Accounting
Starting point contains definitions, facts, figures and overviews
- Dictionaries help you to define your keywords
- Encyclopedias help you to get an overview of your topic and provide more information
than a dictionary
- Handbooks and manuals provide figures and facts
Use the catalogue
to search for more dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks
You can search the Library Catalogue to find books, DVDs, journals and other materials
If you know the exact title in the New catalogue
- At the search screen select a Title search
- Type in the exact title. You can use double quotes around phrases, for example, “room with a view”
- Link to online material or take note of the collection, call number and status to find items in the Library
If you are searching for a topic in the New catalogue
- Type in keywords from your topic to find catalogue records that contain all of your keywords
For example,
+accounting +ethics
- Use + before a word to indicate that the word must be included
- Another way of doing this is to combine keywords with AND (the AND must be in upper case)
- If a keyword search gives you too many results, you could add another keyword with +
For example, +accounting +ethics +theory
Truncation is generally not needed as entering any version of a word will retrieve many variations.
More information
- For more information select the catalogue Help button
Databases and journal articles for Accounting
Use databases to search for journal articles, book chapters, conference papers or
research reports
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Databases |
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| AATD Australian Accounting & Taxation Database | Index and abstracts of articles on accounting and related business topics. Subject coverage includes accounting, auditing, taxation, insolvency, financial management, corporation law, banking, electronic data processing, management and superannuation. | Help and tips are available online from the AATD search screen. |
| Business Source Complete | Provides information covering all areas of business including accounting and finance; banking; finance and insurance; construction; computer science; economics and more. Includes country economic reports as well as detailed company profiles. | An online video is available from the Library home page - Online Training. Help and tips are available online from the Business Source Complete search screen. |
| Emerald Management Xtra | A full text database that includes reviews from the world's leading management journals, case studies, literature reviews, book reviews, conference information, interviews, profiles and 'How to...' guides | An online video is available from the Library home page - Online Training. Help and tips are available online from the Emerald Management Xtra search screen. |
| Science Direct | Contains the full text of more than 1,000 Elsevier Science journals. Subject coverage includes the life, medical, technical, social and physical sciences. | An online video is available from the Library home page - Online Training. Help and tips are available online from the Science Direct search screen. |
Complete list of Accounting databases. Also check the multidisciplinary databases as they cover a wide range of academic topics. You can select other subjects from the database subject list
Full text not available?
When the full text is not available, search for the journal title in the Library
catalogue to discover if print or online copies are available
Database search tips
- Define your topic and identify the main concepts involved
For example e-commerce and strateg*
- Make a list of keywords for each concept
For example
e-commerce, ecommerce, electronic commerce, e-business
strategy, strategies, planning
- Think about how you can combine these keywords in your search using OR, AND or
NOT
Keywords on the same concept combine with an OR
Combine different concepts with an AND
For example
e-commerce or e-business
and
strateg* or planning
- Appropriate truncation symbols can be used in databases to find variations of
a word, for example strateg* finds strategy, strategic, strategies, strategically and so on
For help with searching databases see Connecting and Combining Search Terms or Truncation/Wildcards/Phrase searching: Basic or Online training or Ask the Library
It is important to critically evaluate all information you find particularly
information found on the web.
This is a starting list of internet sites. You may want to do your own searches
using
search engines
- Accounting links Links to general accounting resources, companies, journals, magazines and societies - from Strathclyde University, Scotland.
- AuditNet online virtual audit library US site providing information on a wide variety of audit related topics and links to other resources.
- KARL Kaplan's AuditNet Resource List. A US portal to electronic resources and topic guides on auditing and accountancy.
- TAXSites.com Tax, accounting and payroll sites directory from AccountantsWorld in the US. Some links to international associations and regulatory bodies are also provided.
- Accounting Research Institute The Accounting Research Institute is part of the Universiti Teknologi MARA, which was founded in 1956.
- National Institute of Accountants (NIA) Provides accounting standards, technical updates, professional development, skill recognition, media centre and publications from the National Institute of Accountants (Australia).
- CPA Malaysia Malaysian chapter of this international professional association, aiming to recruit, educate and train accountants and promote high professional standards.
- Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) Established under the Malaysian Financial Reporting Act, as an independent authority responsible for developing and issuing accounting and financial reporting standards in Malaysia.
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Includes information on lodging tax returns and activity statements. Also contains publications, a media centre and online calculators.
- Accountant General’s Department Malaysia This website provides information on the Accountant General’s Department Malaysia and its services, with the objective to enhance performance of its public delivery systems. The website includes information, organisation, accounting and online services.
- Accountant General's Department Malaysia This website provides information on the Accountant General’s Department Malaysia and its services, with the objective to enhance performance of its public delivery systems. The website includes information, organisation, accounting and online services.
- ATO Legal database Online database featuring legislation, case law and policy information from the Australian Taxation Office.
- AustLII Australasian Legal Information Institute. Includes legislation, superior courts and tribunal decisions, journals and some overseas legal information.
- Australian Taxation Index Contains links to tax legislation, case law, Australian Taxation Office rulings, statutory interpretation and legal research. Hosted by Flinders University, South Australia.
- ComLaw Provides low or no-cost access to the law. Maintained by the Australian Attorney-General's Department.
- South Australian Legislation Access to South Australian legislation and includes information about the creation, variation or cessation of legislation. Updated every weekday.
For further information about any of these resources please contact the
Ask the Library service or ask at the library desk
Coordinated by: BUE Academic Library Services Team