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News about the library building, library services, opening hours, etc.
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 […]
Important Write-N-Cite (WNC) upgrade – please take action now
If you use RefWorks and the Write-N-Cite (WNC) add-in writing tool in Word, please upgrade to the most recent version of WNC (4.6.241) as soon as possible. Older versions of WNC will cease to work at the end of November. Instructions for upgrading and also some important troubleshooting guidance Contact the Library if you have […]
Library Festive opening hours
With the 2021/22 academic year well underway, and the festive break just around the corner, here are our opening hours. There will still be access to study spaces during times when the library is closed in the Study Zone, Atrium, and the new Campus Central. You will be able to access Lab computers and printers […]
Free webinar for researchers: ‘How to get your research noticed’
Register for this free webinar on ‘How to get your research noticed’ on Thursday 4th November 2021, 4pm Register Now The webinar is just half an hour, with time for Q&As at the end, and you will be given some tips on how to get your research noticed, helping it become more discoverable and increasing […]
Stirling joins MDPI Publisher Program: 10% off Open Access Publishing
Stirling has joined the MDPI publisher’s free Institutional Open Access Program. The Program is designed to simplify the administrative processes and reduce overheads surrounding the payment of APCs (Article Processing Charges) for Open Access publishing. This will mean that in place of MDPI’s APC invoices being sent to Stirling authors, we will use a “central […]
UK Data Service introductory training series: Autumn 2021
The UK Data Service is the UK’s largest collection of UK and international social, economic and population data. They provide free access to a wide range of social science data for reuse. The Service contains thousands of data collections, including UK census data, government funded surveys, longitudinal studies, international macrodata, qualitative data, and business microdata. […]
Library back to full capacity
Following the easing of COVID restrictions, the University Library has reopened at full capacity, with levels 2 and 3 open to students without the requirement to book a space. Laptops (on 4 hour loans) and PCs are available for students who wish to join an online class in the library and study zone, but those […]
Stirling joins PNAS Agreement: free Open Access Publishing
Stirling has joined the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences two-year transformational open access pilot agreement negotiated by JISC. The Agreement means that Stirling authors can publish Open Access in PNAS without paying page charges or an Open Access fee. Stirling students and staff will also have access to all PNAS content, dating back to 1915. […]