ICE Postgraduate Dental Institute and Hospital
This subject guide is designed to assist ICE Postgraduate Dental Institute and Hospital students in finding information.
Popular pages on the Library website
Subscription databases
The Library (in partnership with ICE) subscribes to key resources for your course.
We want you to optimise your use of the Library and the following resources:
- Ebook Central - Our biggest eBook collection, with over 170,000 books on different subjects. Access the link with your Salford email and password.
- OVID Online - Ovid provides access to a range of bibliographic databases relating to health and medicine.
- ScienceDirect - Peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on medicine and dentistry. Includes emerging health and medical developments, which stimulate research, and improve patient care. Topics include education, reference information, and healthcare decision support.
- SpringerLink - Large collection of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols, reference works, and proceedings. Covers resources on dentistry, implantology, oral and maxillofacial surgery.
- Unpaywall – A browser extension that gives you access to millions of free research articles. Click the link to download. When you search on Google Scholar or other websites, a green tab will appear next to articles you can read for free. If you have the Lean Library plugin, please remove or disable it, as it may cause broken links.
- Wiley - Peer-reviewed primary research and survey journals across the life and physical sciences, technology, medicine, social science, and the humanities.
Key contacts
If you have any questions about using resources, contact the Library Health Team. Supplementary training materials will be available through your Blackboard.
Email: library-HealthandSociety@salford.ac.uk
Other sources of help
Enquiry Desk: General Library help
Email: askus@salford.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)161 295 5535 (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00)
'AskUs' on the Library website.
Digital IT Service Desk: Computing related enquiries and help with passwords, email, and Blackboard.
Email: digital-itservicedesk@salford.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)161 295 2444 (Mon-Fri 08:00 - 17:00)
Help is also available via Skills, our online platform providing eLearning, guides, and videos to help you with your studies. It includes advice on referencing, plagiarism, and assignments. These guides help you through every step, from planning to understanding your feedback.
They cover topics such as:
- Writing at Master's level
- Time management
- Critical analysis
These resources can help you improve your academic skills.
Open access resources
Journals
- European Journal of Oral Implantology - A separate username/password is required for access to the above title:
- Username - library-eresources@salford.ac.uk, password - Salford1
- Journal of Dental Implants - An Open Access journal for dental implantology.
- Dimensions Open Access E-Journals
- Free Medical Journals (online) - Carries journals in the dentistry field.
- The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (online)
- OMICS (Online) - Carries a wide variety of open access journals in oral health.
Books
We've put together a Reading List, you can also find physical and online resources using Library Search. Please have your student ID when accessing the Library.
Journals
- European Journal of Oral Implantology - A separate username/password is required for access to the above title:
- Username - library-eresources@salford.ac.uk, password - Salford1
- Journal of Dental Implants - An Open Access journal for dental implantology.
- Dimensions Open Access E-Journals
- Free Medical Journals (online) - Carries journals in the dentistry field.
- The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (online)
- OMICS (Online) - Carries a wide variety of open access journals in oral health.
Books
We've put together a Reading List, you can also find physical and online resources using Library Search. Please have your student ID when accessing the Library.
Journals
- European Journal of Oral Implantology - A separate username/password is required for access to the above title:
- Username - library-eresources@salford.ac.uk, password - Salford1
- Journal of Dental Implants - An Open Access journal for dental implantology.
- Dimensions Open Access E-Journals
- Free Medical Journals (online) - Carries journals in the dentistry field.
- The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (online)
- OMICS (Online) - Carries a wide variety of open access journals in oral health.
Books
We've put together a Reading List, you can also find physical and online resources using Library Search. Please have your student ID when accessing the Library.
University repositories
University of Salford Institutional Repository (USIR) - Online database of research produced by University of Salford academics. It includes a database of past exam papers, which can be accessed off-campus using your Salford network ID and password.
LSE Research online - Institutional repository for the London School of Economics and Political Science. It contains research by LSE staff, including:
- Journal Articles
- Book Chapters
- Books
- Working Papers
- Conference papers
When you're on campus
You can access the Library's resources, which include study areas, printing and photocopying, and certain electronic materials. Library materials are also available for loan. Don't forget to carry your ID card.
Document delivery service
You can get full-text access to items using our request service. You are limited to 30 requests in any one academic year.
- You must say that you are a student at ICE in the 'Any other information about the item?' box. This helps the Library process your request.
- Postgraduate students can make 30 requests per academic year for free.
- Items take 4-5 days to process and are sent by email link.
- These items cannot be shared and can only be printed once. If you need to print, open the file on the PC or Mac you will print from.
Please contact Dr Roy Vickers if you have any questions.
Training
The University of Salford will provide you with training in effective searching and information management skills. This comprises:
- Accessing and using the essential full-text access tools available on this page
- Writing clinical searches
- Understanding and using wider health resources
- Request free access to resources when full text is not immediately available
- Appraise the quality of resources and publications
Access the Skills page for help with:
- Effective learning strategies
- Referencing
- Structuring your academic writing