Researchers working in the field of Islamic Studies now have access to almost 1000 PhD theses in digital format. These theses were previously held in 97 libraries across the UK and Ireland but are now available to all researchers via the British Library’s eTHOS service. The theses have been made available electronically as part of the ‘Digital Islam’ […]
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Creating a Sustainable Library Collection
Last year, subject librarians and academic colleagues undertook a weeding exercise to ensure that all the key strengths in Library’s stock could be housed in the new building.  Since then the collection has continued to grow and further weeding will be needed as the stock is moved from the interim Library and from off-campus to the […]
OPEN USER FORUM – TUESDAY 18 MAY
 Please note that there will be an Information Services Open User Forum on Tuesday 18 May, 2.00pm in Room A5, Cottrell Building, Stirling Campus.  All staff and students are welcome to attend. Come along and meet the Director of Information Services and Departmental representatives.  Tim Whalley, Teaching Fellow, Biological & Environmental Science […]
Exam tips from Information Services
The exam period at the Stirling Campus starts on 18th May. To help with revision, Information Services has created an exam tips guide which can be found at: http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/research/guides/exam.php
General election results for local constituencies
The election results for the Stirling, Ochil and South Perthshire, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey and Na H-Eileanan An Iar (Western Isles) constituencies have now been declared. To see full information about the breakdown of the votes and links to the results for other areas visit our 2010 election results website.
New resource for finding historical information
The library has recently purchased the Bibliography of British and Irish History Online. This is useful resource for anyone searching for information about the history of Britain, Ireland or the Commonwealth. It contains references to books, book chapters and journal articles. To access British and Irish History Online use the A-Z list of online resources. For […]
Open User Forum
There will be an Information Services Open User Forum on Tuesday 18 May at 2.00pm, in room A5, Cottrell Building, Stirling Campus. All are welcome. IT and Library representatives in Academic and Administrative Departments and Students’ Union representatives are especially encouraged to attend. Â The agenda will include Library Transformation Project, Bibliographic Software, WebCT Upgrade, […]
Network downtime early tomorrow morning
This message applies to users at Highland Campus and Stirling off-campus residences only.  Apologies to those staff and students to whom it is of no interest. As part of the Network Upgrade project we are moving the data links that connect some geographically outlying parts of the University back to the main campus from old […]
Scam/phishing emails – be careful with your network
There has recently been an increase in ‘phishing’ emails sent to University email accounts. These emails simulate formal University emails and attempt to deceive you into revealing your University username and password. Some of the more recent examples include emails notifying you that your mailbox is full and inviting you to click on a link […]
New content added to 19th Century British Newspapers Collection
Great news for anyone researching the 19th Century -Â a million extra pages have been added to the 19th Century British Newspaper Collection, taking the total number of pages available from this resource to over 3 million. The 19th Century British Newspaper Collection can be accessed from the A-Z list of online resources, or can be […]