Tourism
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 tourism 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
Newspapers
Useful websites
Employability
Linkedin Learning – online learning to help you develop your 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 (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 Tourism 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.
ONLINE - Information Search Skills 30 minute Appointment (Salford Business School) 9 Dec 2022, 9:30 am
ONLINE - Information Search Skills 30 minute Appointment (Salford Business School) 9 Dec 2022, 10:30 am
ONLINE - Information Search Skills 30 minute Appointment (Salford Business School) 12 Dec 2022, 2:00 pm
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.
The what, why, when and how of referencing [online]
Starts: 8 Dec 2022, 5:00 pmFinishes: 8 Dec 2022, 6:15 pmRemaining places: 29This workshop will help you understand what referencing is, why we need to do it, when it is needed in your work and advice on how to reference using the APA 7th (Harvard) style. This session does not cover OSCOLA, Chicago or MLA referencing styles. Please note: This workshop is online.Finding and reading journal articles [online]
Starts: 9 Dec 2022, 12:00 pmFinishes: 9 Dec 2022, 1:30 pmRemaining places: 33In this workshop we will explore what journal articles are and why they are useful. We will learn how to find them, discuss how to read them and examine the parts that make an article up. This workshop includes advice on targeting your reading and using journal articles in your academic work.Avoiding plagiarism in your work [on campus]
Starts: 18 Jan 2023, 1:00 pmFinishes: 18 Jan 2023, 2:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, Clifford Whitworth Library, Learning Suite 1Remaining places: 20This workshop will help you understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it in your work. Please note: This is an on campus event.
IT Essentials at Salford [Online]
Starts: 17 Jan 2023, 12:00 pmFinishes: 17 Jan 2023, 1:00 pmRemaining places: 98Find out about the main IT tools, resources and services you need to get started as a student at the University of Salford.IT Essentials at Salford [Online]
Starts: 18 Jan 2023, 12:00 pmFinishes: 18 Jan 2023, 1:00 pmRemaining places: 99Find out about the main IT tools, resources and services you need to get started as a student at the University of Salford.IT Essentials at Salford [Online]
Starts: 25 Jan 2023, 5:00 pmFinishes: 25 Jan 2023, 6:00 pmRemaining places: 98Find out about the main IT tools, resources and services you need to get started as a student at the University of Salford.
Finding and reading journal articles [online]
Starts: 9 Dec 2022, 12:00 pmFinishes: 9 Dec 2022, 1:30 pmRemaining places: 33In this workshop we will explore what journal articles are and why they are useful. We will learn how to find them, discuss how to read them and examine the parts that make an article up. This workshop includes advice on targeting your reading and using journal articles in your academic work.Finding information using Library Search [online]
Starts: 23 Jan 2023, 12:00 pmFinishes: 23 Jan 2023, 1:00 pmRemaining places: 50This online workshop is a live demo of how Library Search works and showcases what it can do to help you find information.
This session is designed for UK and international students to help you prepare for finding information at Salford.An introduction to EndNote 20 [online]
Starts: 24 Jan 2023, 2:00 pmFinishes: 24 Jan 2023, 3:30 pmRemaining places: 23EndNote is referencing software which can be used to manage your information sources and create citations and reference lists automatically and correctly. It is particularly useful for students working on large projects such as dissertations and theses.
Please note: This workshop is online.