Information Services is delighted to announce that we now subscribe to several new library databases and two of our existing databases have been upgraded for the new academic year. These new subscriptions bring increased amount of full text coverage for many subjects across the university. Business Source Premier has been replaced with Business Source […]
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British Newspapers Part 3, 1780-1950
We have extended our collection of online historical newspapers. The third collection of Gale Cengage Learning’s British Newspapers covers 1780 – 1950 and includes many local newspapers, including the Stirling Observer (1839-1867). You can access this new resource from the A-Z list of Online Resources. British Newspapers Part 3 can be searched together with […]
Extra Research Bites Workshop – Oxford University Press
We are delighted to announce an additional workshop in our summer Research Bites series which will be delivered by Oxford University Press. Research staff and students are welcome to sign up for the workshop on 18th August to discover how using OUP’s University Press Scholarship Online can help to improve your research journey. This is also an opportunity […]
Extra Research Bites workshop – Getting Published
Information Services is pleased to announce an additional workshop in our summer Research Bites series. On 19th August we will run a workshop about getting published aimed at early career researchers or those new to academic publishing. It will cover creating your publication strategy, what criteria should you consider when selecting a journal in which to publish, […]
Learn something new this summer with our Research Bites workshops
Are you looking to learn more about RefWorks? Do you need guidance on undertaking a systematic review? Do you want to improve your knowledge of data management or tools for collaborative working? Information Services are running a series of workshops from June to August aimed at our research community. All workshops are free to attend […]
Penguin Books 80th Birthday: Allen Lane: Mercenary or Missionary?
2015 is the 80th anniversary of the first Penguin Books. To mark this milestone, the Library has a selection of books and memorabilia from its collections on display. The Library is fortunate to have a collection of Penguins which is almost complete up to 1960 thanks to Dr Angus Mitchell, former Chair of the University […]
Election 2015: keep up to date
Want to keep up to date with the Election? Check out http://www.scoop.it/t/election-2015 which gathers together the latest Election information, including manifestos, broadcasts and comment. The site is curated by the ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences). Helen Beardsley Senior Subject Librarian
University Supports Open Access Book Publishing
The University has recently joined the Open Book Publishers’ Library Membership Scheme. Open Book Publishers (http://www.openbookpublishers.com/) publishes high quality Open Access research monographs in the Humanities and Social Sciences. What does this mean for us? We get free access to all the ebooks published by the Open Book Publishers enterprise. At the moment, there […]
Exhibition from Innerpeffray Library
There is a new exhibition of books from the Library at Innerpeffray on display in the University Library stairwell. The Library at Innerpeffray, near Crieff, was founded in around 1680 and was the first free public lending library in Scotland. The collection contains books from the 16th century to the present day on a […]
SCOPUS and RefWorks – now fixed
The problem with exporting data from SCOPUS to RefWorks described in our recent blog post has now been resolved. If you encounter any difficulties with exporting records please email library@stir.ac.uk