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This guide is intended to help students get started with accounting-related research. The tabs above and the categorized links on the left are intended to lead you to the best sources we offer that are focused on narrower topics. The top resource to find articles on accounting topics is ABI/Inform Please contact John Tombarge with any suggestions you have for this guide.
- ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new windowABI/Inform provides the best index and abstracting service for the accounting field that the library provides. Most of the journals covered in ABI/Inform are provided in full text.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Business Source covers business journals, magazines, and newspapers. About 7,000 publications, over 2,000 of which are peer-reviewed journals, as well as other resources, including financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more. You might try changing the "select a field" drop-down menu to "CO Company Entity" before searching for a company name.
Recommended Reference Sources
Ultimate Accountants' Reference Including GAAP, IRS and SEC Regulations, Leases, and More (3rd Edition) by
ISBN: 9780470593950Publication Date: 2010The Ultimate Accountants' Reference provides an overview of all aspects of the accounting function, including accounting rules and regulations, transactions, control points, and internal and external reports.
The AMA Handbook of Business Writing by
Just because you're not a born writer doesn't mean you should settle for less than perfect business documents. After all, every piece you write reflects directly on the quality of the product or service your business offers. Now, this helpful guide takes the guesswork out of more than 50 commonly used business documents, including: Reports * Proposals * Business plans * Presentations * Press releases * Memos * Email * Newsletters * Collection Letters * Sales materials * And more Arranged alphabetically and cross-referenced for easier use, the book presents clear examples of how to (and how not to) create winning materials every time. The authors' step-by-step instructions begin with an overview of the writing process, from preparation and research right through to final review and publication. Sample documents show you how your pieces should look and read, and close to 300 individual entries cover key points of grammar, style and spelling, and present strategies for writing more clearly, avoiding bias, eliminating clichés, and much more.
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780814415894Publication Date: 2010
Business Ratios and Formulas by
A complete appraisal of analytical tools available to managers to assess performance...
Call Number: HF5691 .B73 2012ISBN: 9781118169964Publication Date: 2012-04-03
Accounting Organizations
- American Accounting Association American Association of University Instructors in Accounting, its present name was adopted in 1936. The Association is a voluntary organization of persons interested in accounting education and research.
- Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is officially recognized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for establishing standards of financial accounting. FASB Accounting Standards are available to students through the Accounting Department. Contact your professor to get access to FASB standards.
- Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)From the web site: “The mission of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board is to establish and improve standards of state and local governmental accounting and financial reporting that will result in useful information for users of financial reports and guide and educate the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of those financial reports.”
- International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)The goal of the IFRS Foundation and the IASB is to develop a single set of high-quality, understandable, enforceable and globally accepted financial reporting standards based upon clearly articulated principles.