Information Services has successfully negotiated an institutional subscription to the Times Higher, making this resource freely available to anyone registering with their @stir.ac.uk, @students.stir.ac.uk, @cs.stir.ac.uk, @drns.ac.uk, @macrobartscentre.org @scottishaquaculture.com, @scottishswimming.com, and @teamscotland.scot email addresses for use both on and off-campus, opening up this important resource to all the staff and students of the university and providing […]
Cyber Security Update
Recent attacks in the sector, Common Cyber Security Myths, and the Importance of Awareness Training How is it April 2022 already?! At least Spring is on the way, and we can look forward to longer and sunnier days (wishful thinking?). Whilst the weather may be changing, the pandemic continues to affect how we live our […]
Scams are everywhere
Like most of us, during a crisis, we will want to show our support and donating to the cause, is often the most common method to allow people to show their support. Unfortunately for us, it appears that, unfortunately, we live in a time where there are several people and groups who like to take […]
Microsoft student fundamentals
Cloud Skills are in demand.Grab your seat. Microsoft are offering FREE training opportunities to students. 5th April – AI Fundamentals7th April – Azure Fundamentals8th April – Security Fundamentals Students don’t miss out on this free, exclusive, time-limited, trainingopportunity. Microsoft are bringing you the opportunity to certify onMicrosoft Fundamentals:• Providing you with cloud skills aligned to […]
New UKRI Open Access Policy – starts 1st April
The new UKRI Open Access policy starts on 1st April. If you will be submitting manuscripts for publication that acknowledge any of the UKRI funding councils, the policy will apply. You will need to check the journal you are submitting to before you submit to ensure you are choosing a compliant route. The policy applies […]
Library Easter opening hours.
The library will be open throughout the Easter weekend. We will be operating slightly different hours than normal. Good Friday 15 April 8 am – 8 pm Easter Saturday 16 April 10 am – 8 pm Easter Sunday 17 April 10 am – 8 pm Easter Monday 18 April 8 am – 8 pm Outwith […]
Out of Hours Library and IT Support
The Information Centre partners with the Norman out-of-hours service to provide 24/7 library and IT support for University staff and students via email and LiveChat (LiveChat is available on the student portal). If you contact us outside our main operating hours your email or LiveChat will be automatically transferred to the out-of-hours support team who […]
Extended Library opening hours
Great news! In response to student requests for extended library opening, from Monday 21st March until 11th September the library’s opening hours will be increased to: Monday – Thursday 8 am – Midnight Friday 8 am – 8 pm Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 8 pm These extended hours allow more time to access […]
Webinar on How to Comply with the new UKRI Open Access Policy
Betsy Fuller, our Repositories Librarian, will be presenting a webinar on the new UKRI Open Access Policy: Title: How to Comply with the new UKRI Open Access PolicyDate: Wednesday 30th March 2022Time: 10-11amLocation: MS Teams This session is for all research staff and students with funding from UKRI councils (AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, Innovate UK, MRC, […]
21 things IS did for you in 2021
Over the last year, Information Services has strived to provide the best service possible to our staff and students. We listened to the feedback we received from our student community and used it to shape the improvements we made to our services. You said We did Sometimes we need IT and Library help out of […]