A representative from RefWorks will provide introductory and advanced training for staff and research students on 16th December in Cottrell Room A1. RefWorks Fundamentals – 16/12/14 0930 am – 1030 am, Cottrell Room A1 This session is ideal if you are fairly new to RefWorks or have not used it for some time […]
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Scopus problem exporting to RefWorks – a solution
The RefWorks ‘Direct Export’ function is currently not working in Scopus. This fault is affecting all universities. An alternative method of exporting references to RefWorks is available on our RefWorks Help Pages and can be used until the problem is resolved by RefWorks and Scopus. If you require further help contact library@stir.ac.uk.
Expert Search Skills for Researchers
EBSCO who provide many of our journal article databases including – ATLA Religion; Business Source premier; CINAHL (nursing and allied health): EconLIt; Health Source; International Political Science Abstracts; PsycInfo; SportDiscus and British Education Index, will provide a training workshop specially for University of Stirling staff and research students. The session is aimed specifically at researchers […]
If you like RefWorks you will love Write-N-Cite
Write-N-Cite connects your word processer to RefWorks so that you can cite references and update your bibliography automatically as you write your essay. Come along to our introductory classes to find out more. The following training sessions are available to undergraduate and taught postgraduate students: Tuesday 28th 1200-1300 Getting to grips with Write-N-Cite Wednesday 29th […]
Getting to Grips with Refworks – Training Sessions in October
Struggling to format and keep track of your references? Use Refworks! RefWorks allows you to store your references online and insert them into your essays in the correct format. Come along to our introductory classes to find out more. The following training sessions are available for undergraduate and taught postgraduate students: Monday 27th 1200-1300 Getting to […]
E-Books
Some e-books (Dawson ERA) may not allow you to download content at present. You can still however read these e-books online.This is a temporary fault which the publisher is working to resolve as soon as possible. Use the Library Catalogue to find out what e-books are available from Stirling University.
New Referencing Style – Harvard Stirling University
A new referencing style called Harvard Stirling University (HSU) has been developed for use with RefWorks. Find out more about HSU at: http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/Harvard-Stirling. HSU takes into account feedback received about the other Harvard styles in RefWorks (e.g. some people wanted the date in round brackets and they did not like the author name in upper […]
Emerald Website Maintenance – 25th July for 4 Weeks
You will be unable to edit your Emerald profile, settings and preferences for a period of 4 weeks. Searching and retrieving journal articles from Emerald should be unaffected. See http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/management if you would like more information about using Emerald journals at the University of Stirling or contact library@stir.ac.uk.
Write-N-Cite for Researchers
Date: Wednesday 11 June 2014 Time: 12.30 – 13.30 Location: Library Training Room 1 This workshop focuses on the use of the Write-N-Cite plug-in for Microsoft Word to help you manage your in-text citations and automatically produce your bibliography within Word. It is assumed that you already have some basic knowledge of using RefWorks. Sign […]
Copyright Changes ‘Need-to-Know’ Webinar for Teaching Staff
JISClegal are running 20 minute webinar sessions on Copyright changes due next month. These will focus on the implications for teaching and learning. JISClegal staff will be available afterwords for live chat question and answers using Blackboard Collaborate. See JISClegal for further details. There is no need to register or book to join a session […]