We are currently running a trial of BrowZine. BrowZine allows you to browse, read and follow our current journal content either via browzine.com or from an Android or iOS mobile device. The main features of BrowZine are: Search for journals by title, ISSN or subject term Browse content and back issues of the library’s journal […]
Altmetric Update: new highlights tab and streamlined interface
Altmetric is a tool that tracks online attention surrounding research papers. Their recent update makes it easier to see top influencers, international reach and most-mentioned journals. New Highlights Tab When you first login to Altmetric you will now immediately see a new Highlights tab. The tab contains various “data blocks”; each provides […]
Journal Citation Reports: 2018 release
This year’s edition of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is now available. JCR is an immensely useful tool that lists Journal Impact Factors (JIFs) and other journal metrics. JCR can help you: – identify journals with the highest citation impact in your field – find the most influential journals in which to publish Each […]
New multi-functional devices
Recently there has been a review of all multi-functional devices (MFDs) located across the campus. The review has highlighted that some devices were being under-utilised and therefore, to reduce costs and to maximise the efficiency of each appliance, a number of changes will be introduced over the coming weeks. The biggest change is that, following […]
Library catalogue downtime: early hours of Tuesday 10th July
The Library Catalogue system is being upgraded this week and as part of this work there will be a short period of downtime in the early hours of Tuesday 10th July, from around 2am. The following services will be unavailable: Library catalogue searching – including the Articles search option Online book renewals via ‘My Library […]
Listen Again is changing – introducing Panopto!
From Autumn semester 2018 we will be replacing the software behind the Listen Again service with a new video platform, Panopto. Panopto are the UK market leader in lecture recording and video management in HE and the change represents a transformation in our ability to use video to support teaching and learning: Lecture recording closely […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in June #StirTopTenTheses
During June, 1,103 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 9,716 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of Complex Adaptive Systems. By Niazi, Muaz A K http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3365 Downloads: 560 2. Scholarly publishing in Africa: a […]
New way to issue and return your books
From today we have new self-issue and self-return machines. These machines are currently located near the Library entrance. This could be subject to change as there may be a few other location changes in the library over the summer vacation. These new machines are sleeker and have more features than the old machines. With the […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in June #StirTopTenPapers
In June there were 26,603 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 2,960 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ Motivation for Learning. By Harlen, Wynne; Crick, Ruth Deakin; Broadfoot, Patricia; Daugherty, Richard; Gardner, John; James, Mary; Stobart, Gordon http://hdl.handle.net/1893/19607 […]
EndNote Training 18/7/18 – Fundamentals (10am) & Advanced (2pm)
Come to EndNote Fundamentals for help getting started with EndNote including: import PDFs, import references from databases, find full text etc. We will also have a quick look at Cite While You Write to automatically create in-text citations and bibliography in a Word document. EndNote Advanced training will give you hints & tips to make EndNote work harder to […]