There is currently a known problem with the Library links in Google Scholar that go to WebBridge. Our WebBridge supplier, Innovative, know about this problem and they are investigating. What this means is that in Google Scholar results you will not currently see the “Univ. of Stirling Links”. These Links normally open the WebBridge […]
Category: Databases
First World War newspaper articles
August 2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. To facilitate access to research in this field Cengage Learning have made made several newspaper articles from the period freely available online. Topics include: the prelude to war, the Western Front, keeping the Germany Army at bay, Germany’s advance, America joins the […]
New from StirGate – Research Starters
Research Starters are a new feature of StirGate. They are summaries of a topic and are constructed from credible and reliable sources including Encyclopedia Britannica and reference books from Salem Press. There are approximately 60,000 Research Starters in StirGate covering topics as diverse as autism, badminton, classroom management, diabetes, global warming, monetary policy, Voltaire and Scottish law. Over […]
Five Things To Do in the First Year of Your PhD
The Thesis Whisperer blog* has just posted a useful list of: Five things to do in your first year of your PhD: 1. Socialise 2. Write 3. Routine 4. Take as many courses as you can! 5. Pick your supervision (not so relevant in the UK) This is a great list and […]
SciELO – new resource on A-Z list
Looking for research from Latin America, South Africa or the Caribbean? Why not try SciELO Citation Index, a new resource from Thomson Reuters and newly available to Stirling University staff and students. SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) provides access to open access materials in a wide range of disciplines: applied social science, health, linguistics, letters and arts, earth […]
New Scopus Release
The Scopus library database was updated on the 1st of February. This release focused on a redesign of the user interface and an update to the help functionality. Scopus have summarised the changes as: 1. Improved readability of Scopus’ most-used pages with an emphasis on the most-used features. The redesign aims to make the […]
Free webinar Using doctoral theses in your research: a guide to EThOS
The British Library is holding a free webinar on how their EThoS PhD theses service works. This is a repeat of the successful webinar they held on the 10th December last year. Webinar on Thursday 13 February 2014, 3.00pm – 4.00pm GMT Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5974661878725146370 EThOS http://ethos.bl.uk is the UK’s national database for […]
Digimap Training
Digimap has some upcoming webinars and a free training event in London. Booking is available via the links below. 19 February 2014, 4-4:30pm– Webinar, Making the most of Roam: http://edina.ac.uk/events/courses/2014-02-19-roam.html 26 February 2014, 4-4:30pm – Webinar, Environment Digimap: http://edina.ac.uk/events/courses/2014-02-26-environment_digimap.html 6 March 2014 – Digimap Collections workshop, Imperial College London: http://edina.ac.uk/events/courses/2014-03-06_digimap_collections.html […]
Web of Science performance issues – now fixed
The server problems which affected Web of Science on 13th January have now been resolved.
New look for Web of Science
Web of Science will be sporting a new look from Sunday 12th January 2014. After this date the Web of Knowledge branding will be discontinued. More information about these changes and a preview of the site can viewed on the Web of Science website. To access Web of Science, please use the A-Z list of […]