You Said Improve lecture capture We Did We replaced the software behind the Listen Again service with a new video platform, Panopto. The change represents a transformation in our ability to use video to support teaching and learning. Panopto supports active learning, with students being able to take notes and add bookmarks linked to the […]
Dissertation Formatting Support Sessions
During March and April, we are running dissertation support sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 14:00-17:00. These are for students looking for help with the formatting of your dissertation in Word. To book an appointment please fill in the request dissertation formatting support form with as much detail as possible and if you have a […]
You Said, We Did – Ebooks
You said “Buy more ebooks.” We did: In 2018, we added over 30,000 ebooks to the collection.We did this is a number of ways. For every book order received, we check for the availability of an ebook on a suitable model (e.g. we avoid titles that only allow a single concurrent user) and at a […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in February #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during February. A couple of the theses are available for reading immediately: A Talent Transfer Lifecycle Model in Sport. By Tracy Rea http://hdl.handle.net/1893/28842 Researching the experiences of children and young people from armed forces families. By Evelyn Boweshttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/28852 The other […]
You Said, We Did – PC Availability on Campus
You Said It’s hard to find a free computer. We Did We created a web page with live information on PC availability on campus. The web page shows where the public access computers are and if they are currently available to use. You can check PC’s in the Library, the 24/7 Study Zone and the […]
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 IT, Library and Printing & Graphics staff available to answer all your dissertation questions. Dissertation Roadshow Dates […]
#AcBookWeek is back 4-9 March 2019
A celebration of the diversity, innovation and influence of academic books Academic Book Week (#AcBookWeek) is a week-long celebration of the diversity, variety and influence of academic books throughout history run by the Booksellers Association. #AcBookWeek is returning for a fourth year from 4-9 March 2019. #AcBookWeek aims to: Increase awareness of the academic book (particularly the […]
You Said, We Did – Software
You Said Can we get free software for studying? We Did We already have a lot of FREE software that students can download onto their own devices. (Woo Hoo, there is actually a lot of FREE software 🙂 ) Here is a list of the software that you can get for FREE from us with […]
We love you too ….
Thanks so much to everyone who took the time out to write us a letter for Valentine’s day. We were overwhelmed by the response. (We especially liked the person who left us the red rose – We are blushing) On the whole, it seems that we must be doing something right as the majority of […]
New Scam… Smishing (scam by text message).
We have had a report that a student at another University has received a SMS Phishing message (text message) purporting to be from the University. The message states that the student’s attendance is below 60% and as such is in breach of their student loan terms. It then goes on to state that they need […]