The Librarians will be holding drop in sessions in pod 1 in the Library Pop in and see if they can help answer any enquiries you may have about the library (see some examples below) Finding books or journal articles. Reading lists Booking items in short loan for future use Using the Catalogue Subject Guides […]
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Essential student Guide to Library and I. T. Services
This induction session covers everything you need to know about the Library and I.T. services at Stirling: including: How to print and Copy, Wi-Fi access, saving your work onto the network or Box, student email, using the Library, finding journal articles, computing labs and how to get free Office software. These sessions are running at […]
Want a sneaky peak at the new box interface?
On August 31st the box interface will be changing automatically to a new box experience. To see the new interface you can go to https://stir.app.box.com/on/allnewbox , which generates a cookie and turns it on for that browser instance. See https://blog.box.com/blog/all-new-box/ for details. You can revert to the old version by clearing browser cookies. Single sign on […]
Introducing Canvas
The University has worked extensively with students to identify the best possible system. Many of you have responded to surveys, participated in focus groups, and tried out several systems. Matt Adie VP Education said: “This is a really positive improvement to our digital learning experience at Stirling. Having been involved in the work of the […]
HMRC Final payment request (phishing emails)
We have had a number of staff reporting a phishing email purporting to be from HMRC. This email had the subject line “Final payment request”. We wanted to confirm that this is a Phishing email and in not a genuine communication from HMRC. Please delete without opening attachments. If you have opened an attachment, don’t […]
Guest Wi-Fi just got simpler.
Guest Wi-Fi is changing! From 31st May it will be easier to logon. Some visitors may already have Wi-Fi access if they are from an eduroam enabled institution. They should be able to connect to the ‘eduroam’ signal using their credentials from their home Institution. However if you have visitors who do not have eduroam […]
Auto Logout –Remember to SAVE YOUR WORK!
This week there is a change in the policy for Lab computers in the Library and Study Zone (not including Training rooms 1, 2, group study rooms and Library Seminar room): after 20 minutes of inactivity lab computers will now log out. We have decided this change for two main reasons, the main reason being […]
Are you cyber aware?
As our world becomes more and more digital, so do the threats that it faces. This week we are raising awareness that, like Health and Safety, cyber security is everyone’s responsibility. Is your password strong enough? Could it easily be hacked, or even just guessed? Is it safe from prying eyes? Or do you have […]
Do you love us? or maybe you want to break up?
This semester we have been looking at additional ways to engage with our users in order to gain insight and feedback about what you think. We invited you to write a love/breakup letter to the Library. Thank you for taking the time to respond. The Love Letters We got lots of lovely comments about our […]
Roses are red …….
Thanks to everyone who took the time to share the love (or maybe break up with us) the old-fashioned way. We were pleasantly surprised at the number of letters that we got. Some were fantastic love letters, although some you want to break up with us (sob). We have had some great suggestions, which we […]