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Evaluating Internet Sources

Some things to consider:

- Who authored the piece? Is there evidence of an advanced degree, an institutional affiliation, or a record of research?

- What is the source? Does it come from a reputable agency, organization, or research institute?

- How current is it? Does it have a date? Is this a topic that changes quickly?

- Is the source well researched? Does it cite other studies or authors?

- How objective is it? Is this just an opinion piece or does it rely on documentable evidence?

Getting Started

This guide suggests useful resources for Accounting and Taxation research from the Regis Library. Please Ask Us! for help selecting, connecting to, and using databases. Remote access to subscription resources requires a RegisNET account.

FASB Accounting Standards Codification
The Codification is the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP). A single-user password is required. Contact the Reference Desk 303-458-4031 for information.
Business Source Complete
BSC is a rich combination of articles from 1,800 scholarly journals and 1,700 trade periodicals, plus 17,000 company profiles, 3,000 SWOT analyses, 18,000 industry reports, and many additional market research reports, country economic reports, executive interviews, reference books, and business faculty seminars. Use the Cite tool to obtain APA citation information. Give this interface a star rating.
Books 24x7

Please log out when finished with this valuable collection of full-text electronic books. Thousands of current titles, especially in IT, business, nonprofit management and leadership are here. Search by keyword in title or even in full-text. Build your own list of favorites and bookmark.

Tutorials

Here are some useful tutorials for getting up to speed with Regis Library accounting resources:

Accounting Research
This tutorial demonstrates how to access the Wiley GAAP guides in the LexisNexis Academic database, provides a summary of materials in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Accounting and Auditing Literature database, and illustrates how to find articles on the Web and in the library databases from the Journal of Accountancy.
Business Source Complete database tutorial
A tutorial demonstrating how to find journal articles, industry profiles, company profiles, SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analyses, market research reports, and country reports in the Business Source Complete database. The tutorial begins with a basic introduction of the resource and is followed by a main menu that allows the user to specify their research interest.
Company and Industry information
This tutorial shows how to find company profiles, financial data, and related industry information using the company Qwest as an example.