As part of the New technologies Project, Information Services is introducing an online archive service for email which will provide up to 100GB of archive storage for each member of staff. This enhancement will provide an improved service for archiving your Outlook content, and deliver the ability to access your archived information from any location […]
Category: Academic staff
DataSTORRE has arrived!
DataSTORRE is an online digital repository of multi-disciplinary research datasets produced at the University of Stirling. University of Stirling researchers who have produced research data associated with an existing or forthcoming publication, or which has potential use for other researchers, are invited to upload their dataset for sharing and safekeeping. A persistent identifier and […]
New public Wi-Fi service for Stirling Campus visitors
Information Services is pleased to announce the launch of a new, free Wi-Fi service for visitors to the campus as part of the New Technologies Project. From Wednesday 25th November the service will be available to any visitors you receive on campus, who are not affiliated with an academic institution with access to eduroam. […]
Cloud computing launch at Stirling – introducing Box
From 20th October 2015, all staff and research students at the University of Stirling have access to Box, our new cloud computing tool. Box brings many benefits including unlimited storage, easier methods to collaborate on documents, and anytime, anywhere, any device access to materials. Departmental introduction sessions are being arranged for October and November. For […]
Get your students ready for the spring semester by sending your resource list to the library.
We use the ASPIRE reading list software to produce resource lists where references are linked directly to the library catalogue so students can immediately check if a book is available. The software allows us to create direct links to e-journals and web resources so student can get to their reading with just a couple of […]
Scopus to cease support for Internet Explorer 8
Effective from 1st October 1 2015, Scopus* will no longer support Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). This is to allow Scopus to focus support on newer, officially-supported IE browser versions. If you are still using Internet Explorer 8 on your office PC you can upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 by installing it from Run Advertised […]
Temporary closure of Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen are unfortunately dealing with a major power outage in the Sir Duncan Rice Library. They have been closed since Thursday, and expect that it will be a bit longer until they reopen. If you were intending to visit please see the regular updates available through their website: www.abdn.ac.uk/library .
Guide to monograph publishing for arts, humanities and social science researchers
A guide to open access monograph publishing for arts, humanities and social science researchers has been released as part of the OAPEN-UK project. The guide aims to help researchers to understand the opportunities and challenges associated with publishing a scholarly monograph in open access. It is freely available online and free print copies are available […]
Extra Research Bites Workshop – Oxford University Press
We are delighted to announce an additional workshop in our summer Research Bites series which will be delivered by Oxford University Press. Research staff and students are welcome to sign up for the workshop on 18th August to discover how using OUP’s University Press Scholarship Online can help to improve your research journey. This is also an opportunity […]
Extra Research Bites workshop – Getting Published
Information Services is pleased to announce an additional workshop in our summer Research Bites series. On 19th August we will run a workshop about getting published aimed at early career researchers or those new to academic publishing. It will cover creating your publication strategy, what criteria should you consider when selecting a journal in which to publish, […]