Financial Information Resources for SPECIAL LIBRARIANS

Information Outlook, April, 2000 by Di Su

Its Principal IASC Publication Series, 'which are fee-based and order information is provided, include:

Annual Bound Volume of International Accounting Standards

International Accounting Standards on CD-ROM

International Accounting Standards (individual copies)

Basis for Conclusions (Published occasionally for certain Standards)

Exposure Drafts of Proposed International Accounting Standards

Draft Statements of Principles (Issued for comment by IASC Steering Committees)

Discussion and Issues Papers

Interpretations of International Accounting Standards

IASC Insight (Quarterly newsletter)

IASC Update (Summary newsletter issued immediately after IASC Board meetings)

News from the SIC (Summary newsletter issued immediately after SIC meetings)

IASC Annual Review

Surveys

Joint Publications with Other Standard-Setting Bodies (G4 1)

Comment Letters

Training Material

A site search engine is provided. Also provided is an online IASC member directory. In the U.S., members are Institute of Management Accountants of Montvale (New Jersey), National Association of State Boards of Accountancy of Nashville (Tennessee), and The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

NEWS & TRENDS

What are today's trends in accounting field? What are the new issues that are in discussion? The following sites are informative and contain up to date information.

American Accounting Association

http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/aaa

Formerly the American Association of University Instructors in Accounting, the American Accounting Association (AAA) promotes worldwide excellence in accounting education, research, and practice. The Association, founded in 1916, is a voluntary organization of persons interested in accounting education and research. Its publications include: Accounting Education News, AAA Newsletter, AAA Quarterly Journals, The Accounting Review, Accounting Horizons, and Issues in Accounting Education Section Newsletters (The ABO Reporter, AI/ET Update, The Accounting Educator, Accounting information Systems and Technology Reporter, Accounting Programs Leadership Group Newsletter, The American Taxation Association, The Auditor's Report, The Two-Year College Communicator, Financial Reporting Journal, International Forum, Gender Issues, Government and Nonprofit News, In The Public Interest, and Management Accounting News & Views.) Section Journals (Journal of the American Taxation Association (abstracts), Auditing.' A Journal of Practice & Theory (abstracts), Behavior Research in Accounting (abstracts) ,Journal of Information Systems (abstracts), and Journal of management Accounting Research.)

Powered by search engine Excite, this site is also hosted by Rutgers Accounting Web at Rutgers State University of New jersey.

Electronic Accountant: A Web Magazine and Resource Guide

http://www.ekctronicaccountant.com

Developed and managed by Faulkner & Gray -- publisher of Accounting Today, The Practical Accountant and Accounting Technology, electronicaccountant is an informative web magazine and resource guide for accounting professionals and executives. Features include: