Due to new procedures at the British Library we will only be allowing one renewal per DDS book due to the British Library now charging £4.20 for each renewal. In addition if the book is not returned on time we will automatically be charged even if it is still in transit.  The loan period for […]
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App Wiki: Mobile Apps for Education
We have begun gathering a list of apps that might be useful for your studies or research. If you are a student you can login to the App Wiki, add apps and comment on entries. Students and staff can view and rate the apps. Access the App Wiki directly or from the A-Z list of […]
Need Microsoft software for your computer? BUY NOW
Microsoft have announced that they are ending their ‘Ultimate Steal’ offer which has allowed students to buy Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel etc)  at discounted prices.  From 1st April, companies which offer the Ultimate Steal deal (usually c£40) will no longer be able to sell Office at a discounted rate to students. The Ultimate […]
New staff card is now your library card
The new Staff Card will now operate as your Library Card. Â The new card data has been used to create a new library record which has been merged with your old library record so that all books on loan, your borrowing history etc is preserved. Â The one thing that you will have to […]
Succeed notifications
Succeed can now notify you via email of events in Succeed such as a new item of content being added to a module that you are taking or that a new assignment, survey or test is available along with other events. A short document has been created on how to set up email notifications:Â http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/teaching/Succeed/help-guides_students.php […]
Succeed downtime
Succeed will be taken down at 8.00am on Wednesday 15th February to make some small changes to the configuration of the system and update a security certificate. The system should be down for no more than 30 minutes.  Apologies for any inconvenience.  Simon Booth Succeed Administrator
Lecturers – Succeed has a new sign up feature
We have recently enhanced the features in Succeed by adding a new sign-up tool. This does not replace the existing group tool that was used last semester but is much simpler in its execution. The built-in tool did cause some confusion amongst staff and students in its working and we believe that the new sign-up […]
Succeed Downtime
Succeed will not be available between 10am-12noon this Saturday 14th January to install three service packs (sp5, sp6, sp7). Details on these upgrades were given in the last Issue: Â http://intranet.stir.ac.uk/issue/ISSUE87_December2011.pdf (p7) Â Simon Booth Succeed Admin
Behind the Scenes of Science Research Papers
Jonathan Eisen, Professor at U. C. Davis and blogger, has collated posts written by the authors describing “The Story Behind the Paper” for selected science research papers. All of the papers discussed in the series are Open Access, so you can read how the paper came about and then read the paper itself!  Professor Eisen is […]
Holiday closure dates
The Library and Social Study Zone on Stirling Campus will be closed from 2pm on Friday 23rd December until Thursday 5th January. If you wish to renew a book you will need to do so via the ‘my library record’ feature on the library catalogue. This is available from http://libcat.stir.ac.uk  There is lots of help material […]