Chemical Sciences
Whether you're a new student starting your first assignment, further on in your studies, or starting a research project, this page will help you find and use the best information for your subject. You will also find resources to help develop your academic, study and digital skills.
If you can’t find what you need here, please contact your Academic Support Team: library-SEE@salford.ac.uk
Key resources for Chemical Sciences students
Books and reading lists
The first place you should look for resources is your reading list; you will find a link to this in your Blackboard modules. It lists all the core texts for your subject as recommended by your lecturers.
All other resources can be found in Library Search.
Journals, magazines and newspapers
Journals and magazines
- ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters (ACS)
- Analytical Chemistry (ACS)
- Inorganic Chemistry (ACS)
- Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (ACS)
- Journal of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (ACS)
- Journal of Physical Chemistry A (ACS)
- Journal of Physical Chemistry B (ACS)
- Journal of Physical Chemistry C (ACS)
- Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry
- Nature Chemistry
- Nature Reviews: Chemistry
- Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (RSC)
- SpringerLink Journals
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
- Trends in Analytical Chemistry
Newspapers
The Library has access to a large collection of newspapers. See our Newspapers web page to find out more.
Databases and specialist sources
Useful websites and industry-related sources
- American Chemical Society
- Reaxys Learn and Support Centre
- Reaxys YouTube Channel
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- UK National Statistics
Minitab and SPSS software can be downloaded for free by registered students from the Student Software Portal.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning offers over 9,000 professionally produced online courses covering a wide range of technical, creative and professional skills.
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.
Some chemical science-type content that you may find useful includes:
Browse your Reading Lists
Your tutors select books, articles, videos and other resources for your reading lists and the Library buys them so you don't have to.
Find the lists for your modules in Blackboard, or in Library Search.
Referencing
APA 7th (Harvard) style is the main referencing style in use at the University. We've compiled an easy to follow list of guidebooks and examples to help you get to grips with complexities of referencing.
Newspapers
Newspapers are a valuable source of information. They provide insight into what interests and concerns people both now and in the past.
The Library provides some excellent newspaper sources that allow you to search simply and easily across many newspapers at once.
Dissertations and Theses
During the course of your studies, you may find that you need to search for dissertations or theses.
You can use Library Search to help you find them and there are a number of different ways to search, depending on what you want to find.
New Chemical Sciences Students
Book a one to one
If you’ve tried our eLearning and classroom sessions and need more help, you can request a one to one appointment for information finding, academic and writing or digital skills. Select your chosen time slot and book on through Advantage.
Book on a workshop
We offer a wide range of face-to-face skills training. If you need to improve your IT skills, learn how to find information for your assignments or improve your study skills this is a great place to start.
All workshops are bookable through Advantage by clicking on the workshop title. Where a session has no remaining spaces you can add yourself to the waiting list.
Developing your academic voice
Starts: 6 Jul 2022, 1:00 pmFinishes: 6 Jul 2022, 2:15 pmVenue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, A217Remaining places: 17In this session we'll explore the idea of 'academic voice' - what it is, and how to develop yours. Particularly aimed at final year undergraduates, and post graduate students writing dissertations and PhD theses.Finding information using Library Search
Starts: 12 Jul 2022, 12:00 pmFinishes: 12 Jul 2022, 1:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, Clifford Whitworth Library, Learning Suite 1Remaining places: 16This workshop is a live demo of how Library Search works and showcases what it can do to help you find information. This workshop will show you how to find and use Library Search, and will include tips on making the most of all of its features, saving you time! This workshop is on campus.Battling Procrastination and Boosting Motivation [online]
Starts: 13 Jul 2022, 10:00 amFinishes: 13 Jul 2022, 11:15 amRemaining places: 35This online workshop will provide you with tips on how to battle procrastination and boost your motivation to study.
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]
Starts: 13 Jul 2022, 12:00 pmFinishes: 13 Jul 2022, 1:00 pmVenue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam providerRemaining places: 5This is an online EXAM SESSION for Microsoft Office Specialist certification. When booking you MUST have registered on the MOS programme AND scored 70% plus in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode in your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criteria will be cancelled. Bookings open 22 June.Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]
Starts: 25 Jul 2022, 5:00 pmFinishes: 25 Jul 2022, 6:00 pmVenue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam providerRemaining places: 9This is an online EXAM SESSION for Microsoft Office Specialist certification. When booking you MUST have registered on the MOS programme AND scored 70% plus in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode in your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criteria will be cancelled. Bookings open 4 July.
Finding information using Library Search
Starts: 12 Jul 2022, 12:00 pmFinishes: 12 Jul 2022, 1:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, Clifford Whitworth Library, Learning Suite 1Remaining places: 16This workshop is a live demo of how Library Search works and showcases what it can do to help you find information. This workshop will show you how to find and use Library Search, and will include tips on making the most of all of its features, saving you time! This workshop is on campus.Introduction to EndNote 20
Starts: 14 Jul 2022, 2:00 pmFinishes: 14 Jul 2022, 4:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, CW Learning Suite 2Remaining places: 3EndNote 20 is software which can be used to manage your information sources and create citations and references automatically and correctly. It is particularly useful for students working on large projects such as dissertations and theses.