Databases Accountancy V1 May2007 Rm

ISD Library Accountancy Databases Key Sources Accountancy Direct

Online reference service for accountancy professionals. Includes UK Accounting Standards, Butterworths Company Law Handbook; UK & International GAAP, Global GAAP financial reporting toolkits Availability: global

Business Source Complete

Articles from both academic and practitioner titles. Also has Accountancy industry profiles by Datamonitor for many countries and regions of the world, and company profiles for many major accountancy firms. Availability: global

Emerald Management Xtra

Has the full text of journals such as Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change, Managerial Auditing Journal and Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management Availability: global

International GAAP Online

Ernst & Young's definitive interpretation of the IFRSs(TM), plus illustrative accounts and source materials. Availability: global

Science Direct

Database covers more than 20 academic journals on accountancy with full text availability. Also includes the full text of a number of annual publications including “Advances in Management Accounting”, “Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research” and “Advances in International Accounting”. Availability: global

Other sources BestofBiz Gold

Includes definitions of accounts items in the Business Dictionary. The Business Practice area includes information on how to calculate items such as Amortisation and EBITDA, and also information on Accounting for Research and Development and How to Read a Balance Sheet. Availability: global

FinanceJournals.com

An online version of the Journal of Finance Literature, offering 50,000 bibliographic references from 96 leading journals of finance. Availability: campus only

KeyNote

Market Research report on UK Accountancy industry. Availability: global

World Banking Abstracts Online

Indexing/abstracting of articles in 400-plus international banking and finance publications. Availability: global

Books Search catalogue using subject term Accounting or keyword search using the class mark EL The Library also holds a number of key reference books in this area, including: Accounting Standards published by Croner CCH Group, shelved at 71 EL European Accounting Guide, published by Aspen Law & Business , shelved at 71 EL 510 Management Accounting Official Terminology, published by CIMA shelved at 705 ELB

Websites Salary Information Robert Half International – Salary surveys http://www.rhi.com/portal/site/rhi-us/menuitem.921699c909496715edb82f90448fbfa0 Hays Salary Guides for Accountancy http://www.hays.com/accountancy/accountancy-salaries.aspx

Journal Articles and other papers Academic accountancy based articles with a South African focus can be downloaded from http://www.meditari.org.za/ International Federation of Accountants Articles, speeches and other publications often on the topics of the future of accountancy and ethics. http://www.ifac.org/ http://www.accountingweb.com/ US site, offers news, white papers, rss feeds, question and answer section and job vacancies. The Professional Education Center offers access to various programs of online learning at reduced subscription rates. Sarbanes Oxley Audit Resource Center http://www.auditnet.org/sarbox.htm http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/ Similar in scope to the US accounting web site, but with a UK and European bias. News, articles and white papers are offered as are job opportunities. http://www.accountancystudents.co.uk/ Includes Past Papers from various exam bodies including ACCA. Also information on History of Accountancy

Other useful websites

Top UK accountancy firms ranked by fee income http://www.abgweb.com/accountancy/docfs.asp?title=Top+60+firms+survey+(2005)&doc=docs/Top60Survey2005.p df http://www.taxsites.com/international.html Useful links site for international taxation resources

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