The IS subject librarians are again providing their successful lunchtime briefing sessions for researchers– please see below for details, and booking links. A course descriptor is given on the sign up sheet. All sessions are on a Wednesday, except for ‘Guide to getting published’ (April 13th) which is a Monday. All the sessions are at […]
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Detecting phishing emails – more dodgy emails doing the rounds
Today we have received a number of enquiries from staff who have received emails which look as if they might have come from admin@stir.ac.uk. These are the latest round of phishing emails, designed to trick users into thinking that they are required to undertake a task of some sort (such as validating your email […]
Extra exam study space: 24/7 Library opening plus more space for study
You said: “we need more study space!!” We did: the Stirling campus library will be open 24/7 from Monday 8th December up until Sun 21st December Haldane’s restaurant is now open for study: weekdays 7am-6pm and weekends 9am-5pm the Enterprise Zone rooms in the Library (level 3) are now open for exam study Levels 3 and […]
RefWorks for Staff and Research Students
A representative from RefWorks will provide introductory and advanced training for staff and research students on 16th December in Cottrell Room A1. RefWorks Fundamentals – 16/12/14 0930 am – 1030 am, Cottrell Room A1 This session is ideal if you are fairly new to RefWorks or have not used it for some time […]
Problem with student filestore (update)
This is a follow up to our post earlier today re the failure of student file store. The diagnostic which is running on the student server has not yet finished so we are going to have to leave it running overnight. We will then review the situation first thing tomorrow morning. As the afternoon […]
Just Press Print – New online ordering system for Graphics & Print Services
The way to order print jobs and request design and print quotations from Graphics & Print Services is changing. For the chance to win some fabulous goodies, including our top prize (£150 Argos voucher), come along and find out what’s going on at our official software launch on 11th and 12th December in the […]
Library silent zone extended for exams / extra study space
In response to a significant number of complaints about noise from students studying in the Stirling Campus Library in the build-up to the exam period, we are going to extend the Silent Zone on Level 4 to include Level 3 also. The dates covered will be from November 24th until December 22nd We hope that this will […]
Scopus problem exporting to RefWorks – a solution
The RefWorks ‘Direct Export’ function is currently not working in Scopus. This fault is affecting all universities. An alternative method of exporting references to RefWorks is available on our RefWorks Help Pages and can be used until the problem is resolved by RefWorks and Scopus. If you require further help contact library@stir.ac.uk.
Expert Search Skills for Researchers
EBSCO who provide many of our journal article databases including – ATLA Religion; Business Source premier; CINAHL (nursing and allied health): EconLIt; Health Source; International Political Science Abstracts; PsycInfo; SportDiscus and British Education Index, will provide a training workshop specially for University of Stirling staff and research students. The session is aimed specifically at researchers […]
If you like RefWorks you will love Write-N-Cite
Write-N-Cite connects your word processer to RefWorks so that you can cite references and update your bibliography automatically as you write your essay. Come along to our introductory classes to find out more. The following training sessions are available to undergraduate and taught postgraduate students: Tuesday 28th 1200-1300 Getting to grips with Write-N-Cite Wednesday 29th […]