This month we’ve added an additional 10-year back-file of The Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) to the Web of Science Core Collection. This extends our coverage so that we now have ESCI access for 2005 to present. ESCI extends the range of publications in Web of Science to include high-quality, peer-reviewed publications of regional importance […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in October #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during October. Some of the theses are available for reading immediately: Exploring learning conceptions in a culturally diverse science classroom. By Karen Thomson http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25959 The Transition from the Africa Inland Mission to the Africa Inland Church in Kenya, […]
Spam and phishing emails – What we are doing to help.
Phishing emails are designed by fraudsters to appear as if they have been sent by banks, credit card companies, government departments, online stores auction sites, and other trusted organisations. You can receive phishing emails via a dedicated email client (program) either such as Microsoft Outlook, or via internet-based email such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail or […]
Canvas support is available 24/7
Did you know… Canvas provides 24/7 online, telephone and web chat support to all staff and students at the University of Stirling. The Canvas Support Hotline number is 0800 014 8776 and is free from UK landlines and mobiles. Online and web chat support can be accessed through Canvas. To access, login to Canvas and […]
Library catalogue issues – resolved
The Library Catalogue is now working normally again. 🙂 We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by yesterday’s problems. You can access the Catalogue via the University Portal, then select Library Catalogue from the left hand menu. Clare Allan Senior Research Librarian
Library Catalogue intermittent access issues
There are currently problems with searches on the Library Catalogue – these are being worked on. While these problems are on-going you can use the classic catalogue to search for books and journal titles at: http://libcat.stir.ac.uk Clare Allan Senior Research Librarian
Open Access week 23 – 29 October 2017
The theme of this year’s Open Access week is “what are the benefits of making scholarly outputs openly available”. Although the benefits of Open Access publishing are numerous, one crucial benefit is eligibility for the next REF exercise. In the UK in order to be eligible for submission to REF 2021 the following conditions […]
Security Alert -Phishing email
We have been made aware that there is unpleasant phishing email doing the rounds at the moment. We have included a small part of this email to let you see what is currently circulating. Some tips to help you recognise these fraudulent emails: When you read the text from these types of email they […]
Enter the Library without using your student or staff ID card
You can now enter the Library using an app on your smart phone. Stocard is a free app available for iPhone and Android phones. Simply download the app, add your student or staff ID card and you can then use your phone to enter and exit the Library. To add your student/staff card to the […]
Canvas Drop-in Sessions for Staff
Canvas Drop-in Sessions for staff members are continuing to run during October. Please take the opportunity to discuss details of specific topics with a member of the project team This activity will end on Friday 20th October, with the project implementation completing. Schedule Wednesday, 11th October 10:00 – 12:00 Training Room 1, 4th Floor, Library […]