Research by Subject: Accounting
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Business Source Premier (Original Interface)
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
Note: Also available via Special Business Interface
Business Source Premier (Special Business Interface)
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
Note: Also available via Original Interface
ABI/INFORM databases
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here, or choose one at a time below.
ABI/INFORM dateline
Business, Economics: local and regional business publications. 1985-current.
ABI/INFORM global
International business, finance, economics: journals, company profiles, Wall Street Journal. 1971-current.
ABI/INFORM trade & industry
Business, economics: trade and industry periodicals and newsletters. 1971-current.
Business and company resource center
Detailed company and industry information, histories, investment reports; 1980-current.
ScienceDirect
Full-text scientific, technological, medical journals; subjects covered include biology, biochemistry, business management and accounting, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, psychology, education, and communication. Includes access to selected full-text reference books. Indexing/Abstracts to additional titles.
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: news wires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.
General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
Business and company ASAP
Business and management information: journals, newspapers, directories, newswire releases.
JSTOR
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal (1 or more), keywords, author, title etc. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years.
New York Times
Full-text of NYT from 1998 - present.
Note: For archives (1851-2001), see ProQuest historical newspapers: New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
Full-text of WSJ from 1984-present.
Note: For archives (1889-1987), see ProQuest historical newspapers: Wall Street Journal
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)-publications
Gives various information on standards, concepts, interpretations, technical bulletins, etc.
RAW-Rutgers University Accounting Web
associations, SEC documents, annual reports, dictionaries/encyclopedias and standards. Links to a wide variety of web resources
Business Journalism.org : tutorials
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Combination of web & audio files provides a primer to a variety of topics such as how to cover: the Business of Health Care, Private Companies, the Business of Sports, S.E.C. filings, Financial Statements, use & interpretation of numbers and the Economy, etc.
Business Ethics
A site by Sharon Stoerger MLS, MBA. This is a compilation of websites having to do with ethics and business. Includes case studies, articles, corporate codes of ethics, etc.
Central Bank lists from Bank for International Settlements
Link to Central Banks for countries around the world. Useful for getting statistics, exchange rate information and news and policy briefings.
Holmes Report
Provides information to Public Information professionals including case histories
Symbol Lookup from Yahoo Finance
Find symbols for companie and indices.
National Atlas of the United States
Site features dynamic maps, printable maps, and mapmaker feature.
Biographical Sources
Site developed by IC Librarian.
FIR: The Hobson & Holtz Report
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Twice weekly commentary on public relations and technology by Shel Holtz & Neville Hobson.
International Telephone Directories
Lookup directory for major international directories.
Internal Revenue Service - Department of the Treasury
Forms, publications and a wide assortment of information on accounting and taxes.
SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)
Search by keyword or 2,3 or 4 digit number to get a description of an industy and the code assigned to it. These codes allow one to find similar companies in an industry (either service or manufacturing) and to compare them.
Migrating Government Publications.
The Federal Government is in the process of converting publications to electronic format. Consult these lists to go directly to the publications.
NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System)
Uses a 6 digit numbering system to classify industries that either make a product or offer a service (such as banks)in North America. You can search the database by code or by text describing the industry. These codes can be used to generate a list of companies in an industry and to compare them using other directories found both print or online.
U. S. Government Accountability Office
Serves as the lead auditor of the U.S. government’s consolidated financial statements. Most of the agency’s work involves program evaluations, policy analyses, and legal opinions and decisions on a broad range of government programs and activities both at home and
abroad.
Grants/Scholarships/Financial Aid
Foundation Center
Information on individual foundations, including Federal Form 990 filings.
Media Bloggers Association
Promotes, protects and educates its members in support of blogging and citizen journalism.
SEC EDGAR database
Official SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) documents such as Form 10-K, 10-Q, Proxy statements, registration statements, and merger and acquisition documents.
EdgarScan
EdgarScan is an interface to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) Filings. EdgarScan pulls filings from the Edgar Database ly to find key financial tables and normalize financials to a common format that is comparable across companies
Morningstar.com
Stock and mutual fund research resource. Gives independent analysis and recommendations. Screening capability.
Value line investment survey
Information and advice on stocks, industries, the stock market and the economy. Online: current quarter only; Print: Last 3 years in Reference Stacks.
Call Number: REF HG4501 .V26
Information and advice on stocks, industries, the stock market and the economy. Online: current quarter only; Print: Last 3 years in Reference Stacks.
SEC Info
Securities Information from the SEC EDGAR database. Search by Name, Industry, Business, SIC Code, Area Code,Topic, CIK, Accession Number, File Number, Date, ZIP. You may have to join but membership is free.
Federal Reserve Board -Statistical Releases
Various statistical releases such as: foreign exchange rates, interest rates, commercial paper, banks, flow of funds, etc. Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual statistics both current and historical
National Statistics (UK)
Free access to data produced by the UK Office for National Statistics, government departments and devolved administrations.
Mapquest
Maps and travelling directions.
