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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