In response to feedback from staff and students in the IS Satisfaction Survey, Library opening hours on Stirling campus have now been extended to midnight seven days a week. These hours will be further extended to 2am during the exam periods. Â The Information Centre will close at 8pm with the building staffed by security […]
Wireless Network in Student Residences
Information Services are now offering Wireless Access Points (WAPs) for sale in the Library. This is in response to the growing number of devices being brought to the University, such as smartphones and iPads, which have WiFi network connectivity but no wired connection.  Although wireless networking (as well as wired) will be installed in […]
Early journal content from JSTOR now freely available
JSTOR have announced that journal content published before 1923 in the United States and before 1870 elsewhere is to be made freely available online to anyone, anywhere in the world. This content covers many disciplines including arts, humanities, politics, economics, mathematics, botany, ecology, law and sociology. Almost half a million articles from over 200 journals […]
Succeed: Performance Issues this morning
Apologies for the difficulties in accessing Succeed this morning. There was a fault which required the system to be totally re-configured. This was completed at midday, and the system re-started. This has resolved the original problem, but due to the large number of users the system will continue to run a little slowly. Â We […]
Getting started with the Library – workshops for new students
Using a University Library for the first time can be a daunting prospect. To help new students find their way around the Stirling Campus Library Information Services is offering a series of workshops at the beginning of the autumn semester. There is no need to book a place, simply turn up and bring your reading […]
Access to modules in Succeed (formerly WebCT)
WebCT has been upgraded over the summer to Succeed. Your modules will now be available in Succeed. Â Most of the modules will become visible on Monday 12th September assuming you have completed administrative and academic enrolment. For first years your modules will appear on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th September again assuming you have […]
Web of Knowledge has a new look!
Web of Knowledge and all of the databases on that platform: BIOSIS, Web of Science, and MEDLINE, have some new features as well as a new look. Thomson Reuters are running webinars to introduce the new features. Register for a webninar here. The webinars will each last about 1 hour. Here are the dates and times: […]
Succeed – eLearning forum (9th September)
Come along to the eLearning forum and learn about some of the features that Succeed offers to support your teaching. In particular:Â Wikis, Blogs and Personal Learning Environments (Succeed – Campus Pack) Succeed Campus Pack offers easy to use and set up Web 2.0 tools in our learning environment. Campus Pack includes a range of […]
September Succeed Training for staff
Further training has been arranged for Succeed at the start of September. The dates are shown below. (All the sessions are in training room 2 (level 4) in the library)  Friday 2 September 2-5pm Tuesday 6 September 10-1pm Thursday 8 September 10-1pm  For Pathfoot based staff we are offering the date (location to […]
Advice for staff on preparing for the upgrade to Windows 7/Office 2010
Information Services is undertaking the upgrading of the vast majority of staff PCs to Windows 7 and Office 2010 over the vacation period. Â We have prepared a number of guides to help staff prepare for the upgrade and also some FAQs on the obvious changes / new features in Windows 7 and Office 2010. […]