Microsoft are advising customers in West and North Europe of an interruption to their online services (Office 365) caused by a failure of the login service (for up to date status of the fault see https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/status/). The problem, which started at 0900 today, will affect the ability of students to log in to […]
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European data sources – two resources to explore
Looking for data about the EU or a European country? The newly launched European Data Portal may have just what you need. This vast portal from the European Commission searches over 240,000 datasets of public sector information and open (government) data from 28 European countries. Categories of data include agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food; education, […]
New resources: American Periodicals and Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive
We now have access to two new full text resources: American Periodicals This is a digitised archive of selected American magazines and periodicals from 1740-1900. It includes titles such as Benjamin Franklin’s General Magazine; literary serializations in National Era; and Scribner’s and Lippincott’s. It is likely to be of interest for history, English, publishing […]
New public Wi-Fi service for Stirling Campus visitors
Information Services is pleased to announce the launch of a new, free Wi-Fi service for visitors to the campus as part of the New Technologies Project. From Wednesday 25th November the service will be available to any visitors you receive on campus, who are not affiliated with an academic institution with access to eduroam. […]
The Jacobites and their Legacy
The latest exhibition in the Library commemorates the 300th anniversary of the 1715 Jacobite Rising. The display includes books, manuscripts, artwork and artefacts from the University Library’s collections, as well as some books and broadsides from partner institutions – the Library of Innerpeffray (http://www.innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk/) and the Leighton Library in Dunblane (http://www.spanglefish.com/leightonlibrary/). You can see the […]
Aluka ‘Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa’ collection
We have a free trial of the Aluka ‘Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa’ collection until 9th November. This collection contains a huge number of primary source documents on the liberation struggles in Southern Africa during the 20th century. To access the trial, go to http://www.aluka.org.ezproxy.stir.ac.uk/struggles . Please send any feedback on this resource to […]
Cloud computing launch at Stirling – introducing Box
From 20th October 2015, all staff and research students at the University of Stirling have access to Box, our new cloud computing tool. Box brings many benefits including unlimited storage, easier methods to collaborate on documents, and anytime, anywhere, any device access to materials. Departmental introduction sessions are being arranged for October and November. For […]
Improved internet connectivity at Stirling
As of 1st October at 08:00, the University’s Wi-Fi service has been routed over our new and enhanced JANET circuits. Some of you may have noticed an improved service, depending on the device and external web service you are using. The main benefit of this latest step is to provide up to ten times the […]
Stirling becomes a Point of Presence on the JANET network
Information Services is delighted to report that, with significant assistance from JISC, the University has successfully become a Point of Presence on the JANET superfast network. This provides the opportunity for ten times the previous bandwidth plus the long desired resilience of diverse connectivity. This is a significant milestone for the University and opens […]
New public Wi-Fi at the Stirling campus – coming soon
A new free public Wi-Fi service will soon be made available for visitors to the Stirling Campus. Once launched, families attending open days, conference delegates, contractors working on campus, patrons at the MacRoberts Arts Centre and sports facilities, guests at the Stirling Court Hotel and anyone taking advantage of our beautiful campus will be able […]