Need to access a particular piece of software that you don’t have on your home PC? Tried to download some software but failed? Hopefully this solution will work for you. We have made >300 lab PCs available for remote connection. The labs concerned are: 1a11 (60 PCs), 1a13 (34 PCs), 2a15 (57), 2a17 (43), 2b41 […]
Auto start up of staff campus PCs (Hewlett Packard devices only)
On Friday 27th March, we deployed a daily auto start up command to all on-campus Hewlett Packard PCs. This means that if your PC was switched on today, it will now receive an auto start up command every morning at 8:30am. This should safeguard against accidental shut downs (we have seen a number of these […]
Teaching Online – Some Tips for Using BigBlueButton
Conferences that you didn’t set up We have had several reports of BigBlueButton conferences appearing in your modules, apart from the ones you set up yourself. Please note, students are able to add conferences of their own to discuss group work/studies. If you are using conferences via BigBlueButton please post an announcement to tell your […]
Covid19 – work from home FAQs
This last fortnight has been unprecedented in terms of the impact on IT services and infrastructure as staff have rushed to start working remotely. For some, this is the first time they have worked from home. This post reflects on the most frequently asked questions we have been experiencing at the Information Centre. Don’t forget […]
How to work from home without VPN / Remote Desktop
There’s a great deal you can do on your local laptop or PC without the need for VPN or Remote Desktop… Over the next few weeks, the demand for VPN and Remote desktop services is going to be unprecedented so it is inevitable that users will experience slowness/failure to connect at some point. Here are […]
Free Access to International Monetary Fund’s eLibrary
The IMF eLibrary is free to browse or download over 21,000 articles, books, working papers and studies, data and statistical tools. Access it via the A-Z Online Resources or your Library Subject Guide. You will find information and perspective on macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, […]
Supporting Learning and Teaching at a Distance – Webinars
As lectures, seminars and tutorials move online in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Information Services (IS) have put together some resources to help staff to teach and support students from a distance. These are linked to from the University’s COVID19 Q&A web page, but the direct links are: >>>Supporting Learning and Teaching at a Distance (pdf): http://stir.ac.uk/33z >>> Supporting […]
Access to library resources during the library shutdown.
The library building will be closed from 5pm on Friday 20th March until further notice. In order to maximise access to library materials, the following arrangements are in place. Print collections: There will be no access to printed collections after the 20th. You should borrow any and all items you need before this time. The auto-renewal […]
Learning at a Distance – a guide for students
As you know, following the University’s announcement of 13 March, face-to-face teaching is temporarily suspended with lectures, seminars and tutorials being delivered online until further notice. This is a guide to the online tools that you and your lecturers will be using to support your learning online over the next few weeks. This is a relatively fast move into delivering teaching online at […]
New ‘COVID-19: Resources for research’ guide
A number of organisations have created great resources for supporting research into COVID-19. We’ve added these to our new “COVID-19: Resources for research“ Libguide at: https://libguides.stir.ac.uk/covid Here’s the list so far: COVID-19 Research Database (provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO)) WHO is gathering the latest scientific findings and knowledge on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and […]