Westlaw training for Law students and researchers is available during March and April. Sign up here for the free Webinars provided by professional trainers at the publisherThomson Reuters. Westlaw International Materials: Friday 18th March 10.00 Introduction to Westlaw UK (Basic): Thursday 24th March 10.00 Westlaw UK Advanced Thurs 24th March 14.00, Wed 27th April 14.00 […]
Trial of AM Explorer online primary sources
The Library has arranged an extended trial to AM Explorer, which is a collection of primary source material published by Adam Matthew Digital. This is a huge resource, covering collections in many different subject areas. It is especially useful for dissertations and essays in History and English Literature, but may also be useful for Gender […]
UK Data Service: introductory online training series Spring 2022
The UK Data Service is the UK’s largest collection of UK and international social, economic and population data. They provide free access to a wide range of social science data for reuse. The Service contains thousands of data collections, including UK census data, government funded surveys, longitudinal studies, international macrodata, qualitative data, and business microdata. […]
21 things Information Services did for you in 2021
Over the last year Information Services have strived to provide the best service possible to our staff and students. We listened to feedback we received from our student community and used it to shape the improvements we made to our services. You will be able to see what your feedback helped us to improve over […]
Things to do before you graduate – Tie up your library and IT loose ends
Congratulations, you made it! Whether you have completed your Undergraduate, Postgraduate taught, or Postgraduate Research qualification, there are some tasks you may want to do before your graduation date. At the end of your studies, your access to the University network and services will cease. There are, however, some services that we can offer you […]
Dissertation Week at Stirling: 7-11 March
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. Student Learning Services Support Student Learning Services (SLS) are available for email and virtual tutorials. If you have any questions about the structure, writing, referencing, or […]
Room to Recharge – Library Wellbeing Space
We know that life at university can be stressful, especially around exam time, so we aim to provide you with opportunities to make relaxation a part of your time spent in the library. Working constantly without breaks isn’t good for your productivity: when you’re tired and stressed, you can’t take information in or do your […]
Stirling joins John Benjamins Agreement: free Open Access Publishing for our authors
Stirling has joined the John Benjamins Read & Publish Agreement for 2022. This means in return for a one-off payment by the Library, Stirling authors will have free uncapped open access publishing in all John Benjamins journals – covering journals broadly in the field of linguistics. See the full list of journals. Open access publication is free […]
Find@Stir – Finding full text articles
As part of the ongoing work improving the Library’s information retrieval systems, we have completed the transition from the old “WebBridge” system to the new Find@Stir tool to facilitate access to full text. The ‘Find@Stir’ function will check the library’s online full text holdings and, where we hold a current licence, will take you directly […]
Stirling joins BMJ Publishing Agreement: free Open Access Publishing for our authors
Stirling has joined the BMJ Publishing ”Publish and Read” Agreement for 2022. This means in return for a one-off payment by the Library, Stirling authors will have free uncapped open access publishing in most BMJ journals covering a broad selection of health and medical specialities. See the full list of journals. Open access publication is free […]