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Use the following subject terms to find related items in the library catalogue:

• Accounting Standards
• Accounting Small Business
• Accounting Corporations
• Accounting Data Processing
• Accounting Finance Public
• British Columbia Accounting
• Finance Public Canada
• Accounting History Accounting
• International Business Enterprises

Why Reference books?

Question: What value lies in a reference work? Why should you bother to consult these books?

Answer: Reference books help create a framework around your topic. They can help guide you in asking the right questions. Reference books can help researchers become more efficient database searchers - in formulating which keywords (or search terms) to use. Scholarly reference books also contain bibliographies (!!) - a listing of some of the most respected secondary and most useful primary sources on a topic. In a nutshell.... reference books are a great way to begin your research.

Books to Get You Started

Here are some awesome books to get you started on your research topic. Please note: E-Books are restricted to current TRU students, staff and faculty.

How to Read a Financial Report by John A. Tracy; Tage Tracy
Call Number: HF 5681 .B2 (eBook)
ISBN: 9781118735923
Publication Date: 2013-12-13

An updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to reading and understanding financial reports.
Accounting Best Practices by Steven M. Bragg
Call Number: HF 5635 .B73 2013 Ebook
Publication Date: 2013-02-19

For a comprehensive, yet easy-to-read guide to fixing those all-too-common shortcomings in your accounting department, look no further than this excellent book. Steve Bragg provides hundreds of fixes.
Business of Investment Banking by K. Thomas Liaw
Call Number: HG 4534 (Online)
ISBN: 9781118127636
Publication Date: 2011-09-30

A comprehensive overview of investment banking for professionals and students.
International Financial Statistics Yearbook by International Monetary Fund
Call Number: HG 61 .I57 at Main LIbrary (Reference & Periodicals)

This International Monetary Fund (IMF) publication contains country tables that include data on exchange rates, Fund position, international liquidity, money and banking accounts, interest rates, production, labour, international transactions, government accounts, and national accounts. Older volumes are kept in the TRU Library’s periodical collection.
Ethics readings handbook by [editor] Michael McDonald ; curriculum developer Giana Rezeanu ; project editor Melodie Anderson ; curriculum editor: Christophe Van Cauwenbergh
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 2014

This is an online study resource that promotes an understanding of the principles of ethics and how ethical issues are addressed in the CGA program of professional studies.
Interpretation and Application of IPSAS by Caroline Aggestam-Pontoppidan; Isabelle Andernack
ISBN: 9781119010302
Publication Date: 2015-11-30

Clear, practical IPSAS guidance, explanation, and examples Interpretation and Application of IPSAS provides practical guidance on the implementation and application of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards.
The End of Accounting and the Path Forward for Investors and Managers by Baruch Lev; Feng Gu
ISBN: 9781119190998
Publication Date: 2016-06-02

An innovative new valuation framework with truly useful economic indicators The End of Accounting and the Path Forward for Investors and Managers shows how the ubiquitous financial reports have become useless in capital market decisions and lays out an actionable alternative..

Open Textbooks

Open Access Textbooks

Accounting Principles: a Business Perspective by James Don Edwards, Roger H. Hermanson & Susan D. Ivancevich
Call Number: HF 5657.4 .E39 2013 (Online)
Publication Date: 2013

Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective uses annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts in use in business today. Gaining an understanding of accounting terminology and concepts, however, is not enough to ensure your success. You also need to be able to find information on the Internet, analyze various business situations, work effectively as a member of a team, and communicate your ideas clearly. This text was developed to help you develop these skills.
Building a Competitive First Nation Investment Climate by Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics
Call Number: HJ 3836 .A4 T85 2014 (Online)
Publication Date: 2014

This is the first edition of the open text book Building a Competitive Investment Climate on First Nation Lands. This textbook is for students who are First Nation and tribal government employees or students who would like to work for or with First Nation and tribal governments. The purpose of this textbook is to help interested First Nation and tribal governments build a competitive investment climate. Work began on this text book in early 2012 with a generous grant from the Donner Canadian Foundation. Financial support was also provided by the First Nations Tax Commission and the Tulo Centre.
Introduction to Financial Accounting: Based on International Financial Reporting Standards by Henry Dauderis
Call Number: HF 5625 .D38 2014 (Online)
Publication Date: 2014

Based on International Financial Reporting Standards, this textbook was written by Henry Dauderis and published by Athabasca University's David Annand, EdD, MBA, CA, Professor of Accounting in the Faculty of Business. It contains 13 chapters and includes discussion questions, cases and comprehension problems.

