Some Faculty Publications

Kathy Shih-Jen Ho and Alphonso R. Oddo (2007). Lessons Learned from Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. CPA Journal, vol. 77, no. 6, p. 28.

Shih-Jen Kathy Ho (2002). Performance Measurement and the Implementation of Balanced Scorecards in Municipal Governments. Journal of Government Financial Management, vol. 51 no. 4, p. 8.

Peggy Choong and Shih-Jen Kathy Ho and Robert McDonald (2002). An Examination of the Effects of Social Desirability Bias on Business Ethics: Research Results. International Journal of Management, vol. 19 no. 1, p. 3.

Shih-Jen Kathy Ho and Ruth McKay, (2002). Balanced Scorecard: Two Perspectives. CPA Journal, vol. 72 no. 3, p. 20.

Linda Kidwell, Shih-Jen Kathy Ho, et. al (2002). New management Techniques: An International Comparison CPA Journal, vol. 72 no. 2, p. 63.

Alfonso Oddo (2001). Healthcare Ethics: A Patient-Centered Decision Model. Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 29, no. 1/2, p. 125-134.

Barbara Libby and Vincent Agnello (2000). Ethical Decision Making and The Law. Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 26, no. 3, p. 223-232.


Niagara University Library
Guide to Accounting Research

 
Need Help?

Contact the Library subject specialist for accounting:

David Schoen
716-286-8002
schoen@niagara.edu

This guide is intended to help you do topical accounting. For advice on doing company research, visit How to Find Information on American Public Companies A Step-by-Step Guide.

For researching market conditions in other countries, visit Business and Market Conditions in Countries of the World: A Guide to Online Research.


Finding Journal Articles

Start with either or both of the following databases:

ABI-Inform via ProQuest
Search nearly 1,800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and accounting, finance, taxation, economics, management techniques, theory and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources and more.

Business Source Premier via EBSCOhost
Full-text coverage for 8,200 periodicals, including the full text of a lot of accounting journals.

Books or Articles? Maybe both, but sometimes one format is better than the other. If you are researching a broad topic, like the history of accounting, auditing, or taxation, then maybe books are the best place to start your research (see below). Articles are your best choice if:

  • you need current information (for example, company research or implementation of a new accounting regulation, or the impact of recent tax cuts).
  • the topic is very specific (for example, Amazon's accounting practices or bankruptcies in the airline industry).
When searching for articles in the databases above, remember to use the connector "and" between your keywords.

  • bankruptcy and airlines
  • Bush and tax reform

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Finding Books

Use Niagara University's Library Catalog to locate books owned by the Library. The ebrary electronic book collection offers full-text access to many titles in accounting.

If you want to search for books owned by other libraries, too, then try searching WorldCat, a catalog that contains references to more than 57 million items owned by 9,000 libraries worldwide. Don't worry - if you need a book owned by another library, you can request it. To learn how, jump to the section called Obtaining Materials NU Library Does Not Own.

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Finding Facts, Statistics and Web Sites

A collection of accounting reference books can be found in the Library's Reference Collection at call number HF 5667:

  • Accounting Trends and Techniques
  • Transnational Accounting
  • AICPA Standards and Practice Aids
  • Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Original Pronouncements
  • WILEY GAAP: Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
  • Wiley IAS: Interpretation and Application of International Accounting Standards
  • Wiley Practitioner's guide to GAAS
  • WILEY GAAP:Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
The Internal Revenue Code and Federal Tax Regulations can be found in the Reference Collection at call number Ref KF 6276.

The Reference Collection is located on the first floor across from the Reference Desk.

The Tax and Accounting Sites Directory contains some useful links to web sites, as does CPAnet.

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Obtaining Materials NU Library Does Not Own

If you need an article or a book that NU Library does not own, you can make use of Interlibrary Loan to obtain it.

Tip: In a hurry? If the article or book you need is owned by another library in Western New York, you can visit that library and use their resources on site (view a list of Western New York library web sites).

Please note: If you wish to borrow a book from another Western New York library, you can get an Infopass Card at the Reference Desk.

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How to Cite Your Sources

The Accounting Department does not require the use of a particular style manual, so check with your professor first. If the choice is yours, then consider the following:

  • The Chicago Manual of Style (Ref LB2369 .C45 2003)
  • Turabian, Kate, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Ref LB2369 .T8 1996)

These manuals are the definitive sources, but you will find some online guides as well.

Try a Google search of "Turabian Chicago" to see other guides.

Tip: Please talk to your professor if you have questions about how to cite your sources.

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