your Library
Looking for the most highly cited social sciences books and journal articles? The LSE Impact of the Social Sciences blog recently posted a list of the most cited publications in the social sciences, using data from Google Scholar. The blog posting explains the methodology used to compose the list and the disciplines it covers. All […]
Goodbye to British Humanities Index – hello to Humanities Index
British Humanities Index has had a rebrand, it’s now called Humanities Index. Despite the change of name, there has been no change to the content of the database. Humanities Index searches over 370 journals and magazines and a wide range of British newspapers from 1962 to present. Humanities Index is a useful resource for anyone researching, studying or […]
Learn something new this summer with our Research Bites workshops
Want to brush up your social media skills, explore online video conferencing, learn about Stirling’s research management system or discover who is talking about your research? Workshops on these topics and more are now open for booking as part of the summer 2016 Research Bites series from Information Services and the Research and Enterprise Office. Workshops are open to […]
Open Music Library – new resource on A-Z list
If your studies, teaching or research involve music, you may wish to explore Open Music Library (OML), a recently launched resource containing digital music materials. OML contains over 33,000 journal articles, information about over 70,00 musicians and over 200,000 musical scores. Many of the journal articles included in OML are from open access journals, meaning that you can […]
New nineteenth century content added to House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
Good news for anyone researching or studying nineteenth century British history, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (HCPP) now includes papers from the House of Lords. This is the first time that these papers have been made available electronically and this enhancement to HCPP makes it an even more valuable resource for staff, students and researchers […]
New display for Japan Week
There is a new exhibition in the display cases in the Library. To coincide with the University’s recent Japan Week events, we have a display of books relating to Japan, some in Japanese and some in English. All of the books are from the Library’s collections.