Southeastern Louisiana University

Accounting Subject Guide

Encyclopedias

The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Accounting
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5621 .B54; also available online
The History of Accounting: an International Encyclopedia
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5605 .H573
International Encyclopedia of Business and Management
--Reference Stacks-- HF 1001 .I53 (6 vol.)

Handbooks

Accounting Desk Book
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5621 .C33
Accountant's Handbook. Vol. 1, Financial Accounting and General
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5621 .A22; also available online
Accountant's Handbook. Vol. 2, Special Industries and Special
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5621 .A22; also available online
Handbook of Accounting and Auditing
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5635 .H22

Dictionaries

Auditor's Dictionary --online-- netLibrary e-book
Dictionary of Accounting Terms --online-- netLibrary e-book
International Dictionary of Accounting Acronyms --online-- netLibrary e-book

Standards

FASB Technical Bulletin
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5601 .F5
FASB Interpretations
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5601 .F5
The FASB Report
--Reference Stacks-- HF5601 .F49
GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5626 .W55
Miller GAAP Guide
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5626 .M55
ReSOURCE: AICPA's Accounting and Auditing Literature --Media (CD-ROM)-- HF5667 .A44 2001
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FASB)
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5601 .F485

Style Manuals

Chicago Manual of Style
--Ready Reference Stacks-- Z 253 .C57
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
--Ready Reference-- BF 76.7 .P83
APA Style Guide to Electronic References, 2007
--Ready Reference-- PN171. F56 .A63 2007; also available online
How to Cite Resources --online

Biographies

A White-collar Profession: African American Certified Public Accountants since 1921 --online-- netLibrary e-book
Who's Who in Finance and Industry
--Reference Stacks-- HF 3023 .A2 W5 31st 2000/01

Indexes and Databases

Business Source Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of articles from magazines and scholarly journals, industrial/technological periodicals, company and industry profiles, country economic data, accounting standards, encyclopedic dictionaries and handbooks.

LEXIS®-NEXIS® Academic-- Provides full-text of: U.S. and international newspapers; business, industry and market news; accounting literature; company financial reports and profiles; legal news and reviews; state and federal case law; state, U.S., Canadian, Commonwealth and E.U. codes and regulations; patents; medical news and journals; state and country profiles; biographies and quotations; polls and surveys and a world almanac.

RIA Checkpoint-- Provides full-text state and federal tax research and information, including tax codes, regulations, annotations, explanations, court decisions and alerts.

Wall Street Journal-- Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of selected articles from The Wall Street Journal from 1984 to present.

Internet Sites

Accounting Terminology Guide -- Created and maintained by the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) General Committee on Public Relations, this site provides a glossary of accounting terms and acronyms.

AICPA -- The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' site includes information on accounting careers, standards, ethics, exams and state and local information.

American Accounting Association -- The American Accounting Association's Web site provides links to associations, standards, government agencies and includes a page of links designed for accounting and finance students.

RAW: Rutgers Accounting Web -- Compiled and maintained by Rutgers University's Accounting Research Center and includes links to accounting firms, departments, standards and publications.

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory -- This searchable directory of tax and accounting resources provides links to tax and accounting resources aimed at the practitioner as well as general user.

Tax Forms -- The Federation of Tax Administrators provides links to all federal and state tax agencies and forms.