If like me you have logged in to your word press blog today, you may have found that it looks a little different. We have upgraded our wordpress server to WordPress 5.0. This brings with it the new Gutenberg editor which is sufficiently different to the old editor that it may make you look twice. […]
Category: Staff
The end is nigh for the old VPN/CampusNet.
Do you use VPN to connect to your home folder or to connect to your office PC? We have looked at recent logs and it shows that there are still a number of people who have recently used our VPN service. You may know this as “CampusNet” If you want to continue to access your home folders […]
Students – we want to hear from you! Tell us what you think about Digital Technology at the University and have a chance of winning an Amazon voucher…
For the third year in a row, we are participating in the JISC Digital Experience Insights survey (previously ‘Tracker’). We use this survey to find out how you are using digital technology at the University and what we can do to improve our services and support. For example, after you told us in last year’s […]
Winter is coming …….
Remember the Beast from the East? Hopefully, we won’t have as much snow as we had last winter, but this may be the time to think ahead and get prepared. Staff who are able and have agreement from their department to work remotely, can find advice below on how to make sure you are ready […]
BrowZine
With BrowZine you can browse, read and follow our current journal content either via the web-based version or via the App from an iOS or Android mobile device. The main features of Browzine are: Makes it easier to link to journal issues and tables of content. Search for journals by title, ISSN or subject. Browse content […]
SensusAccess
SensusAccess allows staff and students to automatically convert documents into a range of alternate media including audiobooks (MP3 and DAISY), e-books (EPUB, EPUB3 and Mobi) and digital braille. The service can also be used to convert inaccessible documents such as image-only PDF files, JPG pictures and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into more accessible and less tricky formats. […]
Visit our new research support web pages
https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/information-services-and-library/current-students-and-staff/researchers/ We have overhauled our research support web pages so that they are much more streamlined and user friendly. Now you should be able to find information easily about writing and research, research data and the University archives and special collections. Writing and research includes information on: search techniques; keeping up to date; research […]
UniDesk Self-Service, 24/7 IT and Library support in one place
IS have been using UniDesk for the last two years to manage your enquiries to us. Over the summer we transferred a lot of the information from our website into the UniDesk Self-Service Portal in order to make it easier to find. We’ve also transformed our content into bite-size chunks rather than lengthy web pages. […]
Fire Evacuation Drills in the Library
As part of our commitment to keeping library users safe, we’re obliged to make sure that all of our staff are trained in what to do in the event of a fire. As part of this commitment, our staff have undergone training in fire safety which we’re now following up with four fire evacuation drills […]
Digital wellbeing MOOC
What is the impact of digital technology on our health, relationships and society? How do we ensure our own digital wellbeing? Explore the answers to these questions and more with this course. You will investigate new and established technologies and their impact on society, looking at the positives and negatives of engaging with technology. You […]