Finance
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-SBS@salford.ac.uk
Key resources for finance students
Books and Journals
The first place you should look 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 our other books and journals can be found in Library Search.
Databases
Newspapers
- Financial Times Online
- Financial Times Historical Archive
- Newsstreams (Includes articles from the Economist)
- Gale OneFile News
Useful Websites
- HM Treasury
- Bank of England – provides free access to publications, statistics and related information.
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) - access to factsheets, research, data and other publications.
- Financial Reporting Council
Employability
These resources can help you gain further skills to assist in your future career.
LinkedIn Learning offers over 9,000 professionally produced online courses covering a wide range of technical, creative and professional skills.
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Boost your CV with this globally recognised IT qualification.
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 Edition 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 Finance 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.
Skills - ONLINE - Research Skills 30 minute Appointment (Salford Business School) 3 Apr 2024, 10:00 am
Skills - ONLINE - Research Skills 30 minute Appointment (Salford Business School) 10 Apr 2024, 11:00 am
Skills - ONLINE - Research Skills 30 minute Appointment (Salford Business School) 11 Apr 2024, 10:30 am
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.
Develop your skills: Doing a literature review [On Campus]
Starts: 17 Apr 2024, 1:00 pmFinishes: 17 Apr 2024, 2:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, Learning Suite 2Remaining places: 15In this workshop you will develop your literature review skills. We will explore the aims behind a literature review, how to carry out your search, how to critically assess your sources and how to structure your review.
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]
Starts: 10 Apr 2024, 5:00 pmFinishes: 10 Apr 2024, 6:00 pmVenue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam providerRemaining places: 1This is a one-hour online EXAM SESSION for MOS certification. At the time of booking, you must have scored over 70% in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode for your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criterion will be cancelled.Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]
Starts: 21 May 2024, 4:00 pmFinishes: 21 May 2024, 5:00 pmVenue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam providerRemaining places: 10This is a one-hour online EXAM SESSION for MOS certification. At the time of booking, you must have scored over 70% in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode for your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criterion will be cancelled.