Research Guides: Accounting: Overview

Introduction

Welcome to the Accounting Research Guide.

Use this guide to find links to accounting resources at the UO Library. This guide includes links to resources for company financials, annual reports, and SEC filings, as well as key industry journals, and information on auditing, taxes, and regulations. Use the tabs to the right to navigate through the guide.

UO Campus Virtual Labs
The campus virtual lab is comprised of two virtual labs, a general use, 200-person "main" lab and a high-performance, 40-person lab. Both provide access to specialty software for classes that are traditionally only available in a physical computer lab.
Virtual Lab Software List

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Get your account now! The UO Libraries have started a two-year trial of the Wall Street Journal Online for all UO members. Sign up for your free account at the link below and then go directly to wsj.com or their mobile apps for ongoing access.

For more details on the trial please see the WSJ research guide linked below.

Wall Street Journal (Website) This link opens in a new window
This subscription provides current UO faculty, students, and staff access to domestic and international business news, commentary, podcasts, blogs, WSJ+, and more. First-time users create a free account at this link. For more information on the benefits of your WSJ access, please visit this page https://researchguides.uoregon.edu/wallstreetjournal

Accounting Basics

WRDS - Wharton Research Data Service
WRDS provides access to selected datasets in the fields of finance, accounting, banking, economics, management, marketing, and public policy. Subscriptions include Compustat Capital IQ and CRSP.
WRDS access is limited to faculty, staff, and graduate students.
Click "More" for registration information.

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1. On the WRDS homepage, click "Register" in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2. Register using your @uoregon.edu email address and click "Register."
3. Your registration request will be forwarded to LCB for authorization.

The WRDS services are for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. Users may not use data downloaded from the WRDS database for any non-academic or commercial endeavor.

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Company information database containing profiles for more than 10,000 publicly traded U.S. companies, 17,000 public international firms, subsidiary structures, property holdings, and key competitors.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Industry research database covering thousands of industries in the U.S., China, and global economies at the 5-digit NAICS code level.
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Contains basic public and private company profiles on more than 20 million North American companies and over 70 million global companies including recent financial information, subsidiaries, key competitors, and executive profiles.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Magazines, newspapers and journals in all business disciplines including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics going back to 1886.

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