Accounting Subject Guide

Getting Started: Selected Books

Accounting. 22nd ed. Carl S. Warren.
OVERSIZE HF5635 .F386 2007

Accounting best practices. 5th ed. Steven M. Bragg.
MAIN HF5635 .B818 2007

The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of accounting.
REFERENCE HF5621 .B54 1998

Keeping the books: basic recordkeeping and accounting for the successful small business. 7th ed. Linda Pinson.
MAIN HF5635 .P649 2007

Principles of accounting. 10th ed. Belverd E. Needles
OVERSIZE HF5635 .N35 2008

QuickBooks 2007 all-in-one desk reference for dummies. Stephen L. Nelson
MAIN HF5679 .N44957 2007

QuickBooks 2007: the official guide. Kathy Ivens.
MAIN HF5679 .I9495 2007

Streetwise incorporating your business: from legal issues to tax concerns, all you need to establish and protect your business. Michele Cagan.
MAIN KF1420 .Z9 C3 2007

Using Peachtree Complete 2007 for accounting. Glenn Owen.
MAIN HF5679 .O9595 2008

Vault career guide to accounting.
MAIN HF5628 .A433 2005

Wiley CPA exam review 2008.
Auditing and attestation. MAIN HF5657 .C47 A8 2008
Business environment and concepts. MAIN HF5667 .C47 B8 2008
Finance accounting and reporting. MAIN HF5667 .C47 F5 2008
Regulation. MAIN HF5661 .W55 W45 2008

Wiley GAAP 2008: interpretation and application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Epstein, Nach, and Bragg.
REFERENCE HF5616 .U5 W55 2008

Wiley practitioner's guide to GAAS 2008: covering all SASs, SSAEs, SSARs, and interpretations.
REFERENCE HF5616 .U5 W558 2008

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Finding Books

Begin your search with MnPALS, our online catalog. MnPALS provides access to books, audiovisual materials, eBooks, and other resources available at DCTC and at other libraries in the MnPALS system. Our books and audiovisual materials are organized according to Library of Congress call numbers. Items not available from the DCTC Library can be requested online through interlibrary loan (ILL).

The best way to begin a search in MnPALS is to enter one or two keywords on your topic. To focus your search, find the most relevant records in your results and look at their subject headings. MnPALS displays subject headings as links and clicking on them will begin a search for that particular topic.

MnPALS includes the titles of our magazine and journal subscriptions but does not provide the articles themselves. To search for articles, see the Finding Articles section below.

The following subject headings are relevant to accounting:

accounting
accounting - computer programs
accountancy

auditing
bookkeeping
financial statements

small business
small business - accounting
small business - finance

Most books about accounting are shelved in call numbers HF5601-5689. Browse those shelves for ideas.

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Finding Articles

Use periodical indexes and databases to locate articles, reports, and other documents on your topic. Most of these resources provide full-text articles, which you can print, save, or e-mail. We also have print subscriptions to some magazines and journals that aren't available electronically. We keep the current year and three previous years of most magazine and journal issues. If an article you need is not available at the DCTC Library in either print or electronic format, you can request the article from another library through interlibrary loan (ILL).

Periodical Indexes & Databases

BizToolkit Online Business Information Center
DCTC has partnered with the James J. Hill Reference Library to provide this gateway to premium business information tools, databases, and research resources to help you research the market, improve your management skills, and turn your business goals into a reality.

Business Source Premier (1965 - Present)
Business Source Premier indexes over 4,400 titles (with full text for 3,400) including the world's top management and marketing journals. It covers virtually all subject areas related to business and includes company and industry profiles, country reports, and market research reports. Included in EBSCO MegaFILE.

Regional Business News (1984 - Present)
Regional Business News indexes 227 regional business titles, with full text for 207. Included in EBSCO MegaFILE.

EBSCO MegaFILE (1865 - Present)
EBSCO MegaFILE indexes nearly 24,000 publications and provides full text for over 19,100 publications. EBSCO MegaFILE covers virtually all subjects and includes biographies, company profiles, primary source documents, and images. EBSCO MegaFILE combines four EBSCO indexes and databases: Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Premier, and Regional Business News.

Access World News (1977 - Present)
Access World News provides full text articles from more than 2,000 newspapers, wire services, and broadcast transcripts from all over the world.

ProQuest Newspapers (1980 - Present)
ProQuest Newspapers provides full text articles from nearly 700 newspapers and wire services from all over the world.

Journals

Journal of Accountancy
Library holds last three years. Indexed with full text from January 1, 1965 to present in Business Source Premier. View recent issues on the Journal of Accountancy web site.

Fast Company
Library holds last three years. Indexed with full text from November 1, 2000 to present in Business Source Premier. View recent issues on the Fast Company web site.

Forbes
Library holds last three years. Indexed with full text from January 8, 1990 to present in Business Source Premier. View recent issues on the Forbes web site.

Fortune
Library holds last three years. Indexed with full text from January 27, 1992 to present in Business Source Premier. View recent issues on the Fortune web site.

Inc.
Library holds last three years. Indexed with full text from May 1, 1990 to present in Business Source Premier. View recent issues on the Inc. web site.

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Web Sites

Accountants and Auditors
Occupational Outlook Handbook entry for the professions that include internal auditing and public, management, and government accounting. Discusses the natural of the work, working conditions, training, job outlook, and earnings. Includes links to profiles of related occupations and to websites for additional information about the accounting and auditing fields. From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

AccountantsWorld: Taxation
Aimed at independent accounting firms, this site provides news about tax law changes, links to small business resources, forms and calculators, and discussion groups. Some features require free registration.

Accounting Terminology Guide
The site contains a glossary of accounting terms to help laypeople understand financial reports. Acronyms are both abbreviated and defined while related terms are cross-referenced. From the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA).

AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
The site includes career information, fraud studies and deterrence measures, audit standards, professional ethics, information and links about the certified public accountant (CPA) exam, and links to state board requirements and local chapters.

CPA2Biz
A searchable set of courses and educational materials for accounting professionals, sponsored by the AICPA.

U.S. Government Accountability Office
Includes resources for accountants and auditors, including updates, revisions, and government publications.

Some annotations from Librarians' Internet Index

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Reference Librarian

The DCTC Library's Reference Librarian is

Barbara Tuttle
651-423-8345

Please feel free to contact me with questions, comments, concerns, or for additional help with your research.

This page is maintained by Michael Kirby and Barbara Tuttle.
Last updated: November 25, 2008.