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Department
of Accounting
Departmental Research Guide
This research guide relays some basic
information on library and information resources pertaining
to the concerns of this department, as provided by University
Libraries and/or sites on the World Wide Web.
1.
LC Call Nos. - - - 2.
Finding Articles - - - 3.
Reference Collection - - - 4.
Accounting Faculty - - - 5.
Professional Societies - - - 6.
Web Sites
1.
To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library
of Congress Subject Divisions)
Books
on subjects associated with this field are shelved under
the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT
to search for specific items in the collection, or more
narrowly-defined subjects.
Accounting: HF5601-HF5689 ------- Accounting Standards, HF5626 ------- Managerial Accounting, HF5657.4 ------- Auditing, HF5667-HF5668.25 ------- Accounting-Data Processing, HF5667.12 ------- Tax Accounting, HF5681.T3 ------- Cost Accounting, HF5686.C8 ------- Income Tax, HJ4629-HJ4830 ------- Finance, Public-Accounting, HJ9701-HJ9995 ------- Municipal Finance-Accounting, HJ9771-HJ9779
2. To
Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text
services)
- TD Net Electronic Journal Finder- Accesses electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers at WKU and their TOC which are updated weekly. Individualized current awareness alerts for journal titles and keywords.
- TOPCAT-Online catalog for print and microform books, journals at WKU.
The following services are recommended for courses for first-year
students and non-majors:
The
following services are recommended for use by advanced students
and researchers:
- CHECKPOINT- Tax accounting news and research materials from RIA Group for accounting industry. Requires ID and password for access.
- Disclosure Online Database - (See LexisNexis Academic Business Company Profiles).-Financial/management information from SEC reports for over 10,000 publicly owned companies; selection of companies by multiple features.
- EDGAR Database of Corporate Information- Company annual reports on Form 10K or 10-KSB and other forms filed with the Securities and Exchange commission, since 1-1994.
- Standard & Poor’s Research Insight CD-ROM- Index to financial data, including 20 years of annual data, extracted from over 11,300 U.S. and Canadian public companies; over 80 predefined report formats. Minor installation on individual computers necessary
- Valueline.com- Weekly stock and industry analysis for 1,700 companies in about 96 industries. Other financial information.
- Worldscope (See LexisNexis Academic Business Company Profiles)- Financial profiles of over 28,000 active and inactive companies in 54 countries; selection of companies by multiple features
3. Monographic
Reference Works in Helm Library
The following are recommended for use:
- Annual Statement Studies (Robert Morris Associates)- Financial and operating ratios for about 710 NAICS-coded industries based on information from RMA member banks Helm Library Reference Room Business Alcove Ref 5681.B2 R6.
- Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Leo Troy)- Financial and operating ratios for almost 200 NAICS-coded industries including banks based on IRS tax return data. Helm Library Reference Room Business Alcove Ref HF5681. R25 A4x
- Other accounting sources are available in Reference, mainly in the HF5601- HF5689 part of the collection.
4. Department
of Accounting Faculty
Accounting
Faculty: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/gfcb/accounting/faculty.htm
5. Related
Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs,
memberships, etc.)
6. Web
Sites Recommended by Accounting Faculty
University
Libraries Liaison: Gay
Helen Perkins (x6176 / gay.perkins@wku.edu)
Last updated 4/12/2008
page maintained by Charles H. Smith
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