There will be some disruption to the Student Print & Copy System on 21st and 22nd July due to an essential upgrade. Â On 22nd July the student printers are expected to be down for approximately 2 hours. Â Printing will be provided in the Information Centre in the Interim Library at Stirling and the […]
Looking for an entertaining DVD or some summer reading?
The Stirling Campus Library has purchased copies of the British Film Institute’s top 100 British films of the 20th century, which includes classics such as Brief Encounter, the Third Man and the 39 Steps. As we are now in the vacation period these DVDs can be borrowed for 7 days, rather than 24 hours. A […]
Latest edition of ISSUE (IS newsletter) now out
Subject: Latest edition of ISSUE (IS newsletter) now out  The latest edition (number 81, June 2010) of the Information Services newsletter, ISSUE, is now available on the IS web site at:  http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/aboutis/issue.php   Printed copies will be available later this week.   Steve Boulton ISSUE Editor Academic Liaison and Development Information […]
ChemSpider for your smart phone
Search ChemSpider for chemical structures from your mobile phone. From your phone go to http://cs.m.chemspider.com For the full version go to the Subject Research Guides for Biology or Biochemistry or click on http://www.chemspider.com
Dementia awareness week – explore our collections
7th – 13th June is Alzheimer’s Scotland’s dementia awareness week. All of the university’s libraries have collections of books and electronic resources on this topic, a full list of these resources can be seen here. In addition we have a collection of Stirling authored research about dementia available from STORRE our institutional repository. The Stirling Campus is also home […]
Trial access to The Times newspaper Digital Archive – try it out and send us your thoughts
The Library has a trial of The Times newspaper’s Digital Archive (1785 – 1985) until the end of June 2010. You can access the archive from the A-Z list of online resources. We’re keen to know what you think about this resource, please send us your comments via our blog or in an email to […]
Online access to PhD theses in Islamic Studies
Researchers working in the field of Islamic Studies now have access to almost 1000 PhD theses in digital format. These theses were previously held in 97 libraries across the UK and Ireland but are now available to all researchers via the British Library’s eTHOS service. The theses have been made available electronically as part of the ‘Digital Islam’ […]
Creating a Sustainable Library Collection
Last year, subject librarians and academic colleagues undertook a weeding exercise to ensure that all the key strengths in Library’s stock could be housed in the new building.  Since then the collection has continued to grow and further weeding will be needed as the stock is moved from the interim Library and from off-campus to the […]
New resource for finding political resources – Foreign Broadcast Information Service
The Library now has access to the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. FBIS was created by the United States Government during the Second World War and its original mission was to “monitor, record, transcribe and translate intercepted radio broadcasts from foreign governments, official news services, and clandestine broadcasts from occupied territories”. (From the […]
OPEN USER FORUM – TUESDAY 18 MAY
 Please note that there will be an Information Services Open User Forum on Tuesday 18 May, 2.00pm in Room A5, Cottrell Building, Stirling Campus.  All staff and students are welcome to attend. Come along and meet the Director of Information Services and Departmental representatives.  Tim Whalley, Teaching Fellow, Biological & Environmental Science […]