Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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
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
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
Academic accountancy based articles with a South African focus can be downloaded from
http://www.meditari.org.za/
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.
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
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