To allow staff to travel home in daylight, the Information Centre will close today at 3.30pm.  It is still possible that the Library building will have to close early – any further updates will be posted on this blog and on our facebook page.
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Monday 29th Nov: update
Due to ongoing difficulties in staff getting into work today, and the severe weather forecast for early evening, it is highly likely that the Stirling campus library will close early today.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We will update the IS news blog and our facebook page when we have more […]
Mon 29th Nov: Library open but some services affected
The Stirling campus library is open today but with a minimal level of staffing due to the ongoing severe weather. Â Some services may be affected as a result and the decision to close the Library may be taken should the weather start to deteriorate any further. Â We will update this blog and our […]
Update Sunday 28th November, 19:35 – Library still open
The evening security team have made it into the Library so the building is still open. If however, the weather conditions deteriorate significantly over the course of the evening, they may take the decision to close the Library early.
Sunday 28th Nov – Library may close early due to severe weather conditions
The Library on Stirling campus may have to close at 7pm this evening or earlier (not 2am as advertised) if the current weather conditions deteriorate any further. This is due to difficulties in staffing the building.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Library Treasure Hunt Winners Announced!
The two winners of the Library Treasure Hunt have been drawn. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who took part.    The winners are two students:  First Prize: £50 book vouchers; Jenni Chapuis Second Prize: £10 print credit: Christie Duncan  Here is a video of the winners’ names being drawn: […]
New Library – progress to date
Use The overall use made of the new Library has increased dramatically over the last year of the old-style Library. During October 2008 69,118 people entered the Library. During October 2010, the figure was 95,243. Â Accessibility We conducted an accessibility tour before the library opened, and are working to address the issues raised. The […]
Talislist upgrade
TalisList, the University’s Electronic Reading List system, will be upgraded and migrated to new hardware on Thursday 28th October.  This work is scheduled to take place before 9am, during the “at risk†period, but there is a chance that it will overrun. We will, of course, endeavour to keep any disruption or interruption to […]
Big on Bees!
Bumblebees, their conservation, behaviour and decline are important research areas within the University of Stirling’s School of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Bumblebee survival is of increasing concern and Penelope Whitehorn, a Ph.D student in the School, has recently been discussing the threats to Bumblebee populations, see the BBC News website. We have lots of information and resources for you […]
Digimap Upgrade
Digimap Collections will be unavailable on Tuesday 3rd August from 10am to 4pm. This downtime is needed to complete a hardware upgrade.