The Library will remain open during the Easter break. Our opening hours will remain the same. A click-and-collect service for hard-copy materials remains in place and study spaces must be booked in advance Thursday 1st April 9am – 6pm Friday 2nd April 9am – 6pm Saturday 3rd April 10am – 5pm Sunday 4th April 10am […]
In 2020 we provided access to more ebooks, ejournals.
We now provide access to over 350,000 ebooks in total. (many more ebooks than we have print). We added 21,000 titles since start of the Autumn semester 2020. Our staff have digitised over 4500 chapters and articles for this academic session. We have spent over £134,000 on monograph ebooks with a further spend of over […]
Historical Newspaper Archives
Newspaper articles can be a great source for an essay or dissertation on a historical topic. The Library offers a number of different online archives, but which archive should you use? Most of the resources below can be accessed from the A-Z list of Online Resources. Archives of single newspapersThe following British newspaper archives are […]
HS Talks – New Content from World Experts
Presentations and case studies giving ideas and inspiration to inform your dissertation, seminars and other course work. The latest releases include the virtual organization, negotiating, organizational politics, the poverty narrative, sociograms and collaboration, coworking, sustainability and a case study of Aldi. Access HS Talks via A-Z Online Resources from the University Portal. If login requested, […]
Dissertation research in lockdown: top tips
Researching for your dissertation but can’t get to the library? Lots of resources and services are still available – read on! Tip 1: Search the Library Catalogue for ebooks. You can filter your search results so that you only see ebooks. Tip 2: Check the Library Guide for your subject. You’ll find a list of […]
Scan to OneDrive
When you scan using one of the Universities Multifunctional device (MFD) you have the option to Scan to OneDrive. This is very easy to do. Logon to the MFD using your card or your username and password. Choose the scan option. You can then choose what format you would like your e.g. Jpg or PDF. […]
Sextortion emails and sextortion.
Sextortion emails Sextortion refers to the broad category of sexual exploitation in which abuse of power is the means of coercion, as well as to the category of sexual exploitation in which threatened release of sexual images or information is the means of coercion. These are just a different form of Phishing email. They contain […]
Access The Financial Times (ft.com)
To use the Library’s subscription to the Financial Times sign up via the University of Stirling Financial Times (ft.com) Registration Form. The FT will approve your account almost immediately allowing you full access to the paper and download the app. For further information see our Newspaper Guide or contact library@stir.ac.uk.
Password security
Why are passwords important? Having a password is the most basic level of protection you can have for your online accounts, be it your personal social media accounts, your online bank, or the University Portal. The problem is that everything is online now, and everything needs a password. So it may be tempting to make […]
Keep your software and apps secure by installing updates
Software and app updates contain vital security updates to help protect your devices from cyber criminals. Cyber criminals use weaknesses in software and apps to attack your devices and steal your identity. Software and app updates are designed to fix these weaknesses and installing them as soon as possible will keep your devices secure. You’ll […]