MathSciNet is a database of journal articles in mathematics; it is the electronic version of Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications.  You can access MathSciNet from the A-z list of online resources from the Portal.  The online tutorials, available here: http://www.mathscinet.info/index.html can help you use the database to find articles by author, publication or […]
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Succeed Downtime 10.00am Saturday 8th October
As a result of the work we have been doing with Blackboard (the company that produces the underlying software) to fix the performance issues with Succeed we have been issued with two patches for the system. These are simple and quick to install but require that the system is stopped to do so. The […]
Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities – a new online guide
The London School of Economics has published a new guide to using Twitter for academic and research staff. The online guide describes the practicalities of setting up a Twitter profile and gives advice about writing tweets, finding other academic staff or researchers who use Twitter and how Twitter can be used in a teaching context. […]
6th October 2011 – National Poetry Day
6th October is National Poetry Day, why not mark the event by borrowing a poetry book from Stirling University Library? A list of our poetry collections is available here. To find out more about National Poetry Day visit: http://www.nationalpoetryday.co.uk/
Succeed restart 8.00am Thursday 29th
Information services have been working closely with Blackboard (the company that produces the underlying software) to understand why we have had two crashes of Succeed and two short periods of poor performance. To this end we have been advised to make number of changes to the system. These changes are designed to produce two outcomes […]
Stirling campus library now open to midnight every day / library zoning
In response to feedback from staff and students in the IS Satisfaction Survey, Library opening hours on Stirling campus have now been extended to midnight seven days a week. These hours will be further extended to 2am during the exam periods. Â The Information Centre will close at 8pm with the building staffed by security […]
Early journal content from JSTOR now freely available
JSTOR have announced that journal content published before 1923 in the United States and before 1870 elsewhere is to be made freely available online to anyone, anywhere in the world. This content covers many disciplines including arts, humanities, politics, economics, mathematics, botany, ecology, law and sociology. Almost half a million articles from over 200 journals […]
Succeed: Performance Issues this morning
Apologies for the difficulties in accessing Succeed this morning. There was a fault which required the system to be totally re-configured. This was completed at midday, and the system re-started. This has resolved the original problem, but due to the large number of users the system will continue to run a little slowly. Â We […]
Access to modules in Succeed (formerly WebCT)
WebCT has been upgraded over the summer to Succeed. Your modules will now be available in Succeed. Â Most of the modules will become visible on Monday 12th September assuming you have completed administrative and academic enrolment. For first years your modules will appear on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th September again assuming you have […]
Web of Knowledge has a new look!
Web of Knowledge and all of the databases on that platform: BIOSIS, Web of Science, and MEDLINE, have some new features as well as a new look. Thomson Reuters are running webinars to introduce the new features. Register for a webninar here. The webinars will each last about 1 hour. Here are the dates and times: […]