Journalism
Discover the best information, whether you’re a new Journalism student starting your first assignment, or delving into a research project.
Popular pages on the Library website
Three key actions for getting started
Finding information for your assessments
Developing strong information searching skills saves time and brings results. Finding Information Skills covers everything you need for academic searching. Take the Finding Information Skills assessment for a personalised action plan.
Reading Lists
These are set up by your tutors to guide you to good quality, relevant and useful materials to help you with your studies. They are a great starting point before doing your own research - find out more about your Reading Lists.
Library Search
Library Search can make your academic life easier by helping you find a range of reliable and trustworthy sources for your work. It contains a wealth of information to help you make the most of your studies, including books/eBooks, journals/eJournals, articles, databases, and more.
Using Library Search may feel daunting at first, but don't worry, we have a range of guides on how to find relevant resources.
Databases
Databases are searchable collections of good quality, academic material, particularly journal articles. They can be small subject specific or large collections covering a wide range of subject areas. Most databases provide access to full-text items.
| Journals, newspapers, working papers, reports and dissertations on a wide range of business topics. | |
| Provides access to full text journals covering a wide range of business topics, industry and company profiles, trade publications, case studies and SWOT analysis. | |
| Features hundreds of magazines and journal on all aspects of art and humanities. | |
| A great place to start a search on most subjects, providing access to both books and journal articles. |
Newspapers
Newspapers are a valuable source of information. They provide insight into what interests and concerns people both now and in the past.
| Provides access to the full-text of more than 2,300 major world newspapers. | |
| A database of local, regional, UK national and highly prominent international newspapers, with archives back to the 1980s. | |
| Online access to the Financial Times newspaper. | |
| A global news database with a focus on Business news. |
Magazines
You can find a large range of print magazines and journals within the Library. There are also some digital magazines that can be accessed via Library Search, such as:
| Archive of reviews, interviews, and features on popular music artists by writers from the most influential music magazines. Content goes back to 1960. | |
| Articles from digital archives of more than 50 different publications, each addressing the issues of Black Lives Matter with one section dedicated to music. | |
| A bi-monthly print magazine and website. The magazine focuses on commercial creativity, covering design, advertising, photography, branding, digital products, film, and gaming. | |
| A bi-monthly British lifestyle magazine founded in 1991. It covers music, fashion, film, art, and literature. | |
| A British music magazine publishing out of London, which has been issued monthly in print since 1982. |
Digital Archives
The Library provides access to a vast collection of historical newspaper archives.
- British Library Newspapers
- Burney Collection
- Daily Mail Historical Archive
- The Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2020
- Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-2021
- Independent Historical Archive, 1986-2016
- Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991
- The Mirror Historical Archive 1903-2000
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: the Guardian and the Observer 1791-2003
- Picture Post Historical Archive
- Telegraph Historical Archive 1855-2016
- Times Digital Archive 1785-2019
Market Research
Use these resources for market trends and sizes, consumer research and analysis of industries and the companies operating within them.
| Predicts consumer, lifestyle and product design trends. It’s a key industry resource for designers working in a wide range of areas, from fashion, beauty and home interiors to hospitality, travel, finance and more. | |
| Visually interesting and inspiring. Helps designers understand markets and consumer attitudes, behaviours, and decisions. | |
| Market research reports on a range of UK sectors. Also includes access to Mintel Trends which provides evidence-backed insights on how today's consumer thinks, feels and acts. |
Legal Information
| Full-text access to case law, legislation journal articles and key sources such as Halsbury's Laws of England and the All-England Law Reports. It also includes newspaper articles from UK regional and national newspapers. | |
| Contains legislation, cases, legal journals and books, law reports form the UK and other jurisdictions. |
Video
Videos offer a dynamic way to absorb information. They often present complex ideas in an easily digestible format.
| A substantial collection of videos for a wide range of subject areas including, business, counselling, film, health, history, music, and more. | |
| An archive of over 2.2 million radio and TV programmes that have been broadcast in the UK. You can search for, and watch, anything already in the archive, as well as making use of the TV scheduling service. This allows you to record TV and radio programmes that are scheduled to be broadcast over the next seven days. | |
| Provides access to a large, curated catalogue of over 30,000 educational documentaries and classic films from leading producers. |
Industry Websites
There is a wealth of information on the internet, just remember to evaluate what you find carefully. The following are some trusted industry websites that support your studies and professional development.
| A key organisation for the development and training of journalists. | |
| Provides information from the Westminster parliament and the UK’s regional assemblies. | |
| Provides facts and figures about the UK. | |
| Contains comparative information about all aspects of life in countries around the world. |
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning offers more than 9,000 professionally produced online courses covering a wide range of technical, creative and professional skills.
Always use our institutional link to log in – you will need your University email address and password. The first time that you log in, you will be taken through a setup process to discover courses tailored to your interests.
Discover more in our video: Using LinkedIn Learning at Salford.
Print Books
You can borrow print books from the Library. The location details below are a guide, it is best to use Library Search for exact location of items:
| Classmark | Subject area |
| 070 | Journalism |
| 650 | Public relations management |
Study better
University assessments
Whilst studying at Salford you will need to complete a range of assessments. We provide a range of guidance on how to approach the different assessment types you may come across.
Referencing
We provide eLearning, written guides, and an extensive list of referencing examples.
Skills A-Z
We have developed eLearning over a wide range of subjects for you to develop your academic skills at home and in your own time.
Workshops
We offer online and face-to-face workshops to help you develop your academic skills. These engaging, interactive sessions cover a wide range of topics which take place throughout the year, so check up on the list regularly.
Click on a workshop title to book onto the session via Advantage. If a session has no remaining spaces, sign up to the waiting list in case a space becomes free!
One to one appointments
You can book a one to one appointment with your Academic Support Team to discuss finding information, academic and writing skills, or digital support.
Follow the link below, choose your school and what you'd like support with, then select your chosen time slot and book on through Advantage.
Can't find what you need?
Contact the Academic Support Team using this form. You can also see who's who in the Team.