The latest exhibition in the Library is Penguins on the Mind, the physical counterpart of a digital exhibition hosted by the University of Glasgow. The exhibition was organised and curated by Dr Gavin Miller (University of Glasgow), Dr Beth Hannah (University of Dundee), and Helen Beardsley (University of Stirling), with assistance from Dr Jamie Redgate […]
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1776 American Atlas now online
An 18th century atlas of the Americas housed at the University Library has now been digitised and made available online. Thomas Jefferys’ and Samuel Holland’s American Atlas, published in 1776, is one of the most important atlases of the American Revolutionary period. Thomas Jefferys was Geographer to George III and published some of the most […]
HS Talks and Case Studies to Inspire and Support Learning
Check out HS Talks for a great range of multimedia lectures, expert interviews and case studies to enrich and inspire learning. Talks last a few minutes to an hour and teaching staff may embed clips or full lectures in Canvas modules or links in reading lists. Most talks suggest questions for discussion, and many provide a […]
Legacy RefWorks retires in 2023 – upgrade to new RefWorks asap!
Currently there are two versions of RefWorks. The older version (now referred to as legacy RefWorks) will be retired in 2023 and we ask you to upgrade to the new version by the end of 2022. If your RefWorks login takes you to https://refworks.proquest.com/ you are already using the latest version of RefWorks and no […]
Preparing Your Autumn Reading List
Teaching staff can now create a new Autumn reading list or ‘roll over’ a previous list by clicking on the ‘Reading List’ option in your Autumn 2022 Canvas module. See further guidance on the Reading Lists SharePoint site. Once you have rolled over or created your list, please click the Library Review button to send […]
For staff: new Canvas modules for the autumn semester
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. […]
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 […]