Welcome to our new ‘virtual library wellbeing space‘, bringing together the best of our physical library wellbeing space with much more advice and support. We know that life has got pretty stressful right now so we’ve created a dedicated space where you can take a break away from your work/studies in order to recharge and […]
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Dissertation Support
Library and IT Support Get your dissertation ducks in a row with the help of library and IT. Are you struggling to find articles and books on your dissertation topic? Fear not, our subject librarians are here to help you find resources for your dissertation research. You can also request a one-to-one appointment with your […]
Teaching Online – Some Tips for Using BigBlueButton
Conferences that you didn’t set up We have had several reports of BigBlueButton conferences appearing in your modules, apart from the ones you set up yourself. Please note, students are able to add conferences of their own to discuss group work/studies. If you are using conferences via BigBlueButton please post an announcement to tell your […]
Supporting Learning and Teaching at a Distance – Webinars
As lectures, seminars and tutorials move online in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Information Services (IS) have put together some resources to help staff to teach and support students from a distance. These are linked to from the University’s COVID19 Q&A web page, but the direct links are: >>>Supporting Learning and Teaching at a Distance (pdf): http://stir.ac.uk/33z >>> Supporting […]
Access to library resources during the library shutdown.
The library building will be closed from 5pm on Friday 20th March until further notice. In order to maximise access to library materials, the following arrangements are in place. Print collections: There will be no access to printed collections after the 20th. You should borrow any and all items you need before this time. The auto-renewal […]
You Said, We Did – Summary
The Information Services ‘You Said, We Did’ campaign highlights the impact student feedback has across Library and IT resulting in real, student-led, change. Here are some examples of what we’ve done in response to your feedback. Free Software You said… Promote software that students can download for free.We did… You can get Microsoft Office for […]
Love is all around
Love was all around in the library last week as we celebrated #StirPride and Valentine’s Day. We hope you enjoyed our colourful displays for #StirPride Week. You can still pop in to see our decorations and our LGBTQ+ book display throughout February while we continue to celebrate LGBT History Month. Our Valentine’s post box filled […]
Cyber Security: Password Managers
Why you need a password manager The average person has anything between 100 and 200 online accounts. That number is expected to double, at least, in the next 5 years. We know that it’s not a good idea to re-use the same password on multiple websites and apps, particularly as your information could be at […]
Cyber Scotland Week 2020 – 17-23 February
The Scottish Government’s Cyber Resilience Unit, Cyber Resilience Scotland, has organised the second Cyber Scotland Week campaign, running on 17 – 23 February. It will consist of a range of events, workshops, and talks from stakeholders to raise awareness of being safe and secure online, showcasing the innovative work that is happening across Scotland’s cybersecurity sector as well as promoting a career in cybersecurity. […]
Staff overview sessions: Introduction to Office 365
IS announced recently that we are withdrawing our cloud storage from Box and moving to the Office 365 product suite. To help staff understand how we plan to achieve this, we are running a number of lunchtime info sessions. Feel free to bring your sarnies along and snack while we speak 🙂 This will also […]