January 2009 – some photos of the frozen campus on a slide around (not on!) the loch. Photos taken with a camera phone. Â Â
Working from home without having to leave your work PC switched on
If working from home over the holiday period there are various methods of accessing the services you need. It is possible to access your work PC and use it from home using Remote Desktop – see our article on this. However you only need Remote Desktop if you need to use applications which you can’t […]
Library opening hours (Stirling campus) for last week of semester and vacation
The Stirling campus library opening hours for the last week of semester and the vacation period are now available on the IS website. Â Lending and Enquiry Services
New library project update newsletter now out
Information Services has released a newsletter on the New Library project which includes an update on the New Library project; information about extended library opening hours and tips to help you get the most from the Interim library service. Click here to view the newsletter  Our Facebook page is regularly updated and includes photos […]
Finding Scottish journal articles in HeinOnline
HeinOnline is a great place to look for full text articles for LLB and BA law essays, but its large size can make it difficult to find articles about Scots Law. A new feature in HeinOnline makes this much easier – you can now ask HeinOnline to only show articles published within Scotland.  To do […]
Online Threats Increase
Everyone knows how annoying it is to receive lots of Junk Email. Many people are aware how important it is to protect their online identity such as bank account numbers and passwords. However, few people have considered that the two issues can be related, or realise that their University computer account details are also valuable […]
Archives inspire art …
A set of six new artworks directly inspired by the archives of John Grierson and Norman McLaren have gone on display in the University of Stirling’s Pathfoot Building. Positioned opposite the entrance to the J corridor the works were produced by the artists Luke Fowler and Katy Dove. The artists were invited to explore the […]
Library catalogue unavailable 13th November
The Library Catalogue will be unavailable due to essential maintainance between 7:30 am and 8:30 am on 13th November. During this time it will not be possible to search the Library Catalogue, or use the online renewal or booking services. Also WebBridge links from databases to journal articles and Talis Lists will be unavailable. We anticpiate […]
Extended library and Study Zone opening during exam period
As last semester, the Library will have extended opening hours for the exam period. They will commence Monday 16th November and continue until the night before the last exam, which on the draft schedule will mean Sunday 20th December.  Both the Interim Library and the Study Zone will open until 2am every morning and […]
Alcohol more dangerous than Ecstasy?
If you want to read what Prof David Nutt (ex government advisor on drug policy) actually thinks about drugs and the harm they cause, then you can read his speech.  “Estimating drug harms a risky business?â€Â Eve Saville Lecture July 2009 http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/opus1714/Estimating_drug_harms.pdf  This comes via the Crime and Justice Students website.  Valerie Wells […]