University Library: Accounting and Tax: Find Articles on Accounting

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ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window A comprehensive business database providing full-text access to scholar journal, newspapers, books, conference papers, industry profiles, more dating from 1923 to the present.
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Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Search essential banking industry publications for information about the financial services industry, banking and industry trends.
CCH Accounting Research Manager This link opens in a new window Provides users access to accounting and auditing information, including standards, regulations, and more. Plugin needed for Firefox, Chrome, or Edge. Access plugin here.
CCH Tax AnswerConnect This link opens in a new window Provides users access to comprehensive U.S. federal and state tax information, including tax codes, regulations, court cases, IRS publications, editorial commentary, and explanations. First time users: Click 'Login' in the upper right corner.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window Extensive company profiles include detailed history, stocks & bond issues, earnings, financials, and more. The Industry Surveys trends, forecasts, major players and market share data, key ratios, and statistics.

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Finding Articles at FGCU Library

General tips for identifying search terms

Database providers continuously strive to streamline the research process, so don't forget to check the Help links. Consider these steps for creating a list of relevant words and terms:

Try to state your information need in a sentence, question, or phrase and identify the key terms.

What impact does advertising have on children’s diets?

Think of other words that could describe your topic. Information found in encyclopedias, for example, would be helpful. Search the Library catalog for your topic and encyclopedias (i.e. ethics AND encyclopedias). You could also consult a thesaurus.

advertising	marketing
childrens	adolescents
impact	effect
diets	eating habits

Use Boolean operators (AND, OR) to combine synonymous terms:

	advertising	OR	marketing
AND	childrens	OR	adolescents
AND	impact	OR	effect
AND	diets	OR	eating habits

General Tips for Identifying Search Terms
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Accounting and Tax

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Check out these Accounting Databases

Where to Find it?

Finding Articles at FGCU Library

General tips for identifying search terms

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