At University of Stirling Green Week takes place every year and is an interactive week focused on sustainability, active travel, biodiversity, and waste reduction. The library has recently signed the Green Libraries Manifesto, and have joined the partnership with many other libraries to start taking action on climate today. Libraries occupy a place in the […]
Library Opening Hours – Easter 2024
The library will be open during the Easter weekend. Friday, 29 March – Monday, 1 April inclusive. Our opening hours are: Day Time Good Friday (29 March) 8am – 8pm Saturday (30 March) 10am – 8pm Easter Sunday (31 March) 10am – 8pm Easter Monday (1 April) 8am – 8pm Out with these hours you […]
International Women’s Day in the Library
Each year, the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women throughout society are celebrated during Women’s History Month and, on 8th March, International Women’s Day – which is also a time to reflect on the work that still needs to be done to achieve gender parity. International Women’s Day 2024 campaign theme is ‘Inspire […]
LibrarySearch now searches reference works
We are constantly working to make the library catalogue, LibrarySearch, even more useful. One new feature is that LibrarySearch now includes online reference works such as the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Who Was Who, the American National Biography and other dictionaries and encyclopedias. If you do a Search Everything search online reference works will […]
Dissertation support
Information Services and Student Learning Services offer support to students at every stage of your dissertation. Student Learning Services Support Student Learning Services (SLS) are available for face-to-face, virtual and drop-in tutorials. If you have any questions about the structure, writing, referencing, or editing your dissertation please do get in touch via email at SLS@stir.ac.uk […]
7 things to do before you graduate.
Yay, you have nearly done it. It won’t be long before your time at University of Stirling is over and you move on to the next exciting chapter in your life. We have written a handy Library and IT Checklist to help make your transition from student to graduate an easy one. 1. Email – […]
You said – We did
Over the last 4 weeks we have been sharing some of the improvements made to our service in 2023 as a result of your feedback. We love to get feedback from our users, which we regularly use to make changes to our services, spaces, support and resources. Do you want to give us feedback? Look […]
LGBT+ History Month and StirPride in the library
LGBT+ History Month is celebrated every February across the UK and was founded to celebrate the past, present, and future of LGBT+ people. The 2024 theme celebrates LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to the field of Medicine and Healthcare both historically and today. Reading List and Book Display Our LGBT+ History Month reading list gathers a selection […]
A new version of Online Surveys
A new version of Online Surveys, Version 3, was released in September 2023. Summery of Key Information How will I log in to Online Surveys v3? There are currently two versions of Online Surveys – v2 and v3. We encourage you to move to v3 as soon as possible. v2 https://www.onlinesurveys.ac.ukv3 https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk Online Survey v3 uses passwordless […]
Strong Passwords – Protect your digital fortress
Welcome to the fourth installment of our 12-month Cyber Security Awareness campaign! This month, we focus on the foundation of our cyber security strategy – strong unique passwords. Your passwords are your first line of defense against unauthorised access to your digital accounts and sensitive data. Weak, easily guessed or repeated passwords compromise your personal […]