The new student email system – Microsoft Web App (OWA) which is part of the cloud based Office365 solution – will go live to all students on Wednesday 30th January. A pilot group which has been testing the new interface has reported no serious issues with the system and generally feedback has been very positive. […]
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Information Services over the Christmas break
The university closes at 5pm on 21st December 2012, and will reopen on 3rd January 2013 at 9am. Due to this there will be no library or IT support during this period. If you have any queries or problems, please email information.centre@stir.ac.uk and we will handle your query on 3rd January. Below you will find […]
Possible Internet service downtime, Tuesday 18th December
In order to complete the implementation of the University’s higher-bandwidth JANET connection, there may be a short disruption to all Internet services, sometime between 07:30 and 08:30 on Tuesday 18th December. During this window, staff from Systems and Network Services and EaStMAN will reconfigure network routing to begin using our second JANET circuit. Most […]
Library eResource authentication changes for on-campus users
The University Library currently spends hundreds of thousands of pounds every year subscribing to electronic resources for use by the University’s staff and students. However there is currently no coherent way of determining the level of usage of these resources, so, to remedy this, Information Services is implementing a tool called RAPTOR which will be […]
New library entrance system switch on Mon 17 Dec – don’t forget your ID card!
The new library entrance system will be switched on Monday 17th December. All staff and students will need to bring their ID card with them and present them to the readers on the new gates to gain entry and exit from the building. If you are a student who received an email from the Library […]
Staff – get ready for winter: set up your PC for working from home
Now that the snowy weather is upon us, you may have the opportunity to work from home. Remote desktop allows you to access your work PC from your home computer so that you can have access to all of the software you need to do your job. A bit of forward planning is required […]
Check out our Archives and Special Collections Advent Calendar
Following on from the success of our ‘Going Wild in the Archives’ exhibition earlier this year, we thought we’d give our festive Archives and Special Collections Advent Calendar a wildlife theme. Every day in the run up to Christmas, a new image from our collections relating to the natural world will […]
Wintery campus
Here are a couple of shots of the campus from the Library building this morning. Where are all the sledges? First one is the view from Level 4 overlooking Queen’s Court and the second one is taken from Level 2 Library overlooking the Loch.
Module Registration opens 3rd December 9am – please do not login to the portal unless essential
We are approaching one of the many busy times for the student system with Student Module Registration opening at 9.00am on Monday 3rd December. A number of technical measures have been put in place to help process student requests as quickly as possible. However, as a precaution, we would be grateful if staff could […]
Extra study space during exam period
From early next week the following extra study facilities will be available at Stirling campus to students wishing to study for exams: in the Cottrell 4W corridor – 24/7 study facilities (2 rooms) in the Library: all Enterprise Zone rooms will be open and set up for study purposes. There may be the occasional closure […]