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Print and Electronic Reference Sources AICPA Technical Practice Aids. Chicago: Published for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants by Commerce Clearing House, 19uu. 1998 -2000 editions in Reference Collection. R657.0218 A512A.   AICPA Audit and Accounting Manual: Nonauthoritative Practice Aids. AICPA Accounting, eds. New York: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1997-. 1998 -2000 in Reference Collection. R657.0218 A512AA.   Accountants' Handbook, 8th ed. Carmichael, D.R., Steven B. Lilien, and Martin Mellman, eds. New York: John Wiley, 1996-. R657 A1721996.   Current Text. Accounting Standards as of ... General Standards. Homewood, Ill.: Irwin; Norwalk, Conn.: Financial Accounting Standards Board, c1990- .1998 and 1999 in Reference Collection. R657.0218 C976.   FASB Documents, Conn.: Financial Accounting Standards Board. R657 F491 The documents listed below cover the years 2001 to the present. Financial Accounting Series. R657 F491 Interpretations. R657 F491f Exposure Drafts. R657 F491p Statement of Financial Accounting Statndards. R657 F491s The FASB Report. R657 F491sr   Financial Accounting Research System (FARS) 2000 ~ an electronic accounting research tool published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). FARS consists of 5 separate databases of literature from FASB; these includes Original Pronouncements, EITF Abstracts, and an Index. To run this program at computer stations in the southeast corner of the library, you need to request the CD-ROM at the Reference Desk. You can also request the reference manual to help you in using the program.   Government Accounting Research System (GARS) ~ an electronic accounting research tool published by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). GARS is made up of 4 different databases of literature from GASB; these include Original Pronouncements, Codification, and an Index. To run this program at computer stations in the southeast corner of the library, you need to request the CD-ROM at the Reference Desk. You can also request the reference manual to help you in using the program.   Mergent's Online   Morris, Thomas W. The International Dictionary of Accounting Acronyms, Library ed. Chicago: Glenlake Pub. Co.: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, c1998. R657.03 M877i.   Original Pronouncements. Accounting Standards as of .... Financial Accounting Standards Board. Norwalk, Conn.: The Board; Homewood, Ill.: Irwin, 1990- . 1998 and 1999 in Reference Collection. R657.0218 O69 Standard and Poor's  Corporation. Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys. New York: Standard and Poor's Corporation, 1979-.  R332.67 S785 TRANSACC: Transnational Accounting. Ordelheide, Dieter and KPMG, editors. London: Macmillan; New York: Stockton Press, 2001. R657 T772 2001. Back to the top Circulating Books You can locate books owned by the library using Illinet Online. If a book appears in the catalog, but is not available at Elmhurst, you can request the item directly in Illinet Online. Please ask a librarian if you need assistance. Books not available through Illinet may be ordered through our online Interlibrary Loan book request form. Back to the top Article Databases ABI-Inform ~ select full-text articles.    Business Source Elite ~ select full-text articles.   Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe ~ also called Academic Universe; full-text articles; click the Business link to gain access to accounting journals andSEC Filings and Reports. You may also find useful articles using some of the other library resources, such as Academic Search Elite. A list of databases and online journals is available online. Once you've identified your articles, use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or in microfilm. There is no list of the accounting journals that the library subscribes to. However, you can do a search in Illinet Online using the subject keywords "accounting" and "periodicals" (or the exact subject "accounting--periodicals") to find out what the library holds in print and in microfilm. Because there are also journals available electronically, you'll want to check Journals and Magazines Available Online for electronic access to journals. If you cannot find an article at Elmhurst, you can request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form. Back to the top Newspaper Sources Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe ~ clicking the News link accesses a variety of newspapers.   Wall Street Journal ~ not available off-campus.   Other Electronic Newspapers Back to the top Internet Resources The Internet contains both helpful and frivolous web sites. Learn how to find valuable, pertinent information, and how to determine a site's usefulness. Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools   How to Find Internet Resources Other useful sites: AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)   American Accounting Association   Elmhurst College Accounting Resources on the Internet   FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board)   The Illinois CPA Society   International Accounting Standards Board   Rutgers Accounting Web (RAW) Securities Exchange Commission Tax & Accounting Academia: Research   Back to the top Documentation Documenting style should adhere to the instructions from The Accounting Review Editorial Policy and Style Information guide; the style is based on the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. The Accounting Review also suggests that users consult Strunk and White's The Elements of Style. The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. R808.02 C532 2003.   Footnoting Electronic Sources in the Chicago Style   ONLINE! Citation Styles Assembling a List of Work Cited - from Duke University Libraries   Strunk, William, and E. B. White. The Elements of Style, 4d ed. New York: Macmillan, 2000. R 808 S927E4 2000. Back to the top Web Pages for Courses: Business  and Economics Library Home Page Center for Business and Economics (CBE) Home Page Created 4 December 2001by Ayanna Gaines, Assistant Reference Librarian Last Modified 09 September, 2005 by Jennifer Paliatka, Assistant Reference Librarian A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College jenniferp[at]elmhurst[dot]edu