The last of our Office 365 Overview sessions for staff is on Friday 6th March, 13.00-c14.00 in Lecture Theatre A3. You can sign-up for the final session using our online form. Over the last 3 weeks we have run 6 sessions for staff to outline the process for moving our data from Box and into Office […]
Henry Stewart Business & Management Journals
The Henry Stewart Business and Management Journals are available for a free trial period to the end of April. Connect via the A-Z Online Resources or the Library Subject Guide for Business & Management. Try out the journals and send your feedback to shirley.millar@stir.ac.uk. The journals covers marketing, banking, finance and management and includes peer-reviewed […]
Mindfulness session
For #StirWellbeingWeek we are hosting a mindfulness session on Thursday 5th March 11:30 – 12:15 in the Wellbeing Space, Library Level 2. This is a 45-minute session to introduce you to the practice of mindfulness What is mindfulness?Mindfulness is the art of bringing attention to the present moment in a kind and non-judgemental way. It […]
Windows 10 feature updates are coming
The migration of all staff desktops away from Windows 7 is now drawing to a close, with most university managed PCs now running Windows 10. Information Services would like thank everyone for their cooperation and we hope that you are enjoying the benefits of a new operating system. However, our work doesn’t stop here. We […]
You Said, We Did – Summary
The Information Services ‘You Said, We Did’ campaign highlights the impact student feedback has across Library and IT resulting in real, student-led, change. Here are some examples of what we’ve done in response to your feedback. Free Software You said… Promote software that students can download for free.We did… You can get Microsoft Office for […]
Cyber Security Check-up
We are in the midst of Cyber Scotland Week 2020 so what better time is there to get your cyber health check? These 3 quick tips will help you improve your stance on cyber security in just a few short clicks! #1 Check if your accounts have been in any data breaches ‘Have I Been […]
Top ten thesis downloads in January #StirTopTenTheses
In January, 1,237 theses in our research repository STORRE were downloaded 16,771 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Assessment practices and their impact on home economics education in Ireland. By McSweeney, Kathryn http://hdl.handle.net/1893/21804 Downloads: 1,528 2. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of Complex Adaptive […]
Love is all around
Love was all around in the library last week as we celebrated #StirPride and Valentine’s Day. We hope you enjoyed our colourful displays for #StirPride Week. You can still pop in to see our decorations and our LGBTQ+ book display throughout February while we continue to celebrate LGBT History Month. Our Valentine’s post box filled […]
Where can I study?
You Said:Please provide a spreadsheet of rooms available for Study We did:We have various ways to find out where there is free space to study. We don’t have a spreadsheet, but we have created 2 web pages which provide live information about PC availability on campus (including the availability of our new laptop loans). Open […]
Dissertation Roadshow #BeMoreDuck
Don’t stick your head in the loch. Get your dissertation ducks in a row with help from Information Services. Find out how the Library and IT can help you with your dissertation at our Dissertation Roadshow. We’ll have staff from Information services to answer or direct your dissertation questions. Dissertation Roadshow Dates Tuesday 3rd March, […]