It’s beginning to look a lot like Summer, which means the autumn semester is not too far away. See below for a sneak preview of what’s coming up next semester in your Canvas module. Release dates for autumn semester Canvas modules The autumn semester modules (2022/3) will be released in the week commencing 13th June. […]
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Stirling joins JMIR Publications Agreement: free Open Access Publishing for our authors
Stirling has joined the JMIR Publications Open Access Deal until end of February 2023. Stirling authors will have free uncapped open access publishing in all JMIR journals – covering fully Open Access journals broadly in the field of digital health research. Including titles such as: JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research); JMIR Public Health and Surveillance; JMIR […]
HS Talks – Latest content from World Experts
Presentations and case studies giving ideas and inspiration to inform your dissertation, seminars and other course work. The latest topics include Long-term implications of conflict in Ukraine; Avoiding Extinction; Analyzing performance; Comms is not a ‘soft’ function and more. Teaching staff may embed clips or full lectures in Canvas modules. Access HS Talks from Portal […]
Preparing Your Summer Reading List
Teaching Staff can create a new summer module reading list or ‘roll over’ a previous list by clicking on the ‘Reading List’ in any Summer 2022 Canvas module. See further guidance on the Reading Lists SharePoint site. Once you have rolled over or created your list and are happy with your changes (even if you […]
LibrarySearch now flags retracted articles
You may not realise (but probably guessed) that sometimes journal articles may be retracted because they include either accidental or deliberate errors. The retraction could be due to incorrect experimental or interpretive errors and is to prevent readers from being misled and protects researchers from wasting time and resources by attempting to replicate or utilise […]
Microsoft student fundamentals
Cloud Skills are in demand.Grab your seat. Microsoft are offering FREE training opportunities to students. 5th April – AI Fundamentals7th April – Azure Fundamentals8th April – Security Fundamentals Students don’t miss out on this free, exclusive, time-limited, trainingopportunity. Microsoft are bringing you the opportunity to certify onMicrosoft Fundamentals:• Providing you with cloud skills aligned to […]
Westlaw Training March – April 2022
Westlaw training for Law students and researchers is available during March and April. Sign up here for the free Webinars provided by professional trainers at the publisherThomson Reuters. Westlaw International Materials: Friday 18th March 10.00 Introduction to Westlaw UK (Basic): Thursday 24th March 10.00 Westlaw UK Advanced Thurs 24th March 14.00, Wed 27th April 14.00 […]
Exhibition of Maps from Thomas Jefferys’ and Samuel Holland’s American Atlas (1776)
The latest exhibition in the Library is a collection of maps of North America from an 18th century atlas. Most of the maps were created by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to George III, and Samuel Holland, First Surveyor General of British North America, and were first published in 1775, at the beginning of the American War […]
HS Talks – Multimedia Content to Inspire and Support Learning
See HS Talks for over 6000 multimedia lectures, expert interviews and case studies to enrich your learning. Teaching staff may embed clips or full lectures in Canvas modules and provide links from reading lists. Login to Portal and access HS Talks directly or from the A-Z Online Resources http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/az or your Library Subject Guide. Subjects include: Business; Management, Leadership and Organisation; Marketing and […]
Top tips for online class success
How to make the most of your online classes and meetings using Microsoft Teams Learning online is different to physically attending a class. Read our Top tips on using MS Teams to give yourself a head start and get the most out of your online classes. Top Tip 1 – use the desktop app if […]