The provider of the data link between Highland Campus and Stirling Campus have informed us that they will be performing essential maintenance on the link between 00:01am and 06:00 am on Wednesday 21st July There will be no network service to Highland Campus users while the link is down. No e-mail should be lost as […]
Library catalogue planned downtime, Tues 13 July
The library catalogue will be down for maintenance on Tuesday 13th July from 4pm. During this time, the library catalogue and your library record will not be available. The Library will be open as usual and issuing books manually.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
New look for IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences)
IBSS is now available from the CSA platform, rather than from EBSCO. The content of the database is unaltered. It is possible to search IBSS and Sociological Abstracts simultaneously by selecting the two resources from the “specific databases” option. IBSS is a useful resource for anyone researching in the fields of politics, social sciences and economics.
Trial of sciences resource CABI available now!
If you are researching topics within the environment, agriculture, applied economics or food science have a look at our month trial access to CAB Abstracts. The trial will finish on the 20th July 2010. To access this database go to: http://isiknowledge.com and from the Select a Database tab in Web of Knowledge choose CABI: (1973-present). For a full […]
Shibboleth upgrade
On Monday 28th June, Information Services will begin the process of transitioning our existing Shibboleth Identity Provider service to the latest version. Shibboleth is an authentication system used at Stirling to provide access to some of the Library’s electronic resources (http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/itsupport/accounts/shibboleth.php  ) and this upgrade is necessary because the current system we are using becomes […]
Opening of new Stirling campus library
The target date for opening the new Library building on Stirling Campus is Monday 30 August 2010. The building has now been handed back to the university and we have the summer to finish off the inside and move books, equipment, services and staff. Â Most of this work will be happening in the background […]
Student Print & Copying System Upgrade
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