As a Module co-ordinator or Module admin you may want to add ‘Week 0 – How to Succeed in your module’ which is a Learning resource that is now available to use in all modules in Canvas. The aim of the resource is to prepare students for their module so that they can get the […]
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AM Explorer online primary sources
Following a trial earlier in the year, the Library now has a subscription to AM Explorer, which is a collection of primary source material published by Adam Matthew Digital. This is a huge resource, covering collections in many different subject areas. It is especially useful for History and English Literature, but may also be useful […]
New courses and workshops from Academic Development.
Our Academic Development team are running a series of workshops, modules and the annual Learning & Teaching festival. New to Teaching Week-Long Module (8-12 August) This week-long online module provides an introduction to teaching at the University of Stirling, either for those who are completely new to teaching or to those who have arrived at […]
Institutional subscription to Times Higher.
Information Services has successfully negotiated an institutional subscription to the Times Higher, making this resource freely available to anyone registering with their @stir.ac.uk, @students.stir.ac.uk, @cs.stir.ac.uk, @drns.ac.uk, @macrobartscentre.org @scottishaquaculture.com, @scottishswimming.com, and @teamscotland.scot email addresses for use both on and off-campus, opening up this important resource to all the staff and students of the university and providing […]
Redevelopment of the technologies in our Learning Spaces – your views are sought
**FAO teaching staff** Information Services are planning to undertake a major redevelopment of the technologies in the University’s central Learning Spaces. We would very much like to hear your views and experiences of using the current teaching rooms and lecture theatres on campus to inform the design of the new equipment/technologies. We have prepared a […]
SCONUL Access: free access to other university libraries
The Library is participating in a scheme called SCONUL Access, which allows students and university staff to access other university libraries. Staff, postgraduates and part time students can borrow print books from participating libraries, whilst full time undergraduates can use these libraries for reference. The scheme was closed for many months due to COVID restrictions […]
New Library Links from Google Scholar direct to Stirling’s full-text articles
You can now set up Google Scholar so that it links seamlessly to LibrarySearch and the full-text of journal articles that Stirling University Library subscribes to. To setup your Google Scholar Library Links for Stirling’s LibrarySearch: First login to your Google/Google scholar account so that these settings will be retained, then: 1. In Google Scholar click the three horizontal bars in […]
Library opening hours
We are currently operating on our vacation hours. This week and next the library will be open 8am-8pm Monday to Thursday and 8am-5pm and 10-5 at weekends. Week beginning 24 January we return to our semester opening hours, 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 10am-5pm on Saturday and Sunday. During our opening hours, staff will be […]
Changes to how you access email.
As part of our on-going programme of security enhancements, we have already made some changes to the way that email is accessed in order to remove less secure methods of accessing your university email account that do not enforce MFA (multi factor authentication). Microsoft is increasing the security of Office 365 which will now result […]
Staying cybersafe over the holiday period.
From banking to shopping, and streaming to social media, people are spending more time than ever online. This means more opportunities for hackers to carry out cyber attacks. They often do this by targeting people and businesses using: email and website scams malware – software that can damage your device or let a hacker in […]