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Abdel-khalik, Rashad, editor.  The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Accounting.  Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Business, 1997.
     Ref. HD 30.15 .B463 1997 v. 1

Financial Terms Made Simple (TIAA-CREF)
     http://www.tiaa-cref.org/pubs/html/financial_terms/index.html

Hussey, Roger.  Oxford Dictionary of Accounting.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
     HF 5621 .D53 1999

Ian Angus, Ian, and Peter Donaghy, John Laidler, editors.  Coopers & Lybrand Multilingual Dictionary of Financial Reporting: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano.  London: International Thomson Business Press, 1996.
     HF 5681 .B2 C68 1996

Kohler, Eric Louis.  A Dictionary for Accountants.  Spanish.  Diccionario para contadores.  México, D.F: Limusa/Noriega, 1995.
     Ref. HF 5621 .K618 1995

Morris, Thomas W.  International Dictionary of Accounting Acronyms.  Chicago, IL: Glenlake Pub; Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.
     Ref. HF 5621 .M677 1998

Siegel, Joel G., and Joel G Siegel.  Dictionary of Accounting Terms.  3rd Ed.  New York:  Barron's, 2000.
     Ref. HF 5621 .S54 2000

Werhane, Patricia H., editor.  The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics.  Cambridge, MA:  Blackwell Business, 1997.
     Ref. HD 30.15 .B463 1997 v.11

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AICPA Audit and Accounting Manual.  Chicago, IL: Published for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants by Commerce Clearing House, 1988- .
     Ref. HF 5667 .A4

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Accounting, Economics and Finance.  Beaumont, TX: Cabell.
     Ref. HF 5601. C334

Doing Business in ...  New York:  Price Waterhouse, 1974- .
     Ref. HG 4503 .P75
Published by Price Waterhouse, each volume covers audit, accounting and taxation information of a particular country.

International Tax and Business Guide Series. 50+ volumes. Irregular.
     Ref. HG 4503 .D45
Published by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International, each volume provides information on tax planning, employment and labor considerations, financing, importing, exporting, and accounting matters of a particular country.

Iqbal, Zafar. International Accounting: A Global Perspective. Cincinnati: South-Western/Thomson Learning. 2002.
     HF5626 .I66 2002

Murtuza, Athar.  Documentation Inprovement Methods: the New Accounting Manual.  New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 2000.
     HF 5657 .M88 2000

Siegel, Joel G. and Jae K. Shim.  Accounting Handbook.  3rd ed.  Hauppauge, NY: Barron's, 2001.
     Ref. HF 5635 .S586 2001

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AICPA Professional Standards.  Chicago, IL:  Published for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants by Commerce Clearing House, Annual.
     Ref. HF 5667 .A43

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  AICPA Technical Practice Aids.  Chicago, Published for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants by Commerce Clearing House, Annual.
     Ref. HF 5616.U5 A585

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  Statement of Position.  New York, NY:  AICPA, Annual.
     Ref. HF 5601 .A849

Financial Accounting Standards Board.  Accounting Standards.  Original Pronouncements.  Stamford, CT:  Financial Accounting Standards Board; New York: Distributed by McGraw-Hill, 1982- .
     Ref. HF 5616.U5 F55

Financial Accounting Standards Board.  Accounting Standards.  Current Text as of June 1....  Stamford, CT:  The Board; New York: Distributed by McGraw-Hill, 1982- .
     Ref. HF 5616.U5 A35

Miller GAAP Guide.  San Diego:  Harcourt Brace Professional, 1994- .
     Ref. HF 5616.U5 M5 2000

Miller GAAS Guide. CD-ROM San Diego : Harcourt Brace Professional Pub., c1994-.
     Reference Desk.

Wiley GAAP.  New York:  J. Wiley & Sons, 1985- . 
     Ref. HF 5616.U5 G33 2000

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International Accounting Standard.  London:  International Accounting Standards Committee, 1975-  .
     Ref. HF 5667 .I592

International Accounting Standards Board ®
     http://www.iasb.org/index.asp

International Accounting Summaries:  A Guide for Interpretation and Comparison. 
     Ref. HF5601 .I78
Detailed summaries of accounting standards and reporting practices in 37 countries, plus the International Accounting Standards and European Community Directives.

International Federation of Accountants.  IFAC Handbook.  [S.l.] :  IFAC, 1992- .
     Current edition Ref. HF5635 .I59

Interpretation and Application of International Accounting Standards: IAS.  New York:  J. Wiley & Sons, 1997-  .
     Ref. HF5626 .I572 

Logue, Dennis E, Editor.  The WG&L Handbook of International Finance.  Boston:  Warren, Gorham & Lamont; Cincinnati, OH:  College Division, Southwestern, 1995.
     HG3881 .W45 1995

Ordelheide, Dieter and KPMG.  Transnational Accounting.  London; Macmillan; New York, NY:  Stockton Press, 2001.
     Ref. HF5625 .T736 2001
Outlines of accounting rules, laws and standards, as well as their practical applications, for 14 (mainly European) countries, the European Union, and the International Accounting Standards Committee.

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CMA Review. Gainesville, Fla. : Gleim Publications, Inc. 2 vols. 7th ed.
     Ref. HF5661 .C637

CMA/CFM Review. Gainesville, Fla. : Gleim Publications. 4 vols. 10th ed.
     Ref. HF5661 .C5827

CPA Examination Review. Gainesville, Fla. : Professional Publications. 2 vols, Annual
     Ref. HF5661 .C7324

CPA Examination Review. New York : John Wiley. 4 vols, Annual.

