There are currently problems accessing the PDF files requested via our ArticleRequest Service. The full-text PDF files provided by this service are stored on a central server and links to this server are currently failing. We are investigating this problem urgently and will post again when we have any news. We apologise for the […]
Top ten downloads from STORRE in February
During February there were 31,707 downloads from our research repository, STORRE, covering 3,351 items. The top ten items were: The Role of Creativity in Entrepreneurship. By Fillis, Ian; Rentschler, Ruth. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2518 Downloads: 416 Dimensions of service quality and service climate: a study of bank customers and employees in four local Malaysian banks. […]
Trial of Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide database
The Library currently has trial access to the database Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide: this is the world’s largest index to literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. The trial ends on 8th April 2016. This database is a trusted and unique resource. Subjects covered include: Diseases; Economics; Ecotourism; Habitat […]
New display for Japan Week
There is a new exhibition in the display cases in the Library. To coincide with the University’s recent Japan Week events, we have a display of books relating to Japan, some in Japanese and some in English. All of the books are from the Library’s collections.
Top ten downloads from STORRE in January
During January there were 28,902 downloads from our research repository, STORRE, covering 3,221 items. The top ten items were: The Role of Creativity in Entrepreneurship. By Fillis, Ian; Rentschler, Ruth. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2518 Downloads: 345 The development of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence: Amnesia and Deja Vu. By Priestley, Mark; Humes, Walter. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2110 Downloads: 300 […]
Turnitin Downtime
Turnitin services may be intermittently unavailable during a scheduled maintenance period on Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 15.00 to 19.00.
Upgrade to student filestore and introducing Box
On Tuesday 23rd February (during the Reading Week), Information Services will be undertaking an upgrade to the servers that host student network file store (home folders). The upgrade will make the service more resilient and will be undertaken between 6-7:30 on Tuesday morning to inconvenience as few people as possible. All existing files will […]
IT security – how savvy are you ?
Are you super secure or are there a few areas which need tightened? Information Services have prepared a short IT security quiz in Succeed for staff to take. It should take under 10 minutes to complete with 14 multiple choice/true or false answers. The purpose of the exercise is to discover the general level […]
Export to RefWorks Problem
The export to RefWorks function currently is experiencing difficulties and in many instances fails. There is a higher chance of success if you login to RefWorks before exporting references from a database e.g. from Stirgate, but this does not always work. This problem is affecting all UK universities and RefWorks are working on a fix.
New semester: new technology – introducing Box for students
Undergraduate and taught postgraduate students at all our campuses now have access to Box, our cloud storage tool which was launched on Monday 18th January 2016. Box offers our students an unlimited cloud based option for storing documents. Using Box makes it very easy to share documents and work collaborative on group projects. To find […]