Business Librarian
ACCOUNTING
Resources for Accounting Research
- Accounting Research Manager This link opens in a new window
Search for accounting and auditing information, including FASB and IASB codification, GAAP and GAAS manuals, regulatory content, SEC practice information, and AICPA and PCAOB auditing standards. Note: Only 3 users may access this database at one time. (Wolters Kluwer)
- Tax Research (VitalLaw) This link opens in a new window
Search for federal, state, and international tax information. The database also includes primary source literature, journals, treatises, commentaries, topical indexes, practice aids, and tools. (Wolters-Kluwer)
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics related to business. Also included is some financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses, and more. (EBSCO)
- Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new window
Use the database in two ways: 1) Search the open access database for working papers that are posted here before being published in an official journal. 2) Request an account to specific networks by emailing Carrie Ludovico. These networks provide access to articles from subscription journals on specific topics. UR has access to the Accounting Research Network, Corporate Governance Research Network, Economics Research Network, Entrepreneurship Research and Policy Network, Financial Economics Network, Information Systems & eBusiness Network, Innovation Research Network, Management Research Network, and Social Insurance Research Network. (Elsevier)
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowAccess news and company reports, stock quotes, and market information from Dow Jones and Reuters. This database has extensive international news coverage. (Dow Jones)
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowSearch for newspaper articles and legal materials such as court cases, legislation, statutes, regulations, law reviews, and more. (Lexis-Nexis)
US GAAP
- 2025 GAAP GuideThe 2025 GAAP Guide summarizes and analyzes accounting standards as reflected in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification® (ASC). Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) are issued throughout the year and represent changes in the ASC. This edition is current through ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements-Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements.
Audit Analytics
- Audit Analytics This link opens in a new window
*Create an account to access this database. After filling out the registration request, you will receive login credentials within one business day. The database contains data about accounting firms and publicly registered companies, such as their current auditors, Sarbanes-Oxley disclosures, compliance disclosures, litigation, and corporate governance. (Ideagen)
Websites
- Financial Accounting Standards BoardIncludes GASB standards.
- Accounting Standards Codification (FASB)The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification® (Codification or ASC) is the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP).
- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCOAB) websiteOrganization created by Sarbanes-Oxley (2002) to establish standards required by registered public accounting firms for public company audit reports. The website provides standards, reports of audited firms, reports of settled disciplinary orders and an international rules section.