Research Starters are a new feature of StirGate. They are summaries of a topic and are constructed from credible and reliable sources including Encyclopedia Britannica and reference books from Salem Press. There are approximately 60,000 Research Starters in StirGate covering topics as diverse as autism, badminton, classroom management, diabetes, global warming, monetary policy, Voltaire and Scottish law. Over […]
Leighton Library access April – May 2014
Due to staff illness, it will not be possible to fetch books from the Leighton Library in Dunblane between 16th April and mid May. If you will require a Leighton Library book during that period, please request it by 9th April at the latest. Note that many books in the Leighton Library are […]
Five Things To Do in the First Year of Your PhD
The Thesis Whisperer blog* has just posted a useful list of: Five things to do in your first year of your PhD: 1. Socialise 2. Write 3. Routine 4. Take as many courses as you can! 5. Pick your supervision (not so relevant in the UK) This is a great list and […]
Bookspotting: Mobile app that locates great Scottish books
Need a little inspiration to help you choose your next book? Ever wondered whether there’s a novel set down your way? How about reading up on your next holiday destination, or finding out what books are set near the village where you grew up? Bookspotting is a new mobile app that connects you – […]
Portal disruption on Wednesday 20th March (student records access)
FOR STAFF Portal disruption is expected on Wednesday 19th March between 8:30am and 10:30am, this is due to an essential system maintenance upgrade. This will impact on services available through the : My Portal Home> Student Admin tab. Business Systems and Student Administration apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Iain Banks exhibition – Parallel worlds
The University of Stirling is delighted to announce a new exhibition presenting a selection of foreign editions of Iain Banks’ novels from his personal collection. Iain Banks graduated from the University of Stirling in 1975 with a degree in English and Philosophy, and was later awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University in […]
OSCOLA for Law Students 19/3/14
As requested by a number of law students, a workshop on using the OSCOLA referencing style has been arranged. No booking required. Date:Wednesday 19/3/14, Time: 1400-1530, Location: Library Training Room 1, Level 4
History Student? Using RefWorks? See our new guide
A new guide to using RefWorks for History students has been produced by Information Services. In addition, the Stirling UK History style in RefWorks has been expanded and now includes the following types of documents: film, website, dissertation (undergraduate and PhD level), manuscripts, official papers and artwork. The new guide can be viewed on our writing references […]
Forgotten your username or password? New recovery options on portal
So who amongst us hasn’t at some point had a brain freeze and forgotten their username or password for logging onto university portal/network? No surprises then that this is one of the most frequently asked questions at the Information Centre. Up until 4th March, the only answer we could supply was to roll the […]
SciELO – new resource on A-Z list
Looking for research from Latin America, South Africa or the Caribbean? Why not try SciELO Citation Index, a new resource from Thomson Reuters and newly available to Stirling University staff and students. SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) provides access to open access materials in a wide range of disciplines: applied social science, health, linguistics, letters and arts, earth […]