PhilPapers is an index to online academic journal articles and book chapters about philosophy. It contains references from approximately 200 philosophy journals and monitors the websites of leading philosophers. PhilPapers is freely available, but if you register for an account you can receive RSS feeds of new materials in topics of interest.  See more online […]
Stirling theses to be digitised for Digi-Islam Project
Stirling University Library has been invited to be involved in the Digi-Islam project. This is a JISC funded project and the first strand aims to digitise and make available one thousand UK PhD theses from the subject area of Islamic Studies.  A review was conducted using Index to Theses of the UK and Ireland […]
Stirling Campus Library – we’ve moved!
As scheduled, the main Library building on Stirling campus is now closed to users for the duration of building works as part of the New Library Project. Â On Monday 29th June, the Library reopened its doors in its temporary location for the next year, following a short closure period to allow us to relocate […]
Stirling Campus Library closed Friday 26th – Sunday 28th June
The library will be closed from Friday 26th June to Sunday 28th June. This closure is to allow services to move into the interim library.  The interim library will open on Monday 29th June at 9am. Its entrance will be next to the Atrium Fast Food Bar.  Information on the library services during the interim (summer […]
Information Centre – reduced service on Friday 26th June due to relocation
FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS Â As previously advertised, the Stirling Campus Library will be closed from Friday 26th June until Sunday 28th June to complete the move to the Interim library building. Â On Friday 26th June, the Information Centre will be open in a limited capacity:Â you can still contact […]
Latest edition of Journal Citation Reports now available
Journal Citation Reports are an immensely useful tool and can help with identifying: – journals with the greatest total cites and the highest impact in your field – journals relevant to your research and those in which it would be desirable to publish  Each edition of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is published annually following […]
Portal downtime for maintenance
Essential maintenance will take place on the portal server on the mornings of Wed 10 June and Fri 12 June between 7:00 and 8:30. This work is being carried out during the systems ‘at risk’ period in order to minimise disruption to users.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused.  Information Services infocentre@stir.ac.uk
Library Catalogue down time from 5pm on Monday 8th June and from 5pm Wednesday 10th June
The Library Catalogue, and related services, will be unavailable for some hours during the week beginning 8th June to allow an upgrade of the system. Â This will affect: The public library catalogue Borrowing and renewing books via Self Service and My Library Record Webbridge links in literature finding databases Links to the library catalogue […]
Decided who to vote for in the EU elections yet? Try voter quizzes and online tools in election blog
Intute have created an EU elections blog: http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/blog/category/eu-elections/ where they are highlighting a selection of key websites and new studies about the elections, plus a collection of voter quizzes and online tools to help you make up your mind. Â There is also a special section on Intute where you can find catalogue records to […]
From your suggestions …
The following are a selection from the suggestion cards that have recently been received at the Stirling campus library. If you have any suggestions or comments you can always comment on this post, email the library (library@stir.ac.uk) or fill in a suggestion card.  Is it possible to have someone enforce the silence rule in the […]