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Abdel-Khalik, A. R. (Ed.). (1997). The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of accounting. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Business. (Reference HF 5621 .B54 1997)

(various dates). American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. AICPA industry Audit Guide... New York: AICPA. See Catalog USMAI online catalog for locations.

Apostolou, N. G. & Crumbley, D. L. (Eds.). (1992). Handbook of governmental accounting and finance. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley. (Reference HJ 9801 .H36 1992) Also have 1995 supplement.

Cashin, J. A. et al. (1986). Cashin's handbook for auditors. New York: McGraw-Hill. (Reference HF 5667 .C32 1986)

Hakoun, M. & Tomlinson, G. (1987). Accountant's complete model letter book. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. (Reference HF 5726 .H35 1987)

Sample letters for virtually any business situation the accountant might encounter.

(1997). International handbook of financial reporting (2nd ed.). Boston: International Thomson Business Press. (Reference HF 5681 .B2 I5795 1997)

Guide to accounting and reporting practices in the European Community and 33 countries. Provides general guidance, but is not a comprehensive survey of all differences in accounting methods among countries. For specific information on accounting practices in a particular country, see the Price Waterhouse Doing Business in... series in the Reference Collection. (XHF 346 [cutter no. for country])

Carmichael, D.R., Lilien, S. B. & Mellman, M. (Eds.). (1999). Accountant's handbook (9th ed. Vols. 1-2) New York: Wiley. (Reference HF 5621 .A22 1999)

Essays by experts on a wide array of issues of interest to the accountant.

Lipkin, L. V., et al. (1988). Accountant's handbook of formulas and tables (3rd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. (Reference HF 5661 .L53 1988)

Siegel, J. G. & Shim, J. K. (2000). Accounting handbook (3rd ed.). Hauppage, NY: Barron's Educational Series. (Reference HF5601 .S54 2000)

Ready reference guide with accounting rules, guidelines, formulas, definitions and examples.

Vickman, T. M. (1995). Handbook of model accounting reports and formats (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. (Reference HF 5635 .V53 1995)

Willson, J. D., Roehl-Anderson, J. M., & Bragg, S. M. (1995). Controllership: The work of the managerial accountant (5th ed.). New York: Wiley. (Reference HG 40026 .H43 1995). Supplemented periodically.

Find professional literature

(1982 to present). American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Professional standards. Chicago: CCH. (Reference HF 5616 .U5 A583) 4 volumes, loose-leaf, updated regularly.

(2003). Codification of statements on auditing standards numbers 1 to 101. New York: AICPA. (Reference HF5626 .C63 no. 1-101)

(1982 to present). Financial Accounting Standards Board. Accounting standards. Current text: as of.... Stamford, CT: FASB. (Reference HF 5616 .U5 A586[yr.]) Latest edition in READY REFERENCE.

This is the codification of standards by subject. Contents: v.1, General Standards; v.2, Industry Standards.

(1982 to present). Financial Accounting Standards Board. Accounting standards. Original pronouncements. Stamford, CT: FASB. (Reference HF 5616 .U5 F55[yr.]) Latest edition in READY REFERENCE.

Original pronouncements as of June 1 of each year. The statements of standards are also available on the FASB web site at http://www.fasb.org/st

(various dates). Financial Accounting Standards Board. Discussion memorandum [no.]... Stamford, CT: The Board. (HF 5681 .B2 F578)

Each one has a distinctive title. Check Catalog USMAI or ask Reference Librarian for more information.

(1974 to present). Financial Accounting Standards Board. Exposure draft [no.]... Stamford, CT: The Board. (HF 5601 .F483) Also available from FASB web site: http://www.fasb.org

(1974 to present).Financial Accounting Standards Board. FASB interpretation [no.]... Stamford, CT: The Board. (HF 5681 .B2 F56)

(1974 to present). Financial Accounting Standards Board. Statement of financial accounting standards [no....] Stamford, CT: The Board. (HF 5681 .B2 F58)
Check at Circulation Desk on the first floor for latest statements on Reserve.

(1992 to present). Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Governmental accounting and financial reporting standards as of June 30... Norwalk, CT: The Board. (Reference HJ 5616 .9733 .U5F553)

Find other guides

(1999 to present). Wiley practitioner's guide to GAAS. New York: John Wiley & Sons. (Reference HF 5667 .W55) Latest two editions in eference

Clarifies the official language of Statements on Auditing Standards, Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements, and Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services.

Williams, J.R. (2003). 2003 Miller GAAP guide: Restatement and analysis of current FASB standards. New York: Aspen Law & Business. (Reference HF 5616 .G12 2003)

FARS (Financial Accounting Research System) CD-ROM in Langsdale only. Coverage: Current; updated quarterly. Contains the full text of official FASB and AICPA literature including FASB Statements, Interpretations, Technical Bulletins, and Concepts Statements; ARBs 43-51; APB Opinions and Statements; and AICPA Accounting Interpretations and Terminology Bulletins.

Whittington, O.R. & Delaney, P.R. (2004). Wiley CPA examination review. Financial accounting and reporting. New York:John Wiley. (Reference HF5630.W56 F57)

Find articles

(1970 to present ). ABI/INFORM Global database. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
Langsdale's Electronic Databases page. Off-campus users must access through Researchport

Electronic index to approximately 1,300 publications covering business and management topics with abstracting and selected full text.

(1992 to present). Accounting & tax index. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI. (XZ 7164 .C81 A5)

Indexes articles of interest to the accounting profession by subject. Preceded by Accountants Index: Supplement (same call number) back to 1923 on

Business and Company Resource Center database. Detroit, MI: The Gale Group. Langsdale's Electronic Databases page. Off-campus users must access BCRC through Researchport.

Incorporates Business Index ASAP from 1996 on and includes company profiles, industry information and investment reports.

Business Source Premier [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies– present. Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL). Includes company profiles, many of which contain SWOT analyses.

(Various dates to present). LexisNexis Academic database. Miamisburg, OH: Lexis-Nexis. Langsdale's Electronic Databases page. Off-campus users must access through Researchport.

Full text legal, governmental, business and health-related database. Consult a Reference Librarian for finding accounting articles and other accounting literatures.

(1991 to present). PAIS International in Print. New York: Public Affairs Information Service, 1991 to present. (XZ7163.P86). Online access is available at: Langsdale's Electronic Databases page. Off-campus users must access PAIS through tResearchport.

Issued semi-monthly, cumulated quarterly and annually. Indexes periodicals, books, and government documents on a variety of business issues including accounting. Includes international coverage. Entitled Public Affairs Information Service prior to 1991. Langsdale's print holdings run from 1915 to 1972.

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Coverage 1861 – present. Indexes U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses; dissertations abstracted since 1980, theses abstracted since 1988. A 24 page preview of dissertations published since 1997 is available. The full text of dissertations may be obtained by clicking the free download button.

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Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.