A series of five free webinars are available in May to introduce the resources of the UK Data Service. These will be of particular interest to researchers in Social Science disciplines. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis and can be booked at the links below. Session One: An introduction to the data […]
The portal and module registration
This week, some students will have had difficulty in connecting to the Portal between 09:00 and 09:35 on the morning of Wednesday 1st May when module registration for the autumn semester opened. When module registration first goes live, there is an enormous peak in the number of people trying to connect so the connection […]
RefWorks Write-N-Cite 4 now available for Staff Pcs
Finally the new version of Write-N-Cite is now available for staff computers from Run Advertised Programmes. The Write-N-Cite Mini Guide with instructions on downloading and using WNC4 is now available. Why use WNC 4? Write-N-Cite is an add-in programme for Word which synchronises with your RefWorks database so that you can create in-text citations and […]
Revising for exams? See Recommended Resources
Need help with revising?(With thanks to Heather Dawson, LSE Library) Find books on study skills to brush up your knowledge try the Ultimate study Skills ebook Search the library catalogue for other study skills books – use a Keyword search and type in Study skills Online study skills advice and courses The Open University has […]
CLOSING SOON – IS mobile device survey – WIN a Google Nexus 7 tablet
Information Services would like to hear about your usage of mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets. This will assist in us catering our services towards the devices you use. Please complete the 2 minute survey below and enter your student email address when prompted. You will then be entered into our […]
Web of Knowledge databases may not be available 27 April until 29 April
Please be advised that scheduled maintenance of Web of Knowledge databases will take place beginning on Saturday, 27th April 2013 at 23:00 and ending by Monday, 29th April 2013 at 02:00. Web of Knowledge databases may not be available during this period. This will affect: – Web of Science (Citation databases and Conference […]
Library silent zone extended for exams / extra study space
In response to a significant number of complaints about noise from students studying in the Stirling Campus Library in the build up to the exam period, we are going to trial extending the Silent Zone on Level 4 to include Level 3 also. The dates covered will be from April 22nd until May 31st . We hope […]
Open User Forum (Stirling Campus) – Tuesday 28 May
There will be an Information Services Open User Forum on Tuesday 28 May at 11.00am in Cottrell 2B87, Stirling Campus. All staff and students are encouraged to attend, in particular Library representatives in Academic Schools and Administrative Departments, and Students’ Union representatives. Please send any items for the agenda to IS Office (isoffice@stir.ac.uk) […]
Historic Books – user survey results now available
MIMAS, the providers of the Historic Books service, ran a user survey from late 2012 to early 2013. 54% of the respondents were regular users of the resource, using either several times a week or once a week, and 61% said they would recommend it. The full results of the survey are now available on the […]
Resource List problem resolved
We are happy to report that the problem with Resource Lists not displaying if you were using Internet Explorer has been resolved yesterday.