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 […]
Succeed Training for staff: Introduction to Succeed
We are offering two Introduction to Succeed training sessions for staff in August and September. The dates and times are: Monday 31st August, 14.00-16.00 Wednesday 9th September, 9.30-11.30 They will both take place in Training Room 2 (Library, level 4). To sign-up, go into Succeed and then to Learning and Development – My […]
Disruption to Stirling Campus wireless networks, Saturday 29/08/2015 08:00 – 09:00
Information Services staff will be carrying out essential software upgrades to the wireless network infrastructure on the morning of Saturday 29th August. During this time, none of the University wireless networks will be operational and therefore users will be unable to use wireless connections for network access. The list of affected networks includes: eduroam […]
Computer lab maintenance
During August some of our labs may be closed for maintenance. The areas being worked on are; Library Level 2 Cottrell 2A15, 2A17, 2A21, 2B41, 2B43 Pathfoot G4 & G8. There are still PCs available in the Library, Study Zone and Cottrell building.
Stirling research theses added to STORRE in June and July
We had a number of theses added to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during May. A number of these are publicly available now: Hypoglycaemic emergencies attended by the Scottish Ambulance Service: a multiple methods investigation by David Fitzpatrick. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/21854 Implications of Potassium Channel Heterogeneity for Model Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Response Fidelity James McGuinness. […]