With pandemic restrictions continuing the Digital Learning Team have continued to work with colleagues across the university to support online learning. The Learning Technologists continue to work with academic staff looking to make the best use of the online tools available when delivering modules. This involves research informed methods for online delivery and creating an […]
Category: students
Laptop loans
Information Services have been working to provide a number of different laptop loan options to our students. We’ve introduced the 2 week and 3 month loan periods to try to address specific needs of students during lockdown. 4-hour loansIf you have booked a place to study in the library you can use your student card […]
Dissertation support
Information Services offers support to students at every stage of your dissertation Struggling to find articles and books on your dissertation topic? Our Subject Librarians are here to help you find resources for your dissertation research. Request an appointment with your Librarian. Dreading the word formatting part of your dissertation? See our FAQ which includes help, […]
Welcome back!
Hello and welcome to Spring Semester 2021. The Library will operate on the following basis until further notice. Opening Hours from Thursday 7th January Monday-Friday 09.00-17.00* Saturday & Sunday 10.00-17.00 *the IT Service desk will be available 5-8pm remotely via information.centre@stir.ac.uk The Library study spaces have been socially distanced to give you a safe place […]
Library Christmas opening hours.
As a number of students will be remaining on campus over the forthcoming vacation period, Information Services will be keeping the library service open over the festive period. The library will be available for study and the ‘click and collect’ service will be in operation for print materials. Please note that study spaces should be […]
Preview of new Web of Science now available
The Library now has access to the preview of the new interface for the Web of Science platform. Web of Science is a multidisciplinary service for finding details of research articles and other publication types, covering: Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. When you login to Web of Science there’s a purple button in the […]
APPSANYWHERE, YOUR UNI APP STORE
Access University software anywhere! Just like you use Netflix to stream your favourite shows, you can now use AppsAnywhere to stream the software you need. Apps anywhere is an external platform provider which we are adopting, to host your University software and apps in one place. A huge benefit to AppsAnywhere is that you will now be able to access almost […]
What your password says about you
Take the quiz and find out what your password says about you! Answer yes or no to the following: 1 pt: Your password does not contain your name or the names of family, partners or pets. 1 pt: You haven’t included information which may be on your social media, such as birthdates, anniversaries, where you […]
UniDesk Moves to the TopDesk Cloud
Our UniDesk system is moving to the TopDesk cloud. This work not only moves us to the TopDesk cloud but includes an upgrade from the current version 7.04 to 10.02.005. The upgrade is scheduled for the evening of Monday 2nd November from 5pm. The service should be considered at risk all day Tuesday 3rd November, […]
How to work away from the office securely
Working away from your usual work location takes advantage of the latest technologies, allowing you to take the office with you, working on various devices and connecting in different ways to the information you need. But there are many additional risks to information security when working in this way. Here are a few to be […]