Electrical work in Cottrell this weekend

This message relates to the notice published in the 16th January Information Bulletin by Property Management regarding the electrical and data shutdown this coming weekend (21st and 22nd January).  In order to have equipment removed from the work site in time, it is necessary for Systems and Network Services to bring down the data and […]

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Service disruption to web services

Owing to the upgrade of a key data storage system there will be disruption to many of the University’s web sites/services on Friday 30th December.  Services will be shut down from 07:00, and are expected to return between 12:00 and 16:00.   The main University web site ‘www.stir.ac.uk’ and the portal should not be affected. […]

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Holiday closure dates

The Library and Social Study Zone on Stirling Campus will be closed from 2pm on Friday 23rd December until Thursday 5th January.  If you wish to renew a book you will need to do so via the ‘my library record’ feature on the library catalogue. This is available from http://libcat.stir.ac.uk   There is lots of help material […]

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Succeed Training

Introductory training sessions on Succeed have been arranged for the following dates (all January 2012)  Wednesday 11th (14.00-17.00) Friday 13th (10.00-13.00) Tuesday 17th (14.00-17.00) Thursday 19th (10.00-13.00)   These are aimed at staff who will be using Succeed for the first time in the spring semester or who missed out on the last set of […]

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New reading lists for Spring 2012

New reading lists for Spring 2012   Within the TalisList reading list, references link to the book or journal details in the library catalogue, so students can immediately check availability, place holds, etc. References to our electronic journal articles can link directly to the article. Lists can include references to paper materials, as well as […]

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Social Media the RSC way

There is a lot of discussion about how social media can used in research and education. Here are some examples from the Royal Society of Chemistry. The RSC have a Twitterfeed, a YouTube channel they are on FaceBook, Flickr and LinkedIn. Here is a link to more information about how they use these social media outlets: http://www.rsc.org/aboutus/social.asp […]

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