This might seem like a silly question, but your etextbook may offer more features than you were expecting. To be clear, when we talk about an etextbook, we mean an online course text supplied by either Kortext or BibliU. For more information see https://libguides.stir.ac.uk/ebooks, where you will find online tutorials for both Kortext and BibliU […]

International Newsstream – What do you think?
International Newsstream, including over 1,300 news sources from outside of the U.S. and Canada is available for a trial period until 3rd June 2023. It includes titles such as The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Times of India. We are interested to know what you […]

Postgraduate dissertation week at Stirling: 17-21 April
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. Library and IT Support Finding Resources Struggling to find articles and books on your dissertation topic? Our Librarians are here to help you find resources for your […]

Book an Exam Space
If you are due to sit a digital examination remotely and don’t have a suitable space to take it or would prefer to make use of University space, you can book an exam space online via Resource Booker (click on the Book a Desk for Exams button). This is available throughout both the Spring (20 April–12 May) and […]

Mastering Microsoft in May 2023
We are excited to announce our upcoming program of Microsoft application training events! As technology continues to evolve, it is more important than ever to stay up to date with the latest software and tools. That’s why we are offering a series of training events designed to help you master Microsoft applications and maximize your […]

Exam Time in the Library – Spring 2023
Finding study space and support from the Library during exams Here’s everything you need to know about using the Library during exams. Somewhere to study From Tuesday 11th April, Level 3 will become a silent study zone along with Level 4 to create as much silent study space as possible. Open group study facilities continue […]

Library Opening Hours – Easter 2023
The library will be open during the Easter weekend. Friday 7 April – Monday 10 April inclusive. Our opening hours are: Day Time Good Friday 8am-8pm Saturday 10am-8pm Easter Sunday 10am-8pm Easter Monday 8am-8pm Outwith these hours you will still be able to access PCs and printers in Campus Central/Study Zone.

Changes to staff mobile phone contracts on the Vodaphone network – Find out what to do before you travel.
Due to significant changes to roaming charges post Brexit, we are disabling current Vodaphone International travel add-ons (Data and Calls) for all University of Stirling mobile sim cards. On the 1st of May these sim cards will disable and then reset. This will prevent the University receiving unexpectedly high bills for your phone use abroad. We […]

Legacy RefWorks Retires Soon – Upgrade to New Version
Currently there are two versions of RefWorks. The older version (now referred to as legacy RefWorks) will be retired in June. We ask you to upgrade to the new version as soon as possible. If your RefWorks login takes you to https://refworks.proquest.com/ you are already using the latest version of RefWorks and no further action […]

Dissertation Support
Information Services offers support to students at every stage of your dissertation. In this blog post we highlight the support and resources available to you. Finding Resources Struggling to find articles and books on your dissertation topic? Our Librarians are here to help you find resources for your dissertation research. See our Dissertation Support section in LibGuides. […]