Finding Journal Articles on a Topic
Checking the Complete List of Journals Available at Albright
Finding Reference Sources
Finding Popular Books and AV Materials
Finding Quality Internet Sites
REMOTE USERS NOTE: Students, faculty and staff accessing these databases from home or off site must log into the remote list of databases. You will need a current college ID card for obtaining access. Anyone with problems accessing these databases should call 610-921-7211 or email libraryref@alb.edu for assistance.
The most popular databases with tax information are listed in alphabetical order. You can read find more information on each database and review the online help options for each database by going to our Complete List of Library Databases. Once you find the sources you need, you can see if we own that particular magazine, journal or newspaper by checking a full listing of the serial items that the college can access in print (in the Library) or by reading online.
- ABI/Inform Global, available via ProQuest, premier business journal & newspaper database, much in full text online.
- Accounting & Tax, available via ProQuest, premier accounting journal & newspaper database, much in full text online.
- Business Periodicals Online, available via WilsonWeb, leading English language business periodical database.
- Lexis Nexis Business, available via Lexis Nexis Universe, select the Business section to view business and industry news, financial information and business directories
- Lexis Nexis News, available via Lexis Nexis Universe, select the News section to view newpaper wire service and media transcript articles.
Check our list of online and print journals to determine which titles you can access in the library and online. If you cannot find the article you need, request it via interlibrary loan.
Reference sources provide solid background information on a topic or provide a quick and easy access to sources with factual information. You will want to consult them when you either want to get a good background on a topic (e.g., an encyclopedia entry) or to find a quick fact or definition (e.g., dictionary or almanac). The reference sources listed here may be in print or online format. Online database sources with a double asterisk, must be logged into as a remote user -- see instructions below.
REMOTE USERS NOTE: Students, faculty and staff accessing any starred databases from home or off site must log into the remote list of databases. You will need a current college ID card for obtaining access. Anyone with problems accessing these databases should call 610-921-7211 or email libraryref@alb.edu for assistance.
- Accounting Desk Book : the Accountant's Everyday Instant Answer Book [Ref 657 P712a, 2003]
- The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Accounting [Ref 657.03 B632, 1998]
- CCH Internet Tax Research Network [available online at CCH**]
- FASB Interpretation [657 F111i -- on reserve]
- FASB Technical Bulletin [. 657 F111t -- on reserve]
- Lexis Nexis [available via Lexis Nexis Universe**, select the Legal section to see US & state laws]
- Mergent Online, available at Mergent**,strong financial data on companies
- Reproducible Federal Tax Forms for Use in Libraries [Ref 336.2 U58r -- last 5 years]
- TRANSACC : Transnational Accounting [Ref 657.96 T772 -- 3 vols.]
To find books and AV materials at Albright, check our Online Public Access Catalog (a.k.a. OPAC)
Need some help in using the OPAC? Try scanning our online OPAC instruction guide. If you cannot locate what you need in the OPAC, try these other catalogs to find materials in other libraries, which can be interlibrary loaned.
There are many Internet gateways and high quality resources that provide high quality tax information. Some of the ones we recommend are:
AICPA (Online Publications), links to many publications & drafts, as well as educational information
FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board, includes FASB's publications price list and summaries of its pronouncements
IRS, source of all Internal Revenue Service information
IRS.com, independent tax source and includes links to nearly all state tax sites, as well as some federal links
RAW (Rutgers Accounting Web, accounting portal & cooperative international venture to provide a forum for accounting, auditing and related fields
Tax and Accounting Sites Directory, links to many primary tax sites
Tax news and research information available at Tax.CCHGroup, PPCNet, RIA professional websites
