Stirling Campus: The Library reopens on Monday 5th January and vacation hours will apply.   Vacation loan periods will apply as follows:  LONG LOANS – will be issued from Friday 5 December 2008 and will be due for return Fri 29 May 2009. POP LOANS - will remain weekly loans RESERVE BOOK ROOM (RBR) – […]
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Latest edition of ISSUE (IS newsletter) now out
The latest edition (number 74, November 2008) of the Information Services newsletter, ISSUE, is now available in printed format (from the Library) and also on the IS web site at:  http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/aboutis/issue.php  Articles include: an interview with the new Director of Information Services, Mark Toole; Library Project update; article about StirGate (new search tool); Web of […]
Information Services Open User Forum
There will be an Information Services Open User Forum on Wednesday 3 December 2008 at 2.00pm in 2A13, Cottrell Building, Stirling Campus. Â All are welcome. IS representatives in academic and administrative departments and SUSA representatives are especially encouraged to attend. Â Please send any items for the agenda to IS Office (liboff1@stir.ac.uk) before the […]
Spotlight for November – PsycARTICLES
Looking for journal articles on psychological topics? The Library provides access to PsycARTICLES, a full text database which contains over 130,000 articles from 58 journals published by the American Psychological Association. PsycARTICLES is a useful resource for anyone studying or researching psychology, behavioural sciences or mental health nursing. See our user guide to PsycARTICLES . […]
Portal downtime Tuesday 28th October
Due to an essential upgrade, the portal will be down on Tuesday 28th October from 9.30am. The upgrade should take no more than an hour, after which normal portal service will be resumed.  During the portal downtime, the following services will be accessible directly:  WebCT: http://webct.stir.ac.uk Library catalogue: http://libcat.stir.ac.uk Staff webmail: https://mail.stir.ac.uk Student […]
New enhancements in Web of Science in recent upgrade
The latest upgrade to Web of Science included a number of changes. Major changes include: Â ISI Proceedings – Science (for scientific and technical conference papers) has been renamed “Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Science” Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Science is now integrated into the Web of Science search along with the other Citation […]
Library opening hours for mid-semester break (Stirling campus)
Mid semester break is from Monday 27 October – Friday 31 October inclusive.  The library will be open Monday-Friday 9-7 and 9-4 on the weekend.  The Information Centre will be open:  Mon-Friday 9-7 for IT enquiries and 11-4 for Library enquiries;  Saturday and Sunday 11-4
IT Training courses – Stirling campus
IT training courses will run from Monday 29th September to Thursday 13th November 2008. These courses are open to all staff and students.  Full course schedules along with descriptions are available at http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/help/training/currentopen.php. Booking is done online via the Library and IT Skills course in WebCT https://webct.stir.ac.uk/webct/logon/2151425001 (uni login required).  An online guide which […]
Get cheap Microsoft software
By popular demand Microsoft is pleased to announce the return of the Ultimate Steal. Just as a refresher, the Ultimate Steal offers a full copy of Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate Edition to students and staff for £38.95 GBP and it’s finally back  In a nutshell, The Ultimate Steal is:  A time-limited offer available […]
New EThOS Service from the British Library
The new EThOS service from the British Library aims to make the full text of UK PhD theses available online for free. PhD and other Doctoral graduates may well remember the feeling of relief when they finally handed in the bound copies of their thesis. However, destined for closed access library stacks, the majority of […]