Information Services is delighted to report that, with significant assistance from JISC, the University has successfully become a Point of Presence on the JANET superfast network. This provides the opportunity for ten times the previous bandwidth plus the long desired resilience of diverse connectivity. This is a significant milestone for the University and opens […]
New public Wi-Fi at the Stirling campus – coming soon
A new free public Wi-Fi service will soon be made available for visitors to the Stirling Campus. Once launched, families attending open days, conference delegates, contractors working on campus, patrons at the MacRoberts Arts Centre and sports facilities, guests at the Stirling Court Hotel and anyone taking advantage of our beautiful campus will be able […]
Chance to win a Kindle – EThOS PhD Service Survey
Are you a user of the EThOS service http://ethos.bl.uk? Is your PhD included in EThOS? EThOS have launched a survey to find out what EThOS users think about their service and to find out more about how they use doctoral theses – and EThOS – for their research. EThOS are also interested in […]
Top ten downloads from STORRE in September
During September there were 24,812 downloads from our research repository, STORRE, covering 3,052 items. The top ten items were: 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: 290 The Role of Creativity in Entrepreneurship. […]
New semester – new library databases
Information Services is delighted to announce that we now subscribe to several new library databases and two of our existing databases have been upgraded for the new academic year. These new subscriptions bring increased amount of full text coverage for many subjects across the university. Business Source Premier has been replaced with Business Source […]
Scopus to cease support for Internet Explorer 8
Effective from 1st October 1 2015, Scopus* will no longer support Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). This is to allow Scopus to focus support on newer, officially-supported IE browser versions. If you are still using Internet Explorer 8 on your office PC you can upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 by installing it from Run Advertised […]
Succeed Opening Dates (Autumn semester 2015/16)
1st year Undergraduate students will be allocated modules on Friday 11th September 2015 and will be able to pick you your ID card on either Sunday 13th or Monday 14th, you will then be able to access your modules later in the day that your card was collected. 2nd Year Undergraduate students assuming all enrolment […]
Temporary closure of Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen are unfortunately dealing with a major power outage in the Sir Duncan Rice Library. They have been closed since Thursday, and expect that it will be a bit longer until they reopen. If you were intending to visit please see the regular updates available through their website: www.abdn.ac.uk/library .
Guide to monograph publishing for arts, humanities and social science researchers
A guide to open access monograph publishing for arts, humanities and social science researchers has been released as part of the OAPEN-UK project. The guide aims to help researchers to understand the opportunities and challenges associated with publishing a scholarly monograph in open access. It is freely available online and free print copies are available […]
British Newspapers Part 3, 1780-1950
We have extended our collection of online historical newspapers. The third collection of Gale Cengage Learning’s British Newspapers covers 1780 – 1950 and includes many local newspapers, including the Stirling Observer (1839-1867). You can access this new resource from the A-Z list of Online Resources. British Newspapers Part 3 can be searched together with […]