New Library resources

Discover new library resources: journals, databases, industry materials, and digital archives, tailored for your research and teaching needs.

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These are new resources that we have recently acquired or currently have on a trial basis. They are a curated combination of databases, journals and eMagazines, eBooks, industry resources and digital archives which have been identified to meet the evolving teaching and research needs at Salford. This forms part of our ongoing commitment to provide our students and researchers with the latest high-quality, digital library content.

November

Global issues: aging in the modern world	a multimedia collection within the Alexander Street Global Issues Library platform. It explores global population aging—from 1900 to 2020. Topics include ageism, cross-cultural perspectives, retirement systems, the “grey vote,” and technological innovations.
World Events and the Media	A curated database offering in-depth analysis of how global events are portrayed across various media platforms. It explores the framing, bias, and narrative strategies used in news coverage, with a focus on political, humanitarian, and cultural crises.
Sage Business Cases	A collection of business case studies on subjects such as entrepreneurship, accounting, healthcare management, social enterprise and more.
Sage Video Business & Management	Provides in-depth interviews and videos with business experts from around the world on topics as varied as innovation management, corporate social responsibility, and social media marketing
Springer eBooks Mechanical Engineering	The books track and review the latest advances and innovative practices in the field of mechanical engineering.
Springer eBooks Artificial Intelligence	The collection offers titles that cover the latest research in AI from many angles, including theoretical foundations and ethical implications.
Springer eBooks Behavioural Sciences	The collection covers key subdisciplines and emerging fields such as clinical psychology, organisational psychology, and personality and social psychology.
Springer eBooks Computer Science	Offers the latest research in the fields of AI, data science, information systems, and information security.
Springer eBooks Intelligent Technologies Robotics	Provides interdisciplinary research on Intelligent Technologies with the potential to change the fundamental principles of society.
Springer eBooks Engineering	Provides interdisciplinary research on engineering. It has core books covering topics such engineering and computer networks, smart technologies, and sustainable engineering methods.

Past months

October

Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture 1960–2020	An authoritative digital reference work exploring the contributions of women in architecture from 1960 to 2020. This two-volume encyclopedia includes over 1,000 entries and 600 images, covering architects from more than 135 countries.
Sage Business Data Decisions	Introduces students to the process of using data to make better business decisions. Each exercise, or ‘Data Challenge’, is designed to give students practical experience applying data analysis to real- world scenarios.
Sustainable Business Development Goals	A multimedia database based on the 17 sustainable goals as identified by the United Nations.
Critical Studies and Performance Practice	This collection features 800 academic books from the prestigious Methuen Drama and The Arden Shakespeare imprints. Together they offer invaluable critical, contextual and pedagogic content.
Springer eBook collection: Medicine	Collection of essential medical books to support clinicians, clinician-researchers, medical students and teachers across the world.
Foam magazine	Serves as an exhibition space that embraces every aspect of photography: from documentary to fashion, from contemporary to historical, from world- famous photographers to young talent.
British Journal of Photography	The world’s longest-running photography magazine, has been showcasing pioneers of the art form since 1854.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases	It is the leading rheumatology journal publishing a combination of high-quality scientific papers, including original research, reviews, recommendations, viewpoints, and more.

September

JoVE Research	A peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes experimental methods in video format. JoVE Research provides access to the methods collections, the journal, and the Encyclopaedia of Experiments.
Policy Commons Complete	Policy organisations around the world publish tens of billions of dollars of research in the form of grey literature - hundreds of thousands of reports, studies, white papers, data sets, and other materials, all peer or expert reviewed. But the material is often not citable and tends to be underused. Policy Commons Complete finds, indexes and hosts a large selection of this content, curating, disseminating and preserving important research output from organisations around the world.
Spike Art Magazine	A magazine for cultural criticism, contemporary art and unconventional ideas. Spike has enjoyed a profound impact on art and its discourse in Europe and North America for two decades and counting.
The Ethical consumer	a British not-for-profit consumer magazine which publishes information on the social, ethical and environmental behaviour of companies.
Critical AI	An interdisciplinary journal at Rutgers University that brings together scholars, technologists, and professionals from diverse fields to advance accountable technology in the public interest through critical research methods.
NEJM AI	An interdisciplinary journal facilitating dialogue among stakeholders invested in using AI to transform medicine.