*** UPDATE TO POST BELOW 10th June 2021 *** Upon clarification of the terms from Taylor and Francis, we have now been able to lift our restriction below that the Agreement will only cover articles that have external funding. The Agreement can now be used for any research article with a Stirling corresponding author that […]
Library opening arrangements, Summer 2021
From next Friday 28 May 2021, the library opening hours will be changing slightly. We will move to our summer hours. There is only one change, the library will close at 5pm on Friday’s. Monday – Thursday 8 am – 8 pm Friday 8 am – 5 pm Saturday – Sunday 10 am – 5 […]
Shibboleth Upgrade – Tuesday 25th May
On Tuesday 25th May Information Services will upgrade our Shibboleth authentication system, used to provide access to a wide range of internal and external services such as Canvas, RefWorks, UniDesk, and digital library resources. The upgrade will take place during our ‘at risk’ period of 07:30 to 08:30 on this date. No downtime is anticipated, however, it is possible that access to […]
Coming soon …. LibrarySearch.
Getting ready for the new academic year, we are introducing a new and improved way to search the Library. From the 7th of June ‘LibrarySearch’ will replace our old Library Catalogue giving one-stop searching for books, e-books, dvds/videos, articles, digital media, and more. LibrarySearch helps you to manage your research. Sign-in (linked to your usual […]
Introducing our Microsoft 365 Support Community!
In response to feedback from staff, we have created a new public team to help support staff in their use of Microsoft 365. The team is called ‘Microsoft 365 Support Community’ and you are all encouraged to join it. Join now! The objective of the team is to provide an informal support route for staff […]
Welcome to Mastering Microsoft!
Make the most of Microsoft 365 with our Microsoft 365 skills event. Are you a member of staff looking to expand your skillset? Join Information Services for our month-long Microsoft 365 skills event during May 2021. Sign up for one of our training sessions SIGN UP for one (or all) of our training sessions, including working with documents in OneDrive and SharePoint, an introduction […]
World book night 2021
World Book Night is the annual celebration of books and reading on 23 April that brings people from all backgrounds together for one reason – to inspire others to read more. Presented by The Reading Agency in partnership with Specsavers, in 2021 they are celebrating their 10th anniversary with a special “Books to Make You Smile” theme with their lead ambassador, Sandi Toksvig. […]
Etextbooks – providing key texts online.
This academic year has seen the library deliver an enhanced service in terms of provision of online versions of key textbooks. These are the texts that can be found at the top of your reading list, or in the short loan collection. They are the core reading in your subject, often marked as a suggestion […]
Web of Science is Changing …
Due at the end of June – the new Web of Science is said to bring a better and more efficient discovery experience providing you with new ways to accelerate your research in this world renowned citation database. Most of the new interface and features are in place for you to preview now. Just login […]
20 Things IS did for you in 2020
Over the last few weeks we have been sharing with you a selection of 20 things that IS have done for the staff and student community in 2020. We have of course done many, many more than 20 things, but we picked out a few to highlight them. Our Archives Team launched the Brig Digital […]