Altmetric has recently added two new useful search options. (Altmetric is a tool that tracks online attention surrounding research papers). You can now search across the entire Altmetric database by subject area (using the Fields of Research classification) and by author affiliations (using GRID – a GRID ID or, somewhat easier, the organisation name). […]
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EndNote X9 Now Available for Staff and Research Students
The latest version of EndNote is now available for University computers. New features include: ability to share a group of references with other researchers (previously you had to share your whole library); control permissions on who can edit shared references; generate Web of Science Citation reports directly from EndNote and use Manuscript Matcher to help […]
Update on problems with eduroam
15:45 Wed 17 Oct At 14.30 today, we identified a specific problem with a service related to eduroam, which we fixed. This improved the performance and availability of the eduroam service. We have since been monitoring and now believe that eduroam is stable enough for you to try. Please note that you may have to get […]
Learn how to use the new student printers
Students do you want to learn how to print, scan and copy using the new Ricoh MFD’s on campus? We are running a training session, see the details below; Tuesday 25th September 10 am – 3 pm In the Atrium outside the library. This session will be useful for both new and returning students. The […]
New slimline IS internal website
This week, the IS internal website will be getting a mini makeover. Over the summer we’ve been working really hard to move our Library and IT content away from the traditional web format and into easily accessible, bite-sized chunks of information delivered to you via UniDesk Self-Service Portal. We will still have an internal web presence […]
Meet UniDesk Self-Service, 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, however, we’ve been working hard to transfer 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 […]
Introducing our new Maker Space
The Library Maker Space is a relatively new service which started in 2017-2018. The Maker Space is located on Level 2 of the Library to the right of the entrance to the main stairwell. At time of writing we have 2 Robox printers, an Ultimaker 3, an Ultimaker 2+ and 3D scanning facilities. We […]
Module opening dates for autumn semester 2018
Academic modules will be available in Canvas from Mon 3 September 2018*. Canvas can be accessed from your portal home page, using the link on the left hand side of the portal home page. You can also download the free Canvas app. *notes you must be fully enrolled to access your academic Canvas modules. For first years, […]
Research Bites: last two sessions of summer 2018
There is still time to sign up for the last two sessions of our 2018 Research Bites Programme On 29 August in the Postgraduate Study Zone between 12.30 and 1.30pm , on Level 3 of the Library, Kate Howie will be talking about “Presenting Statistical Analysis for Publication” . When conducting quantitative research researchers should be […]
New Licence Agreements for all Digimap Users
From 1st August you will need to accept a new licence agreement the first time you use each Digimap collection (even if you are already registered).