There will be an Information Services Open User Forum on Thursday 3 December at 2.00pm, room still to be confirmed, Stirling Campus.  All are welcome. IT and Library representatives in Academic and Administrative Departments and Students’ Union representatives are especially encouraged to attend.  The agenda will include Update on Library Transformation Project, IS […]
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Looking for journal articles on political topics?
Try our new look IPSA (International Political Science Abstracts) database. IPSA will help you locate articles from over 1000 of the world’s leading political science journals.  To see if the articles from your IPSA search are available from the library use WebBridge   To find out more about library resources for politics try […]
Study Zone opens
Located in a temporary building on the grass next to the old Library building, the Study Zone can seat up to 200 students for individual study (upstairs). Downstairs it has a number of group study rooms which are available on a first come first served basis for the time being. If you would prefer to […]
Latest edition of IS newsletter (ISSUE) now out
The latest edition (number 77, July 2009) of the Information Services newsletter, ISSUE, is now available on the IS web site at:  http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/aboutis/issue.php  Printed copies will be available early week beginning 3rd August.  See articles on: STORRE’s historic 1,000th item latest edition of Journal Citation Reports introducting Stirling Connect Publish or Perish […]
Stirling Connect (social networking site) goes live
Today a new service at the University launches: Stirling Connect. Stirling Connect is a social networking site for staff and students at the University. In Stirling connect you can have your own blog, share photos, share bookmarks, create groups (public and private), have a wiki, and make friends. Â Groups are a great way to […]
New and updated internet searching tutorials
Intute, the subject gateway to quality websites, has recently launched several new internet searching tutorials. These freely available tutorials guide you through the process of online research to help you locate the best of the web for your subject. Â There are new tutorials for midwifery, computer science, environment and American studies and updated tutorials […]
Stirling Campus Library – we’ve moved!
As scheduled, the main Library building on Stirling campus is now closed to users for the duration of building works as part of the New Library Project. Â On Monday 29th June, the Library reopened its doors in its temporary location for the next year, following a short closure period to allow us to relocate […]
Information Centre – reduced service on Friday 26th June due to relocation
FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS Â As previously advertised, the Stirling Campus Library will be closed from Friday 26th June until Sunday 28th June to complete the move to the Interim library building. Â On Friday 26th June, the Information Centre will be open in a limited capacity:Â you can still contact […]
Portal downtime for maintenance
Essential maintenance will take place on the portal server on the mornings of Wed 10 June and Fri 12 June between 7:00 and 8:30. This work is being carried out during the systems ‘at risk’ period in order to minimise disruption to users.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused.  Information Services infocentre@stir.ac.uk
RBR is on the move
On Monday 1st June, RBR will be closed as the books are moving to their new location in the Interim Library (formerly the Studies Area – s19). If you need to use an RBR book this week, please ask at the Lending Services desk and we will try to retrieve it for you.   […]