Article Databases

"Best Bets" - Article databases

CPA Standards and Guidance Collection
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This resource from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada includes accounting and assurance standards based on the International Financial Reporting Standards and other International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) publications, and guidelines and best practices.

The following databases are your "best bets" for finding journal articles in the Accounting field. They are listed in relevancy order, with the database at the top having the highest concentration of related articles.

Business Source Complete
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EconLit
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Indexes more than 400 major journals as well as articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers. Updates: unknown
Social Sciences Citation Index
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Current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in over 1,700 of the world's leading scholarly social sciences journals covering more than 50 disciplines. They also cover individually selected, relevant items from approximately 3,300 of the world's leading science and technology journals.
Academic Search Complete
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Scholarly collection, spans nearly every area of academic study. Updated daily.

Websites

YAHOO Finance
Statistics Canada - Quarterly Financial Statistics for Enterprises
Presents balance sheet, income statement and ratio data on a quarterly basis covering 31 financial and non-financial sectors and their totals at the all Canada level.
Fund and EFT Screener (Financial Times)
Gurufocus
Stockcharts.com - Free Charts
Accounting Coach
Canada Revenue Agency
Financial Terms Dictionary
InvestorWords
Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Office of the Auditor General - British Columbia
InvestorGuide
Periodic Table of Banking Regulation & Compliance
CIA World Factbook
Choose a country to view information on geography, people, government, economy, and more.
World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The IMF publishes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Users can access select time series through the World Economic Outlook Database.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada)
Crosbie Investment Bank Mergers and Acquisitions Reports for Canada
Concluded Merger Reviews (Canadian Commissioner of Competition)
FPinfomart Corporate Snapshots
This subscription website provides some free information such as Corporate Snapshots. More detailed information provided in FP Survey: Industrials (HG 5151 .F53) and FP Survey Mines and Energy (HD 9506 .C2 F3) at Main Library Reference.
Wachowicz's Web World
Barrons This Week's Magazine
Big Charts
NAICS - North American Industry Classification System

Related Associations / Societies

Financial Ratios

RMA annual statement studies by Robert Morris Associates
Call Number: HF 5681 .B2 R62 at Main Library (Reference)

This resource provides 5 years of data directly from small and medium sized US businesses, from 700 industries. Older volumes are located in Main Library Stacks.

Financial Review Benchmarks: Definition of Ratios
Introduction to RMA Annual Statement Studies.
Financial Review Benchmark Sample
This document shows the 2013 ratios for a sample industry - Soybean Farming.

Financial Performance Data (Canada)
Provides access to more than 1000 industries across Canada, including more than 30 performance benchmarks to help businesses determine how they measure up to their competitors.
The reports are representative of all businesses operating within the specified industry and geographic area. Now includes two revenue ranges: $30K-5M and $5M-20M
NAICS - North American Industry Classification System
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the North American business economy. Developed jointly by the US Economic Policy Committee, Statistics Canada, and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia.
Statistics Canada - Quarterly Financial Statistics for Enterprises
Presents balance sheet, income statement and ratio data on a quarterly basis covering 31 financial and non-financial sectors and their totals at the all Canada level.

Research Strategies

Research Tips

Some really great resources to consult are:

Guide to Evaluating Web Sites
Learn how to recognize high quality information on the internet and in print.
Following a Citation Trail
Discover how to find a book from a reading list or a bibliography/reference list.
Citation Management
This guide provides an overview of citation management and its benefits, and information about getting started with either RefWorks, Mendeley, or Zotero.

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