During September 1,122 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 10,435 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: Scholarly publishing in Africa: a case study of African university presses. By Darko-Ampem, Kwasi Otu. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/71 Downloads: 458 2. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of Complex […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in September #StirTopTenPapers
During September there were 25,555 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3707 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: Osma sjednica: uzroci, zna?aj, interpretacije. By Jovic, Dejan. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1185 Downloads: 421 2. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ Motivation for Learning. By Harlen, Wynne; Crick, Ruth Deakin; Broadfoot, […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in September #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during September. A couple of the theses are available for reading immediately: The Nature of British Mapping of West Africa, 1749 – 1841. By Sven Outram-Leman http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25821 Task Structure, Dyadic Relations, and Athlete Role in Team-sports Settings: Implications for Athletes’ […]
The British Psychological Society (BPS) are waiving APCs for their members
All of our authors with a BPS membership can have free Gold Open Access when they publish in the following journals published by Wiley. This means you will not be charged an Article Processing Charge (APC) British Journal of Clinical Psychology British Journal of Developmental Psychology British Journal of Educational Psychology British Journal of Health […]
BOS Service Transfer from the University of Bristol to Jisc
The transfer of the Bristol Online Surveys (BOS) service from the University of Bristol to Jisc is scheduled to take place during the week commencing 2 October 2017. To enable the transfer of its database, BOS will be offline from the morning of Tuesday 3 October for a period of up to 48 hours. During […]
Meet the Canvas trainer
Dr Anne Preston, lecturer in technology-enhanced learning at Kingston University, London, has been working with academics here to share some of her top tips on our new Learning Management System, Canvas. Kingston University began using Canvas in January 2016 and fully rolled-out the system this month. Anne has been advising on designing and developing content, […]
Web of Science Trainers to Provide Training for Stirling Researchers
Sign up for a session led by expert Web of Science trainers to help you get the most from one of the world’s premier research interfaces. Web of Science – a crucial resource for finding and analysing the most relevant information in science, social science, arts and humanities (including journals, books, data, patents, conference […]
Forgotten Your Student ID Card?
Concerned you won’t be able to get into the Library without your student ID card? Don’t worry. You can use your phone to enter the Library using the Stocard app. Stocard is a free app available for iPhone and Android phones. Simply download the app, add your student or staff ID card and use your […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in August #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during August. A couple of the theses are available for reading immediately: A comparison between Talent Identification and Development (TID) for badminton in China and the UK. By Rita Gao http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25675 Decline and Fall: The earls and earldom […]
Meet the Librarians
The Librarians will be holding drop in sessions in pod 1 in the Library Pop in and see if they can help answer any enquiries you may have about the library (see some examples below) Finding books or journal articles. Reading lists Booking items in short loan for future use Using the Catalogue Subject Guides […]