| MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES |
 Accounting & Tax
via ProQuest |
Varies |
Indexes articles published in nearly 300 accounting and tax publications with official releases from the AICPA and FASB and selective indexing of tax-related information in thousands of business journals. |
CCH OmniTax
via CCH Tax Research NetWork |
Current |
Indexes tax regulations and cases, both federal and state, plus has newsletter and IRS materials, analysis and practice tools.
Click Enter on the left-hand side under Log In. You will be asked to enter your e-mail address.
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RIA Checkpoint
via RIA
Log in to RIA with your personal account
(See instructions in right column)
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Current |
Designed for tax research, includes indexes tax regulations and cases. Includes seven WG&L tax-related treatises.
ACCESS INFORMATION: The RIA Checkpoint link on the left provides direct access to this resource without the ability for personal customizations. Register for a student course-related account and use personalization features. (See registration instructions). Student accounts expire on January 1 and August 1. If you already have your personal account, follow this link: RIA Checkpoint log in page. You do not need to "Connect from Home" if you have your personal account. |
ABI/Inform
via ProQuest |
1905-present |
Indexes 1400+ scholarly and trade journals in accounting and all business-related fields. |
Business and Industry
via RDS |
1994-present |
Indexes 1,850+ trade journals and selected industry-related documents. |
Business and Company Resource Center
via GaleNet |
Varies |
Indexes 5,000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business and industry. Also includes company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and more. Predicast's PROMT, Newsletters ASAP and Thomson Financials' Investext Plus databases are fully integrated in this database. |
General Business File ASAP
via InfoTrac |
1980-present |
Indexes 1,000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business, industry, economics and politics. Also covers broker research reports and company directory listings. |
| SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Academic
via LexisNexis |
Varies |
Full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, medical, government, statistical, and reference information; federal and state case law. |
Bankruptcies; SDC Platinum
via UP - ERC |
1980-1988, limited; 1988-present, full |
Based on SEC documents, bankruptcy court filings, reorganization plans, and news sources, provides data searchable by various factors, from company name to creditors, securities, financial profile, etc. Includes U.S. companies with assets of $1million (1980-88) or, after 1988, public with $10 million or private with $50 million in assets.
Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
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BNA Core Plus with Tax Management Package
via Bureau of National Affairs |
Varies |
Bureau of National Affairs newsletters, reporters, and reference libraries. |
Compustat PC Plus
via Standard and Poor's |
Current |
Provides reliable financial data, company reports, performance graphs, and textual documents concerning American publicly traded companies. This database is know as Compustat PC Plus and Standard & Poor's Research Insight.
Contact the Business Librarian (Green Library, Reference Department, 2nd floor; phone: 305-348-2454) for access. Available only on CD-ROM.
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DataStream
via UP - ERC |
1971-present |
Statistics and timeseries in the areas of business, economics, and finance.
Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
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GMID: Global Market Information Database
via Euromonitor |
Varies |
An online business information system providing business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. It offers integrated access to statistics, market reports, company profiles and information sources. 205 countries are researched, with extended coverage of 52. Primary emphasis is on consumer impact rather than investors. Search by industries, countries, companies, or regions.
Please read the agreement and select button ACCEPT to enter GMID.
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Historical Annual Reports, ProQuest
via ProQuest |
1884-present |
Business resource covering information on companies, including financial performance, key officers, competitors, and market trends. Includes more than 800 U.S. companies. |
Hoover's Company Records
via ProQuest |
Current |
Covers more than 40,000 public and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives. Contains in depth industry analyses, information on a company's location, company overview, summary financials, top competitors, rankings, company history, products and operations, auditors, top officers, and more.
Best to search via ABI/Inform then use the links from the abstracts. |
Mergent Online
via Mergent Online |
1994-present |
Corporate reports on 20,000+ U.S. & international corporations plus financial search engine.
Formerly FIS Online. |
NTIS: National Technical Information Service
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1964-present |
Summaries of the unclassified, publicly available U.S. government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information. Additionally, information is available from international government departments and other international organizations including those from Canada, Japan, the former Soviet Union, Western and Eastern European countries. |
Research Insight, Standard & Poor's
via Standard and Poor's |
Current |
Provides reliable financial data, company reports, performance graphs, and textual documents concerning American publicly traded companies. This database is know as Compustat PC Plus and Standard & Poor's Research Insight.
Contact the Business Librarian (Green Library, Reference Department, 2nd floor; phone: 305-348-2454) for access. Available only on CD-ROM.
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SDC Platinum: Bankruptcies
via UP - ERC |
1980-1988, limited; 1988-present, full |
Based on SEC documents, bankruptcy court filings, reorganization plans, and news sources, provides data searchable by various factors, from company name to creditors, securities, financial profile, etc. Includes U.S. companies with assets of $1million (1980-88) or, after 1988, public with $10 million or private with $50 million in assets.
Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
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SDC Platinum: Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions
via UP - ERC |
US: 1979-present; Intl: 1985-present |
Covers both public and private transactions involving at least 5% of the company value (prior to 1993, value must => $1mm.) Transactions include, mergers, acquisitions, LBOs, stake purchases, tender offers, stock swaps, privatizations, spinoffs, etc. Data includes over 1,400 data elements.
Please see instructions at http://www.fiu.edu/~morriss/Guides/WMA07.htm before using.
Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
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United Nations Treaty Collection
via United Nations |
Varies |
Includes the full text of treaties of the League of Nations (1920-1944), the United Nations Treaty Series (1946-present), treaty handbook, and the Status of Multilateral Treaties on Deposit with the Secretary General.
Available only at the Green Library, FIU University Park Campus. Consult Government Documents Desk or Reference Desk to obtain the password.
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Westlaw Campus Research
via West |
Varies |
Covers U.S. laws, regulations (administrative law), court cases, law reviews, and citation searching. Also has some European Union materials.
Please read the agreement and select button GO to enter WestLaw Campus.
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Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions; SDC Platinum
via UP - ERC |
US: 1979-present; Intl: 1985-present |
Covers both public and private transactions involving at least 5% of the company value (prior to 1993, value must => $1mm.) Transactions include, mergers, acquisitions, LBOs, stake purchases, tender offers, stock swaps, privatizations, spinoffs, etc. Data includes over 1,400 data elements.
Please see instructions at http://www.fiu.edu/~morriss/Guides/WMA07.htm before using.
Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
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| RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Associations Unlimited
via GaleNet |
Current |
Directory information for over 156,000 international, U.S., national, regional, state, and local non-profit organizations. Incorporated into Gale's Directory Library. |
| INTERNET SITES |
| FIU Master of Accounting Program |
 FIU
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| Businet: Internet Resources for Business |
FIU Libraries
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| Internet Sources for U.S. Corporate, Industrial, and Economic Information |
UNC-Charlotte Library
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| EDGAR Database |
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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| FASB Home Page |
Financial Accounting Standards Board
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| NAICS - North American Industry Classification System |
U.S. Census Bureau
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