In September 2014 we started officially tracking STORRE usage around the world and this month we broke through the 1 million barrier! As of today, a massive 1,005,573 files have been downloaded from STORRE, the University’s Open Access research repository. The usage stats are produced by the IRUS-UK portal. We joined IRUS in 2014, […]
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DataSTORRE down time Friday 11th August 7.30am
DataSTORRE will be unavailable for a short period tomorrow morning, Friday 11th August, from around 7.30am to 8.30am. The down time is to allow us to increase the disk space for storage in DataSTORRE. DataSTORRE is our online digital repository of multi-disciplinary research datasets produced at the University of Stirling. Clare Allan Senior Research Librarian
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in July #StirTopTenPapers
During July there were 24,149 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3,508 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. Branched-Chain Amino Acid Ingestion Stimulates Muscle Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis following Resistance Exercise in Humans. By Jackman, Sarah R; Witard, Oliver; Philp, Andrew; Wallis, Gareth A; Baar, Keith; Tipton, Kevin. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25471 Downloads: 543 […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in July #StirTopTenTheses
During July 1,077 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 11,198 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of Complex Adaptive Systems. By Niazi, Muaz A K. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3365 Downloads: 603 2. Scholarly publishing in Africa: a case study […]
Sign up for one of the last 3 research bites session taking place this summer!
16 August 2017 Kudos Enterprise Zone Now changed to Training Room 1 This session will help you grasp the basics of disseminating your research using Kudos. The University is working with Kudos throughout 2017, to help you maximize the reach and impact of your published work. Kudos is free, easy and quick to […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in July #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during July. The theses are embargoed for a period to allow the authors time to write up work for publication: A psycho-educational curriculum for sport career transition practitioners: Development and evaluation. By Hee Jung Hong http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25589 Physiotherapy […]
Data skills development training at Urban Big Data Centre
The Urban Big Data Centre in Glasgow has announced the return of their data skills development training programme for summer 2017. Location: Jura Teaching Lab, University of Glasgow Library (map) Date Time Course Name Tuesday 1st August 2017 10am – 4:30pm Introduction to ArcGIS Wednesday 2nd August 2017 10am – 1pm Introduction to Network […]
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 […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in June #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Research Postgraduates who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during June. One of the theses is available for reading immediately: News Usage Practices of Pakistani University Students in the Networked Media Environment. By Saadia Ishtiaq Nauman http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25463 The other theses are embargoed for a period to allow the authors time […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in June #StirTopTenTheses
During June 1,084 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 11,172 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of Complex Adaptive Systems. By Niazi, Muaz A K. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3365 Downloads: 495 2. Scholarly publishing in Africa: a case study […]