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Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore

ACCT 302 & 501

Scott Emge
Fall 2009

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Introduction | Books | Databases | Book catalogs | Additional Websites | Professional Resources | Other helpful information

Introduction:
This guide will provide information on locating and accessing print and online resources from Langsdale Library.

For questions, e-mail us at langref@ubalt.edu, chat with us at Live Chat, or phone us at (410) 837-4274 or toll-free at 1-888-LANGREF (1-888-526-4733). You can also contact the librarian for this course:

We look forward to assisting you with your research!


Reference Books:

Bragg, Steven M. The Ultimate Accountants' Reference: Including GAAP, IFS, & SEC Regulations, Leases, and More. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2006. (Reference HF5616.U5 B713 2006)

Carmichael, O. Ray and Lynford Whittington. Accountants' Handbook. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2007. (Reference HF5621 .A22 2007)

Cook, David. IFRS/US GAAP Comparison: A Comparison Between International Financial Reporting Standards and US GAAP. (Reference HF5626 .I37 2005)

CPA Review:

Whittington, Ray. Wiley CPA Exam Review 2009. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. (HF5661 .W45 2009)

Databases (for more, see full list of Electronic Databases):

FASB Codification through the American Accounting Association, made available by MSB.


In order to access the Wiley IFRS, please use the following database:

Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals.  Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.

Steps to Access Wiley IFRS in Lexis-Nexis Academic:

1. Starting at the LexisNexis homepage, click on "Power Search", located on the lefthand side.

2. Under "Sources", located towards the center of the webpage, select "More Sources"

3. Under "Sources", located on a tab towards the top of the page, select "Find Sources".

4. Type "Wiley" into the search box, since we are searching for the Wiley IFRS. Click on "Find Sources", towards the right side of the page.

5. Select "Wiley IFRS...", which should be the first source listed. Click on "OK/Continue", located towards the right side of the page. You are now ready to begin your search for documents in the IFRS.

Looking for Accounting Journals, Newspaper, and Magazine Articles, and Other Sources?:

ABI Inform [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Indexes more than 1,300 journals on business, management, with 75% full-text.

Business and Company Resource Center [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1979 - present. Profiles 400,000 companies. Provides company histories, business articles, industry rankings and analyses for selected public companies.

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.

Mergent Online [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Current. Mergent Online contains the electronic versions of the Mergent (formerly Moody's) Manuals (Industrial, OTC, Banking and Finance, and International), covering over 10,000 U.S. companies and thousands for foreign companies. The financial data for most companies covers 15 years. Industry reports are included.

Book catalogs:
Use these to locate books, journals (not individual articles), videos, and government documents.

UB Catalog [new interface!]
New interface to search for books at Langsdale Library, the University System of Maryland, and worldwide. It's based off of Worldcat, the collected catalogs of over 10,000 libraries.

If you prefer to use our "Classic" Catalog, please use the catalogs below:

UB Catalog [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in Langsdale Library.

Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB.

 

Additional Websites:

Use the "Guide to Accounting" to find a comprehensive guide to library resources in accounting.

Professional Resources :

AICPA, or the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, is the national professional organization for Certified Public Accounts.

IFRS, produced by AICPA, includes an overview, FAQ, and the updates related to the International Financial Reporting Standards

Other helpful information:

Accessing materials from home (Research Port)

Library barcodes and UB computer accounts

Interlibrary Loan

For more information email langref@ubalt.edu, call 410-837-4274 or Chat with a Librarian at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/contact.htm.

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