Yes, you heard that right. If you’ve looked at books in the library but not borrowed them, just leave them on the desk where you have been working and we’ll put them away. Why is this important? We will return any books through our system. Each book returned like this generates a use count. This […]
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Finding an article using a DOI
There’s a new feature in LibrarySearch which allows you to search for a journal article using a DOI only. Let’s see how this works: If we don’t have access to the article, you’re taken to a page that offers Library Access Options. This takes you to LibrarySearch, where you can request the article using the […]
Mastering Microsoft in May 2023
We are excited to announce our upcoming program of Microsoft application training events! As technology continues to evolve, it is more important than ever to stay up to date with the latest software and tools. That’s why we are offering a series of training events designed to help you master Microsoft applications and maximize your […]
Changes to staff mobile phone contracts on the Vodaphone network – Find out what to do before you travel.
Due to significant changes to roaming charges post Brexit, we are disabling current Vodaphone International travel add-ons (Data and Calls) for all University of Stirling mobile sim cards. On the 1st of May these sim cards will disable and then reset. This will prevent the University receiving unexpectedly high bills for your phone use abroad. We […]
Long term Laptop Loans
We run a scheme of long term laptop loans for students experiencing digital poverty, that is, those who do not have a suitable device for university study and cannot afford to buy one. The scheme has proved very popular and we have had to close the scheme for this semester. We are still working through […]
Completion of the transfer of data from StorSimple to SharePoint
We are delighted to confirm that we have now successfully moved 70TB of user data from StorSimple to either a dedicated SharePoint Site, a user’s OneDrive or another dedicated location. In addition, we have moved around 5TB of service-related data, meaning a total of 75TB has been transferred. For any data that was not given […]
Cyber Security Update
Recent attacks in the sector, Common Cyber Security Myths, and the Importance of Awareness Training How is it April 2022 already?! At least Spring is on the way, and we can look forward to longer and sunnier days (wishful thinking?). Whilst the weather may be changing, the pandemic continues to affect how we live our […]
Extended Library opening hours
Great news! In response to student requests for extended library opening, from Monday 21st March until 11th September the library’s opening hours will be increased to: Monday – Thursday 8 am – Midnight Friday 8 am – 8 pm Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 8 pm These extended hours allow more time to access […]
Succeed Downtime – Saturday 14th January
Succeed will be unavailable on Saturday 14th January, 9.00-11.00am. This planned downtime will allow us to upgrade the file store on both Succeed and the database server.
Teaching Bites: Resource lists – smarter working with your reading list! Wed 14th May (12.00-13.00)
The Aspire resource lists are dynamic so they tell the students where in the library a book is located. Worried that the students are not reading key papers? Check the stats using the Aspire Dashboard feature. We’ll also look at what makes a good resource list. Date & time: Wednesday 14 May 1200 – […]