Today we have received a number of enquiries from staff who have received emails which look as if they might have come from admin@stir.ac.uk. These are the latest round of phishing emails, designed to trick users into thinking that they are required to undertake a task of some sort (such as validating your email […]
New look portal due for blast off Thursday 8th Jan
As advertised before xmas, IS are about to launch a new look portal on 8th January. To find out more about the changes, see our portal relaunch page. To allow the new look portal to be implemented, the portal service will be unavailable on Thursday 8th January from 12-2 (and ‘at risk’ up to 4pm). […]
Maintenance of wireless network, Tuesday 6 January to Friday 9 January
As part of our regular maintenance routine, Information Services staff will be carrying out upgrade work on the wireless network (including the Network Access Control system) to improve compatibility and security. This work will take place during our usual at-risk period, between 07:30 and 08:30 from Tuesday until Friday this week. While this work […]
Study space and enquiries over the holiday period
The Stirling campus library including the Information Centre closes at 5pm on 23rd December 2014, and will reopen on 5th January 2015 at 9am (Lib doors open from 8am). Due to this there will be no library or IT support during this period. Our mailbox will be monitored for system wide failures only. If you have […]
Digimap: loss of availability 4pm 26th to 9am 28th January
A new registration system has been developed for Digimap. Release of the new system requires a significant period of service unavailability. * New registrations for Digimap (using the current system) will be closed from 4pm Monday 26th January. * Digimap will then be unavailable all day on Tuesday 27th January, while the new system […]
Module opening dates for the Spring semester in Succeed
Succeed modules will open on the same basis as last year but with the new Spring semester start date. For Spring 2015 this will be: 1st and 2nd year modules will open on the Monday before the start of semester (5th Jan 2015) 3rd and 4th year modules will open on the Tuesday before the […]
Disruption to network services in Cottrell building, Friday 19 December
Information Services has received notification from Estates & Campus Services that electrical testing work will be undertaken in the Cottrell building on Friday evening from 20:00. During the testing, there will be a loss of power to network equipment located along the B corridor causing an interruption to network services including the following: Wired […]
Web of Science: Cited Reference and Advanced searching now available within All Databases
The Web of Science platform was updated at the weekend: Cited Reference searching and Advanced searching are now available within All Databases. Cited Reference searching – All Databases A Cited Reference search allows you to find the articles that cited an article of interest. This is a very useful way to search […]
Top 100 most shared articles of 2014
Altmetric have compiled a list of the top 100 academic research articles that caught the public imagination in 2014. The list is based on mentions from a variety of sources, including: mainstream news, blogs, social media, post-publication peer-review forums and platforms such as Reddit and YouTube. To view the list visit: http://www.altmetric.com/top100. […]
Countdown to new look portal
In response to all your feedback on the Portal in our IS Satisfaction Survey 2014, Information Services has been working on a new look for the portal. The new look Portal launches in early January. Get a sneak preview here. What you told us in the survey: “The homepage seems cluttered at times, full of general and, […]