Staff and students of the University are allowed to download the Microsoft suite of software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc) under the University of Stirling Licence while you are studying or working here. Students can download Microsoft office 365 from within student email account http://office365.stir.ac.uk Navigate to the settings menu, there is an option to download the […]
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Library Catalogue Downtime
The library catalogue system is being upgraded this week and as part of this work, there will be a short period of downtime today from 10 pm to midnight. The following services will be unavailable: Library catalogue – including the Articles search option Online book renewals via ‘My library account’ Article request service WebBridge We […]
Students there will be new printers on campus soon!
When you come back for the new semester you may notice some changes with our printing facilities. Over the summer we have changed our printer supplier. Throughout August before the start of semester, we are planning to replace the student Multi-Functional Devices (MFD) across campus with new modern devices. Along with the current locations for student printers, […]
Want to be a Wi-Fi Wizard – We are recruiting!
Information Services is seeking to recruit student staff (Wi-Fi Wizards) to assist with setting up staff and students on the University Wi-Fi service – eduroam. This year our Wizard team will also be involved in supporting the new Lecture Recording system, Panopto, which is being installed this summer. The job involves: Being part of a […]
New multi-functional devices
Recently there has been a review of all multi-functional devices (MFDs) located across the campus. The review has highlighted that some devices were being under-utilised and therefore, to reduce costs and to maximise the efficiency of each appliance, a number of changes will be introduced over the coming weeks. The biggest change is that, following […]
New way to issue and return your books
From today we have new self-issue and self-return machines. These machines are currently located near the Library entrance. This could be subject to change as there may be a few other location changes in the library over the summer vacation. These new machines are sleeker and have more features than the old machines. With the […]
Summer news
Over the summer period, there are many exciting changes happening in the Library and the study zone. Our library Maker Space has been so successful in its first year, that it’s growing! The Maker Space will be Moving into the Current Seminar room on level 2 of the library. We’re also creating 12 additional study spaces […]
What’s happening in the Library over the summer.
Over the summer there will be a few exciting changes in the Library. To allow for this the seminar room will be unavailable for most of the summer. Firstly we have invested in brand new self-issue machines, which we will be installing over the summer. With these machines, you will be able to place your stack of books onto the […]
UniDesk upgrade
UniDesk, the enquiry management system used by Information Services, the Student Services Hub and the Faculty of Social Sciences was upgraded today. Our initial estimate was that the system would be unavailable all day on Wednesday 23rd and would be reinstated on Thursday 24th. The upgrade went well and the UniDesk was live before 1pm […]
Do you want to continue access to your UNIVERSITY EMAIL after graduation?
Important update – it is not possible for the university to hold open a student’s email account for 90 days after graduation. This is due to Microsoft licensing. We are therefore having to change the email/Box opt-in/out period from 90 days after graduation to 30 days. If you do nothing your email and Box account will […]