Information Services Satisfaction Survey 2011 Please take 10 minutes out of your day to fill in our online survey. for improvement of services. We are responsible for many of the services and resources you use every day, including the portal, email, the Libraries, WebCT, student labs and lecture theatres, CampusNet and more. All comments will […]
An international evening of poetry – all welcome
English Studies at the University of Stirling will host an international evening of poetry on 21st April at 7:30pm in A7 in the Pathfoot Building. The evening will feature readings by Kona MacPhee and Sridala Swami, two fresh poetic voices.  Kona MacPhee was raised in Australia. She studied musical composition at Syndey and computer science […]
Connected Histories – British history sources 1500 – 1900
Connected Histories is a brand new resource which searches a range of digital resources relating to British history in the period 1500 – 1900. It cross-searches several key sources for historians including the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, British Newspapers (1600-1900), the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera and the Proceedings of the Old Bailey […]
Recording Lectures and Screenshots 2pm, 13th April 2011
This free JISC Advance WebCast brings you practical guidance on the legal, technical and accessibility issues involved in recording lectures and screencasts. For more information see the JISClegal Web site.  Send your own questions in advance to webcast@jisclegal.ac.uk. No need to register – just view a test card presentation in advance and if that’s working for you then you’re […]
Win an iPad2: enter the IS satisfaction survey
Information Services values the opinions of our users so we are currently conducting a satisfaction survey. We hope to learn from you what you think of our many services, and also to gather any suggestions for improvement of services. We are responsible for many of the services and resources you use every day, including the […]
Network Services downtime, Saturday 9th April
The service disruption detailed in this message will affect ALL campuses. On Saturday 9th April there will be a significant interruption to ALL network services while essential maintenance is carried out. The period of disruption is expected to be from 0800 to 1200 and, during that time, virtually all services will be affected. For […]
Free Workshop On Three Census-Based Longitudinal Studies
Find out how census data is used by researchers and participate in hands-on exercises. Â This one-day workshop called ‘The longitudinal studies of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland’Â will be held in Queen’s University Belfast on 12th May 2011. Â For more information and to book a place visit the Economic and Social Data […]
BioMed Central Membership
The University of Stirling holds membership to BioMed Central. This membership covers the costs of publishing within BioMed Central’s 214 Open Access journals for our researchers. You can view the University of Stirling’s membership page for details on submitting a paper and for a list of articles published in BioMed Central by our researchers in […]
Disruption to IS services Thursday 24 March: Industrial action
UCU has informed us that its members intend to participate in a one day strike on Thursday 24 March.  Information Services will do its best to minimise the impact this industrial action will have on those who use our services but inevitably there will be some disruption for which we apologise in advance.  […]
Nineteenth Century Pamphlet Collection – now available from JSTOR
A new resource for anyone studying or researching nineteenth century British history – the Nineteenth Century Pamphlet Collection is now available from the A-Z list of online resources.  This collection provides access to digitised versions of a range of nineteenth century British pamphlets held in seven UK research libraries. The collection includes:  Bristol Selected […]