Jefferson State Community College Libraries: Accounting: Library Resources

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Streaming Video from Films On Demand

Accounting
In this classroom video, students discover why accounting is the backbone of every business, how an accounting system works, and learn about potential career opportunities. Students will also be introduced to working professionals who demonstrate how they use their accounting skills to succeed in their careers and personal lives

Journals

The Accounting Review
From the American Accounting Association.
Journal of Business and Accounting
from the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences.
Journal of Finance, Accounting and Management
Covers research and best practices of global business strategies.
Journal of Governmental & Non Profit Accounting
Focuses on topics related to governmental and nonprofit accounting.
Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance
Presents research articles, professional adaptation and empirical analysis on all aspects of accounting, auditing and finance for a general readership.
More Journals in Accounting

Recommended Research Databases

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
With premium full-text content and peer-reviewed business journals, this database is the essential tool for business students. It covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more. Indexing and abstracts and full text are available back as far as 1886.
Applied Science & Technology Source Complete This link opens in a new window
This database offers a diverse array of full-text and indexed content that covers the full spectrum of the applied sciences and computing disciplines—from acoustics to aeronautics, and neural networks to nuclear engineering.
Associates Program Source Plus This link opens in a new window
This database is designed specifically for the research needs of students at two-year colleges, and provides comprehensive coverage of the most relevant Associates Program level content. It contains a wide range of essential full-text resources to help students succeed in their chosen field.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Designed for academic institutions, this database is the leading resource for scholarly research with more full-text journals and more peer-reviewed journals than any other database available. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books, and more.
Business Collection This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive business resource for the undergraduate researcher seeking company news, the public library patron making personal investment decisions, or the high school student looking to major in business administration, Business Collection provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications, updated daily. Complementing these titles is a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications, all available on the state-of-the-art InfoTrac platform.
Business Insights: Essentials This link opens in a new window
Formerly Business & Company Resource Center, provides detailed company and industry news; articles from periodicals, company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and chronologies.

Regulatory Agencies

Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy
The Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy conducts examinations in public accounting and issues certificates to successful applicants as Certified Public Accountants.
Financial Accounting and Standards Board
The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), organized in 1972, is the independent, private-sector organization with responsibility for the oversight, administration, and finances of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and their advisory councils, the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC).
Governmental Accounting Standards Board
The mission of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board is to establish and improve standards of state and local governmental accounting and financial reporting that will result in useful information for users of financial reports and guide and educate the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of those financial reports.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision
SEC rules help provide avenues for small businesses to raise capital efficiently from both public and private markets so they can create new jobs, develop life-changing innovations and technology, grow the economy and create opportunities for investors.