Research Tips for ACCT 461/561:

Advanced Accounting

Paul BogerCGPS Reference Librarian

pboger@umw.edu

Library Research Tools

Library Catalog - Searches Simpson Library, CGPS

Library, and two online book collections Titles of Books Titles of Journals, Magazines and

Newspapers Databases

Articles in Journals, Magazines and Newspapers

Company and Industry information

Where do I begin?

How do I find information on my topic?

Databases – 24/7 Database A-Z list Databases by Subject Research Guides

• Click the drop-down menu by “Research by Subject”

• Click on “Business – CGPS” to access suggested research resources

• Click the “GO” button

Research Guide

• Click on the “Database” option

Research Guide

• Click on the name of a database to begin searching

Can I use the databases from home?

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• You will have to log-in to the databases when off-campus

• Contact the Library if you have access problems

• Enter a company name or ticker symbol

• Click “Search”

- Company Financials

• Use the Tabs to navigate to different company data

• Use “Company Financials”, “Annual Reports”, or “EDGAR” to access company financial details

- Company Financials

• Use the drop down menus to find different sets of information

• Use the sub-tab options to find different sets of information

- Company Financials

• Click the “EDGAR” tab to search for 10-K reports and other SEC filings

• Click on the icons to retrieve full text documents

- SEC Filings

• Click the “Annual Reports” to access company annual reports

• Click on the links to access to the complete document

- Annual Reports

: Company Dossier Search

• Perform a “Company Dossier” search

• Enter your company name or ticker symbol

• You can search for private or public companies

• Click “Search”

• Click the name of your company when it appears

• Under “Company Type”, note the differences for parent vs. subsidiary, and public vs. private companies

: Company Dossier Search

: Company Dossier Results

• Use the Reports menu to locate additional information on a company

• Click “Financial Information” for financial details

: Company Dossier Results

• You can download, print, or email any portion of the financial data

: SEC Filings

• Under the “Business” subject area, you can search for SEC reports

• Using the menu on the left, click “SEC Filings”

: SEC Filings

• Enter a company name, ticker symbol, or keyword to retrieve full text SEC filings

• Use “Sources” to search for a specific SEC form

• Limit your searches by time period

: Accounting

• Also under the “Business” subject area is an “Accounting” option

• Search through a variety of full text accounting publications

• Search by keyword

• Select your Sources

• Enter your keywords in the search boxes

• Click the “Phrase” link to search for exact phrases

• Use the “Article Types” menu for different results

• Click Search

• Click any article title on the search results page for more information on the article

• Click “View PDF” or “View HTML” to view article

• Click on a “Keyword” or “Key Readings” to find similar information

• Enter your keyword(s)

• Consider using some of the “Limit your results” options

• Click “Search”

Business Source Complete

• Click “PDF” or “HTML” links to retrieve articles

• Click “Locate Journal Article” if not full text through the database

• Narrow results by using subjects terms, dates, and publication type

Business Source Complete

“Locate Journal Article” page

• Is the article available in a UMW database? YES.

• Follow the links to the full text database

“Locate Journal Article” page

• Is the article available in a UMW database? NO.

• What if the article is not available in a database? Use ILLIAD.

Where do I begin?

How do I find books on my topic?

Book Catalog:

• Book catalog will search for books at the CGPS and Simpson Libraries

• Perform a “Keyword Search” • Enter your keywords• Click “Search”

Book Catalog: results

• Both print and electronic books available

• Call numbers show location

• NetLibrary – online book

• Library of Congress - print book

Book Catalog: results

• Print book at Stafford or Simpson Libraries

• Books at main campus library, request thru Illiad

• Click “full record” for ebooks

• Click “Item” or “Copies” for print books

In the Full Record, click the “Online” link to access the book in NetLibrary

Or select NetLibrary from the list of Databases on the “Business – CGPS” Research Guide

- Online books

What if my materials are at the main campus Library? What if UMW doesn’t have what I need?

Illiad – for Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan Create an Illiad Account Online forms to request non-CGPS materials Give library lead time to process request Delivered to CGPS Library $2 fee for articles located from Simpson Library

Illiad: document delivery and interlibrary loan

SEARCH TIPS

• Try different databases• Try different keywords• Use an “asterisk” for multiple

word endings - *• Phrase Searching - quotation

marks• Avoid stop words like: in, an,

of, for, on, by• Ask Librarians for assistance• Writing Center

Need help? Have Questions?

Come to the Library Mondays - Thursdays 1 p.m. -

9 p.m. Fridays 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact the Library Staff cgpslib@umw.edu 540-286-8025 IM: cgpslibrary

Set up a Research Appointment pboger@umw.edu 540-286-8066

Served at 5:30 pm

(Monday through Thursday)