We have all your exam study space needs covered. Here a few of the things we have put in place. Open 24/7 Until Thursday the 17th May the Library will be open 24/7 for exam study. Additional Study Space In addition to being open 24 hours a day we have also opened the Enterprise Zone […]
De-stress Yourself
Everyone gets stressed during exams but it’s important not to let it get out of control. We have gathered some of our favourite articles and ideas on coping with exam stress and keeping your stress levels down during the exam period. Stirling Resources How to prepare for exams (student tips) How to relax in 7 short […]
Do you love us? or maybe you want to break up?
This semester we have been looking at additional ways to engage with our users in order to gain insight and feedback about what you think. We invited you to write a love/breakup letter to the Library. Thank you for taking the time to respond. The Love Letters We got lots of lovely comments about our […]
Succeed/Turnitin display issue on Lab/Library PCs
***UPDATE – THIS ISSUE HAS NOW BEEN RESOLVED*** Following a suspected Windows update to lab PCs overnight, it is proving difficult to load the Succeed home page and access Turnitin. The quickest fix for this (until we can determine a permanent fix for Internet Explorer) is to use Chrome. If Chrome is not findable on […]
The X files are coming!
In order to support the University’s ambitious research strategy, Information Services want to ensure that every researcher has a place to store their active/current research data safely and securely. IS are aware that researchers hold their data on many different devices: laptops, a vast array of portable hard drives, USBs; and Dropbox. These devices […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in March #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Research Postgraduates who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during March. Some of the theses are available for reading immediately: Women Walking: The Flâneuse and Urban Tourist in Cinema. By Elizabeth Tiller http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25096 Developing approaches to measure dependency across different domains of need in later life: an exploration […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in March #StirTopTenTheses
During March 1,273 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 17,563 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Dimensions of service quality and service climate: a study of bank customers and employees in four local Malaysian banks. By Ab. Wahab, Norailis. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1297 Downloads: 640 2. Scholarly publishing in Africa: a case […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in March #StirTopTenPapers
During March there were 41,415 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 4,210 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. Concepts of adversity, risk, vulnerability and resilience: A discussion in the context of the ‘Child Protection System’. By Daniel, Brigid. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2783 Downloads: 557 2. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests […]
New library catalogue
With the new library catalogue you can search across most of the Library’s collections. This includes all physical items held at the Library and many eResources licenced by the library. You can find a list of the databases that are searchable from the library’s catalogue here: http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/c.php?g=632186&p=4451162 Top tips for searching the new library catalogue […]
DataSTORRE downtime on 28th March 7.30 – 8.30am
Our Systems & Support Services team will be carrying out maintenance work on the DataSTORRE server (moving it to new disk storage) on Tuesday 28th March during the “at risk” period, 7.30am – 8.30am. DataSTORRE will be unavailable whilst this work is being undertaken. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Clare Allan Senior Research Librarian