Accounting is the systematic recording, reporting and analysis of financial transactions of an organization (both profit and nonprofit) . An Accountant is a person who performs accounting functions. Accountants must comply with set of rules and regulations, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Accounting enables an organization to analyze its financial performance and determine whether it has made a net profit or loss.
This research guide presents recommended resources for UDC's Accounting program.
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Below is a short list of journals that cover the area of accounting. If there is an article you are interested in that is not freely available through UDC library resources, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan. If you have questions on how to do this, ask a librarian.
UDC belongs to the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC).
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You can use the catalog to look for materials in all of the libraries' collections at one time, or you can limit your search to any one of the libraries.
The following UDC Library research guides are related to accounting and may provide additional useful information.
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Federal Reserve Banks publish their economic research publications and data online:
Accounting and Finance Policies and Procedures by 
Accounting Control Best Practices by 
Accounting Reference Desktop by 
The Debate on Inflation Accounting by 
Dictionary of Accounting
Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting by If you want to browse the stacks for books related to accounting, you can find titles related to this topic in the call number sections below. If you need assistance finding a topic or a specific title, just ask a reference librarian for help.
HF 5601-5689 - Accounting, Bookkeeping
HJ - Public Finance
When you search for articles, books, and other information, you need to use keywords. Below is a list of some keywords or categories of keywords that could be used in the library databases. You can use them on their own, or mix and match them to narrow your results.
