ATLA, IPSA and the Philosopher’s Index now have a new look. Previously available on the Ovid Silver Platter interface, the content of the databases remains the same, and you can still link to full text online resources via the WebBridge button. Simultaneous searching of two or more databases is also still possible. Access them from […]
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WebCT Upgrade: Saturday 16th August
WebCT will be unavailable for the upgrades to version 8.0.1 and disk storage on Saturday, 16 th August. I expect the system to be down between 10.00-14.00. The upgrade of the file storage should bring performance and stability benefits. Â WebCT 8 is not a major upgrade (there was no WebCT 7) but rather some […]
Research that shapes and improves lives – Find out more about research taking place at the University of Stirling
Throughout the summer the Stirling campus Library is hosting a display of posters outlining current research taking place at the University. The display can be found on Level 2, close to the entrance. If you can not make it into the Library we have created an online exhibition to highlight recent publications by Stirling researchers […]
Improvements to staff email system
The staff email system is being improved by the replacement of all of the servers and the storage hardware, and implementation of the latest version of the email server software (Microsoft Exchange 2007). These changes will make the system faster and more resilient in the event of hardware failures. The standard mail quota is also […]
ScienceDirect unavailable weekend of 2nd-3rd August for maintenance
ScienceDirect will be unavailable from 10.30am on Saturday 2nd August to 6.30am on Sunday 3rd August due to an upgrade to the administrative system. Â
IBSS, PsycInfo and PsycArticles now available via the EBSCO interface
From the 30th July I’m pleased to announce that the following databases are now available via the EBSCO interface. You can access each database from the A-Z of online resources. The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), produced by the London School of Economics and Political Science, includes over 2.5 million references to journal […]
Problems with Digimap resolved
Following the hardware failure of 23/24 July, full service to Digimap has now been restored. Â Â
Access to the Financial Times on LexisNexis Business and News (3rd April 2008).
New guide to how to search the FT online. The Financial Times have made some significant changes to their licence, which determines how articles from the newspaper can be searched. It will no longer appear on the drop down box of sources when using LexisNexis Business and News. A guide is available which shows how […]
Staff IT Courses April – Stirling Campus
Please find below details of the Staff IT courses which start the second week of April (Mon 7th). These sessions are available to all staff and research postgraduate students. The full course schedule along with descriptions is available at: http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/help/training/current.php Booking is now done online via webct:https://webct.stir.ac.uk/webct/logon/2151425001. An online guide which describes how to sign […]