Following its refurbishment, the University Library will be formally opened by His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex KG KCVO on Friday 4 March 2011.  In preparation for the event the Library and some adjacent areas will close at 8pm on Thursday 3 March and will re-open at 3pm on Friday 4 March. Admission […]
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Delays in Document Delivery Service
There is a major asbestos problem in the British Library building where most of the book and journal stock for inter-library lending is housed. Much of the material is unavailable either for lending or for scanning to be sent as an SED (secure electronic delivery) and this is likely to continue for up to 12 […]
Student Data via the Portal – Saturday 19th AM
Due to essential system maintenance on the student record system there will be limited student information available via the portal tomorrow, Saturday 19th February, between 8am – 12 noon. Information Services apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a […]
University email on your mobile phone/tablet!
Information Services now officially support staff and student email on mobile devices. To access instructions on how to set up your email account on your phone, please visit: http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/itsupport/mobile/ . The information is presented in an easy to follow format of drop down lists to help you select the information relevant to your […]
mStir – IS Smartphone trial
Information Services has launched a new trial service for Smartphone users, which works on most major platforms, including iPhone, Android and Palm. The service which is called mStir can be accessed by directing your phone browser to m.stir.ac.uk. There are a number of features that we hope you will find helpful, such […]
IT Services downtime – Saturday 22nd January
On Saturday 22nd January Information Services and Estates and Campus Services will be making modifications to the power supply to the Server Room in Pathfoot Building which contains roughly one third of the University’s centrally provided IT services. The purpose of the modifications is to reduce the likelihood of unplanned downtime if power equipment in […]
Information Centre (IT enquiries) closed for meeting, Fri 14th January
The Information Centre on Stirling campus (IT enquiries) will be closed for an Information Services staff meeting, Friday 14th January 10.30-11.30.  The Lending desk at the Information Centre will remain open for basic library borrowing enquiries.  Messages can be left on our main IT line (x7250) or alternatively email us on infocentre@stir.ac.uk  […]
Library weekend opening – winter vacation
During the winter vacation commencing Saturday 8th January, the Stirling campus Library will be open from 10am – 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays, for study and all self-service transactions.   In previous years, the Library was only open from 9am – 12.30pm on Saturdays, so we hope the new extended hours will be welcomed […]
Library Stock Moves
Happy New Year!  During January, in preparation for Spring Semester 2011, we are planning on moving all Library stock in the Stirling campus library. This is in order to move the stock that has been temporarily held in the interim area into the main Library and to finish off as much weeding as possible. […]
IT Service failures over the holiday period
A power outage at 7pm on Tuesday 28th December affected several IT services including WebCT, student email, and some web-based applications. By midday on the 29th the majority of the server hardware that these services, including WebCT, run on had been brought back into service. However, it became apparent on the evening of the 31st […]