Since this is Open Access Week and today is #ThesisThursday I thought I would share a recent graph that shows the growth of etheses in our repository from the very beginning. We first started accepting theses submissions to our Open Access repository, STORRE, way back in 2005! Then in 2006, we formalised our policy so […]
UniDesk Self-Service, 24/7 IT and Library support in one place
IS have been using UniDesk for the last two years to manage your enquiries to us. Over the summer we transferred a lot of the information from our website into the UniDesk Self-Service Portal in order to make it easier to find. We’ve also transformed our content into bite-size chunks rather than lengthy web pages. […]
Learn How to use Canvas for Students
Learn How to use Canvas for students is a new module that will enable you to orientate yourself with Canvas and to learn how to use some of the many features and tools Canvas has to offer. The new module covers: Getting Started with Canvas Learning Content Module Information Listen Again University Resources Group Work […]
#StirCyberSec 2018 Week 4 – Emerging Technologies and Privacy
It’s the final leg of #CyberSecMonth and #StirCyberSec, our online cyber-security campaign. This week we are looking at emerging technologies and privacy, in particular, what the heck is the Internet of Things (IoT)? and how to #GetIoTSmart. What is the Internet of Things? IoT refers to physical objects that connect to the Internet. Such as a […]
Fire Evacuation Drills in the Library
As part of our commitment to keeping library users safe, we’re obliged to make sure that all of our staff are trained in what to do in the event of a fire. As part of this commitment, our staff have undergone training in fire safety which we’re now following up with four fire evacuation drills […]
Altmetric new searches: subject area & author affiliation
Altmetric has recently added two new useful search options. (Altmetric is a tool that tracks online attention surrounding research papers). You can now search across the entire Altmetric database by subject area (using the Fields of Research classification) and by author affiliations (using GRID – a GRID ID or, somewhat easier, the organisation name). […]
EndNote Online downtime 20th October
We’ve received notification from EndNote that their proposed maintenance last weekend was postponed and is now rescheduled for this coming weekend on Saturday 20th October from 10am to 5pm. Please note that during this time: EndNote web will redirect to a maintenance message ResearcherID services will be unavailable Web of Science save to EndNote […]
Digiforum – Online and distance curriculum design for diverse learners
Wed 24 October, 9.30am to 11.30am, Cottrell 2A13 (Drinks and pastries will be provided) Staff are invited to attend a Digiforum event, arranged by Academic Development and Information Services, on online and distance curriculum design for diverse learners. Designing and delivering content online creates a series of challenges for the educator. Open for discussion at the forum […]
EndNote X9 Now Available for Staff and Research Students
The latest version of EndNote is now available for University computers. New features include: ability to share a group of references with other researchers (previously you had to share your whole library); control permissions on who can edit shared references; generate Web of Science Citation reports directly from EndNote and use Manuscript Matcher to help […]
Update on problems with eduroam
15:45 Wed 17 Oct At 14.30 today, we identified a specific problem with a service related to eduroam, which we fixed. This improved the performance and availability of the eduroam service. We have since been monitoring and now believe that eduroam is stable enough for you to try. Please note that you may have to get […]