As part of the ongoing programme of engagement with our community, we held a pizza party in the library – yes, free pizza! OK, so the pizza may have been a sweetener (or should that be savoury-er?) to get some of you along to discuss some of the current plans for the library service and […]
Enhance your research with Nexis news content (Sign up for Workshops – 20th & 22nd February)
Whether you are following a single news story or researching cultural trends, political developments, current or historical issues or analysing the business environment and company performance, Nexis provides an invaluable source for primary and secondary research.Attend these workshops with LexisNexis trainer Marc Gillespie to enhance your research skills and extract relevant material from over 23,000 […]
Word Processing Your Dissertation
Dreading the word formatting part of your dissertation? Fear not! We’ve added a brand new section to the Canvas and Learning Technologies (Students) module which includes help, training videos, and a template document to drop your text into. From creating and saving a new document to creating styles to adding and editing footnotes, we’ve got it […]
IS achieves Customer Service Excellence accreditation.
We are delighted to announce a significant achievement for the University of Stirling’s Information Services – the attainment of Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation. This prestigious recognition is a testament to our commitment to providing exceptional service to our students, faculty, and staff. What is Customer Service Excellence? Customer Service Excellence is a widely recognised […]
You said – We did
We like to think of ourselves as a listening service – we are always interested in your feedback and will do our best to improve our services based on your views. We regularly make changes based on feedback received through surveys, emails, social media, suggestion boards, conversations, and more. However you share your feedback, it […]
Historical Newspaper Archives
Newspaper articles can be a great source for an essay or dissertation on a historical topic. The Library offers a number of different online archives, but which archive should you use? Most of the resources below can be accessed from the A-Z list of Online Resources. Archives of single newspapersThe following British newspaper archives are all […]
Did somebody say pizza?
Read on to get a slice of the action… We’ll start from the top…ping Do you fancy some free pizza? If you answered yes and can spare an hour, we would be very grateful if you could participate in our focus group. The purpose of the focus group is a chance to tell us what we […]
Microsoft Stream (Classic) – Act now to save your recordings!
Microsoft have announced that they are closing down classic Stream – their original video service that was part of Microsoft 365. A more modern Stream service is still available in 365 but is part of SharePoint. Ahead of the closing down of classic Stream, please read on to see our advice to staff on reviewing […]
Phishing – don’t fall prey
Welcome to the third installment of our 12 month Cyber Security Awareness campaign. This month we’re covering one of the most common types of cyber attack – phishing. The University has recently been targeted by several different phishing attempts, so continued awareness and vigilance are essential. What is phishing? Phishing is a type of cyber […]
Dissertation Week at Stirling: 5-9 February
Information Services and Student Learning Services offer support to students at every stage of your dissertation. During #StirDisserationWeek we will be highlighting the support and resources available to you. Student Learning Services Support Student Learning Services (SLS) are available for face-to-face, virtual, and drop-in tutorials. If you have any questions about the structure, writing, referencing, […]