The latest exhibition in the Library is a collection of maps of North America from an 18th century atlas. Most of the maps were created by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to George III, and Samuel Holland, First Surveyor General of British North America, and were first published in 1775, at the beginning of the American War […]
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HS Talks – Multimedia Content to Inspire and Support Learning
See HS Talks for over 6000 multimedia lectures, expert interviews and case studies to enrich your learning. Teaching staff may embed clips or full lectures in Canvas modules and provide links from reading lists. Login to Portal and access HS Talks directly or from the A-Z Online Resources http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/az or your Library Subject Guide. Subjects include: Business; Management, Leadership and Organisation; Marketing and […]
Top tips for online class success
How to make the most of your online classes and meetings using Microsoft Teams Learning online is different to physically attending a class. Read our Top tips on using MS Teams to give yourself a head start and get the most out of your online classes. Top Tip 1 – use the desktop app if […]
Purchasing IT equipment – update on lead times for orders
Due to global supply chain issues, HP, our primary supplier of PCs and laptops, have informed us that most equipment is now experiencing a 30 week lead time on orders. In light of this, Information Services is advising that IT spend for this financial year is committed before the end of this calendar year(2021) to ensure delivery before the […]
Datastream – no longer available
Refinitiv have withdrawn the Datastream service which was previously accessed via Remote Desktop. Students may use Capital IQ as an alternative for company, financial and macroeconomic data. See https://libguides.stir.ac.uk/company
For staff: new Canvas modules for Spring 2022
The Spring Term modules (2021/2) will start to be released from 21 October 2021 (staff access only). It is VERY important that you read the documentation linked below BEFORE you start to move your content from one module to the next. We have produced a step-by-step guide which will enable you to transition your materials smoothly and build your […]
Migration of network files to Office 365
The University’s network file store solution, which the University has been using for the last several years, will be taken out of service during AY 2021/22 due to a decision by Microsoft to retire this product. Similar to the Box project, this means that individual data, shared data and research data (around 71TB worth of […]
Reading Lists Available from Canvas Again
We apologise again for the temporary loss of access to Reading Lists in Canvas. This issue is now resolved and staff and students should be able to access the lists once more. You should not be asked for a user name and password, but if that happens, please clear your browser cache and try again. […]
Reading Lists from Canvas 15/09/21
We apologise that some users may be experiencing difficulties accessing Reading Lists from Canvas and being asked for a user name and password which is not accepted by the system. We are working to resolve this issue as urgently as possible. If clearing your browser cache does not help, you can still access your as […]
University app – introducing My Timetable
Get all your university services at your fingertips with our new University of Stirling app! The University of Stirling app provides real-time, on-the-go, anytime information to support you during your time at Stirling. It is available to all students and staff for free. The app provides easy access to our most popular services and resources […]