{"id":101,"date":"2026-08-10T10:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:17:26","slug":"reference-and-background-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/reference-and-background-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference and Background Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reference sources are a great way to start your research or quickly get an overview of the context and background of a new topic.<\/p>\n<p>We have a number of collections in the library and online that are a good starting point for your studies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-sciencedirect-com.chain.kent.ac.uk\/browse\/journals-and-books?contentType=HB&amp;contentType=RW&amp;subject=mathematics\">Handbooks &amp; Encyclopedia on key mathematical concepts<\/a> from Science Direct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the Mathematical sciences, there are some specific reference sources that you will use:<\/p>\n<h4>Maths &amp; Statistics:<\/h4>\n<p>We have ebook access to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fKENT_CAMBRIDGE$002f0$002fKENT_CAMBRIDGE:CET00001178\/ada\">New Cambridge Statistical Tables\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>that you will use in\u00a0 a number of modules in your programme of study.<\/p>\n<h4>Actuarial Science:<\/h4>\n<p>These programmes have specific course materials provided by the\u00a0<span class=\"marki7w1qcb6v\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-ogsbtc=\"\" data-ogsbrc=\"\" data-ogsbbc=\"\" data-ogsblc=\"\">Institute<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"markrx7gkwkxm\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-ogsbtc=\"\" data-ogsbrc=\"\" data-ogsbbc=\"\" data-ogsblc=\"\">Faculty<\/span> of Actuaries. Students have digital access to all of these materials provided by the school.<\/p>\n<p>The library has multiple printed copies of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:492873\/ada\">Formulae and Tables for examinations <\/a><\/strong>for students to become familiar with these throughout their studies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reference sources are a great way to start your research or quickly get an overview of the context and background of a new topic. We &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/reference-and-background-sources\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56317,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101\/revisions\/108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsas-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}