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Commerce Research Guide

A guide to research resources for commerce students and faculty at Dalhousie University

Accounting Research: Introduction

This guide was prepared by the Business subject specialist for the Dalhousie community. These resources have been selected as excellent starting points for academic research in Accounting. For further research assistance, please contact Dr. Joyline Makani

Page Contents:

  1. Core Accounting Journals
  2. Dictionaries/Encyclopedias/Handbooks
  3. Search for Accounting Related articles
  4. Company Annual Reports/ Financial Statements (balance sheets, income statements, etc.)
  5. Ratios/benchmarking data

Dictionaries, Handbooks, and Encyclopedias

Search for Accounting Related articles

To retrieve the best results think about what your key words are before searching the following databases, e.g. accounting AND "financial reporting"

Company Annual Reports/Financial Statements

BLOOMBERG

Provides financial, economic and government information covering all market sectors. Offers real-time trading data, company financials, market data spanning more than 20 years, customizable market monitors, macro-economic data, news, and much more for stocks, bonds, commodities, and other major markets all in one place.

NOTE: At Dalhousie we have access to 12 Bloomberg Terminals. One terminal is located in the Killam Library, North Learning Commons. Ten terminals are located in the Risk Lab on the 2nd floor of the Rowe Building.  Additional terminals are located in the 4th floor computer lab in the Rowe Building — you can’t miss their distinctive keyboards! Bloomberg is available to Dalhousie University faculty, staff, and students only. You must create log in credentials and a cell phone number will be necessary to authenticate a new user.

DATASTREAM (only accessible from a dedicated workstation in the Killam, North Learning Commons.)

Provides access to significant historical time series data including equity, index, commodity, currency, bond, futures, options, and economic data. The Excel add-on allows researchers to download data on multiple securities simultaneously. Also provides access to ASSET4 ESG data which includes 500 metrics on more than 4,700 global companies covering environmental, social, and governance factors.

Ratios/Benchmarking Data

Use the following resources to get benchmarking data at the industry level.

Accounting/Consulting News

To read the selected news articles open Factiva and search for the title.

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