Every February, the UK comes together to celebrate LGBT+ History Month, a time dedicated to honouring the past, present, and future of LGBT+ individuals. This year, we focus on Activism and Social Change, recognising the tireless efforts of LGBT+ activists who have fought for equality and justice. Reading List and Book Display Our librarians have […]
Laptop lending improvements
Borrowing a laptop just got a little easier. Up to now borrowing a laptop required you to have your library card with you. Failing that, a member of staff would need to open the cabinets and get a laptop for you. This cumbersome process has been improved. Thanks to the installation of new scanners on […]
Exploring Student Feedback on the University’s Reading List Software
At our University, we are always looking for ways to enhance the academic experience for our students. One of the tools we have implemented is the reading list software, designed to streamline access to course materials and improve study efficiency. But how do students feel about this software, and how has it impacted their studies? […]
Attendance tips and tricks
Attendance monitoring software is in use at the University of Stirling. This blog post will give information on what you need to do to be able to successfully mark your attendance. If you have any issues connecting your device to eduroam or finding location settings please visit us at the Information Centre in the library […]
On-demand support resource in Canvas
Learning and Teaching Enhancement have been working with Instructure to release the Support Centre in Canvas. The Support Centre is an on-demand resource available 24/7 to students and staff offering contextual support to get help, find answers to questions when completing tasks, and to learn more about how to use Canvas. The Support Centre can be […]
You said – We did Roundup
Over the last 3 weeks we have been sharing some of the improvements made to our service in 2024 as a result of your feedback. We love to get feedback from our users, which we regularly use to make changes to our services, spaces, support and resources. Do you want to give us feedback? Look […]
You said… We did…
We like to think of ourselves as a listening service – we are always interested in your feedback and will do our best to improve our services based on your views. We regularly make changes based on feedback received through surveys, emails, social media, suggestion boards, conversations, and more. However you share your feedback, it […]
Change to Microsoft MFA verification code delivery for some SMS users
We would like to inform you of an important update regarding the delivery of Microsoft verification codes for multi-factor authentication (MFA). If you have previously received your verification codes via SMS (Text message) , you may now start seeing these codes coming through WhatsApp. This will only occur if you have WhatsApp installed on your […]
Box of Broadcasts now available offshore
The Library subscribes to Box of Broadcasts (BoB), which is an archive of TV and radio broadcasts going back to the 1990s. We have recently started participating in a pilot programme to provide BoB access to our students based outside the UK. Previously access was not possible outside the UK due to licencing restrictions. However […]
Zoom – University licensed version
The University has made the difficult decision to retire our licensed version of Zoom, effective August 2025. This decision has been reached following a comprehensive review, which highlighted low user engagement with the platform and the substantial cost associated with maintaining the license after 2025. Additionally, Microsoft Teams has demonstrated significantly higher utilisation, managing in […]