Gleim's CPA Review. System for Success. Gainesville, Fla. : Gleim Publications. 4 vols, Annual.

Lambers CPA Review. Lambers CPA review. 4 vols, Annual.
     Ref. HF5661 .L36 2000

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These are selected databases available through Pius Library.

ABI/INFORM Global Edition.  1971- .  ProQuest.  Web.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily.  Indexes and abstracts over 1,300 journals and trade publications in all areas of business and management, many with an international focus.  Full text is available for over 600 of the periodicals in page image (PDF), text, and/or Bell & Howell's Text+Graphics format.  Examples of areas covered are accounting and taxation, banking and finance, economics, government, health care, human resources, labor relations, marketing, public administration, real estate, etc.

Academic Search Premier. 1975- .  EBSCOhost.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily.  This multidisciplinary database provides indexing and abstracting for 8,040 journals (6,679 are peer-reviewed) with over 4,060 in full text. Of the peer-reviwed journals 3,529 are full text. Covers subjects found in college and university curriculums such as biological and medical sciences, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion & theology, sociology, and women's studies.

Accounting & Tax Index.  Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1992- .
     Ref. Z7164.C81 A51
This index, which continues the Accountants' Index from 1992, provides citations to a comprehensive range of accounting and taxation articles.  Based upon the AICPA's library, more than 1000 publications are scanned for relevant citations.  Areas of coverage include; accounting, auditing, data processing, financial reporting, financial management, investments and securities, management, and taxation.  For early citations see the Accountant's Index and Supplements 1921-1992, Index Table 4.

Accounting Articles.  Chicago etc.  Commerce Clearing House.
     Ref. Z7164.C81 C78
Monthly issues summarize articles, notes, and comments appearing in current business and accounting journals.

Business & Company Resource Center.  1980- .  InfoTrac Web.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily except Sunday.  Replaces General Business File ASAP on August 31, 2000.  Indexes approximately 1,000 business journals and trade/industry publications as well as 200,000 full-text company directory profiles and over 50,000 full-text investment reports.  Approximately half of the journals and trade/industry publications are full text.  Also includes brief industry profiles, company histories, company financial statements, performance ratings, rankings, product and brand listings, and association listings.

CCH Business and Finance Research Network.  Web.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily.  Provides extensive full-text legal information on securities, banking, capital changes, franchising, trade regulation or government contracting, public utilities, and information technology.

CRSP Access.  1999.  In-library access.
     Compiled by the Center for Research in Security Prices, CRSP Stock Database Files provide historical stock price data on the NYSE (1925-98), AMEX (1962-98), and NASDAQ (1972-98).  These files contain price, return and distribution data and are differentiated by monthly and daily frequency at which prices and returns are reported.

LexisNexis Academic.  Web.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated continuously.  Provides online access to full-text of current and historical court cases, current codes and bill tracking for States and the United States, news sources, business and financial information, and international news and company information.  Some of the more specialized accounting services have recently been removed by the provider.

Research InSight (Compustat PC Plus).  In-library access at Database Network.
     Updated quarterly.  Contains fundamental financial, statistical, and market data of more than 10,300 active and 8,600 inactive U.S. and Canadian public companies, specifically those trading in the NYSE, ASE, NASDAQ, OTC, Toronto Stock Exchange, Quebec Stock Exchange, and Montreal Stock Exchange.  The database also provides industry composites, aggregates, and indexes, including six S&P indexes.

Wall Street Journal.  1986- .  ProQuest.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily.  This U.S. newspaper "is the financial newspaper of record.  It offers in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news."  Text from site.  Indexing, abstracting, and full text is available from 1986 forward.

Web of Science® .  1995- .  ISI.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated weekly.  Includes thousands of research journals from hundreds of disciplines.  Do a Cited Reference search by Cited Author, Cited Journal Title, or Cited Year or do a General Search by Author, Journal Title, or Address such as institution name, city, country, or even zip code.  The Web of Science consists of Science Citation Index Expanded®, Social Sciences Citation Index®, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index®; © Copyright Institute for Scientific Information 2000.

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Search the Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog, the SLU electronic library catalog, and MOBIUS, the Missouri Union Catalog, by author, title, keywords, author-title, subject, etc.  Use in the library or by remote access.  The Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog is available from Pius Library's Home Page.  Tip:  Always search Saint Louis University first.  If needed item(s) is/are not found, extend the search to MOBIUS.

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CPANet
     http://www.cpanet.com

Electronic Accountant: A Web Magazine and Resource Guide
     http://www.electronicaccountant.com

Rutgers Accounting WEB (RAW)
     http://accounting.rutgers.edu/
A comprehensive web site, maintained by the Rutgers University's Accounting Research Center.

Associations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
     http://www.aicpa.org/index.htm

American Accounting Association
     http://aaahq.org/index.cfm

International Federation of Accountants
     http://www.ifac.org/

Government Agency Websites

General Accounting Office
     http://www.gao.gov

Internal Revenue Service
     http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/

Office of Management and Budget
     http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb

Securities and Exchange Commission
     http://www.sec.gov

Standard Boards

Financial Accounting Standards Board
     http://www.fasb.org/

Governmental Accounting Standards Board
     http://accounting.rutgers.edu/raw/gasb/welcome.htm

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