UCF Research Guides: Accounting Databases: Accounting

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Cheetah
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-Information about the law of business and finance, plus federal and state tax laws, rules, regulations, cases and forms.
-The IntelliConnect platform was decommissioned at the end of 2018. All content is on the new Cheetah platform.

- Tax News, Journals, & Newsletters
- Federal Tax, including Primary Sources, Legislation, and Federal Tax Archive (1913, 1939, 1954, 1978+)
- State Tax, including (1) Tax Reporters for each State, and (2) Multistate Tax Guides: business formation & qualification; franchise or capital stock taxes; corporate income taxes; personal income taxes; property; miscellaneous taxes; motor fuels; cigarettes, tobacco products; sales & use; public utilities; practice & procedure
- International Tax: Tax Treaties
- Accounting & Audit
- Advertising Law
- Antitrust & Trade Regulation
- Banking (Federal & State)
- Bankruptcy Law
- Commercial: Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
- Commodities & Derivatives
- Consumer Financial Services
- Corporate Governance
- Energy & Natural Resources
- European Union Financial Services
- Exchanges & SROs
- Financial & Estate Planning
- Franchising & Distribution
- Government Contracts
- Health Care Compliance & Reimbursement
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Intellectual Property (Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights)
- International Securities & Business
- Investment Management
- Labor & Employment Law, including Case Law, Disabilities Management, EEOC Compliance, Employment Practices, Labor Arbitration Awards, Labor Relations, NLRB Case Handling, OFCCP Compliance, Wages-Hours
- Labor & Employment Law (State)
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Privacy Law
- Products Liability & Safety
- Secured Transactions
- Securities (Federal & State)
- Transportation Law
RIA OnPoint Tax Library
State and Federal tax law information.

- Tax News
- Federal Library
- Pension & Benefits Library
- State & Local Tax Library
- Payroll Library
- Federal Archives (1939, 1954, 1986+)
- State & Local Archives (example: Florida Statutes 1994+; Florida regulations 1997+)
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NetAdvantage (S&P)
Database for searching information on stocks, companies, industries and mutual funds. Access to nine of the most popular S&P publications including Stock Reports, Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, and The Outlook.
Nexis Uni - Business
Company Dossier -- Company Search -- Recent Business News -- Recent Supreme Court Business Opinions -- Recent Law Review Articles -- Recent Business Blog Posts -- Featured Publications
Accounting & Tax Index / Accountants Index (1890s-2011)
These print volumes index accounting literature by subject, author & title, including periodical articles, books, essays within books, reports and authoritative literature (e.g., standards). The 1921 volume indexes literature in English on the subject of accounting published between the 1890s and 1920.
UCF Main Library ARC - HF5601.A4472 (1992-2011) Request via the library catalog
UCF Main Library ARC - HF5601.A447 (1948/49, 1965-1991) Request via the library catalog
UCF Main Library ARC - HF5635.A23 1921 (1890s-1920) Request via the library catalog

Accounting Databases

Business Databases

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) (1971+)
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Covers advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, business conditions, trends, corporate strategies & tactics, management techniques, competitive & product information, company histories & new product development
Accounting Articles (CCH - Commerce Clearing House) (1971-2003)
UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- HF5601.C64
This print index provides monthly reports that summarize accounting articles, notes and comments appearing currently in accounting news and business periodicals, with Report Letters highlighting new developments for quick reference. Articles are arranged by accounting area and indexed by topic.
Business & Company ASAP (Gale)*
No longer available
Business Commons (Digital Commons)
Brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges.
Business Expert Press (BEP)
Full text ebooks covering specific areas of business, including supply and operations management, international business, social media, finance, accounting, public relations, and marketing strategy.

Subject areas include:
- Analytics
- Business intelligence
- Business logistics
- Consumer behavior
- Decision making
- Decision support systems
- Economic conditions
- Entrepreneurship
- Forecasting
- Globalization
- Information services
- International business enterprises
- Leadership
- Lean manufacturing
- Management
- Marketing
- Planning
- Public relations
- Strategic planning
- Strategy
- Supply chain management
- Sustainability
Business Insights: Essentials (Gale) (1980+)
A collection of company & industry information, including articles, financials, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and chronologies
(formerly Business & Company Resource Center)
Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost)
Covers management, economics, finance, banking, investment, and related fields. Full text included for nearly 2,300 journals.
EconLit (EBSCOhost) (1969+)
Citations and abstracts to articles from more than 400 economics journals, covering: capital markets, econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory.
Hoover's Online*
Hoovers was sunset on 12/31/2018. It is replaced by Mergent Intellect.

See also Nexis Uni - Company Dossier and Mergent Archives
IBISWorld - Industry Market Research
A collection of Industry Market Research. Includes Industry Reports (NAICS) and Industry iExpert Summaries for the United States.
JSTOR
Full text of 2000+ core research journals from the year of their inception, many dating back to the early 1900's, providing high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated.
JSTOR also contains hundreds of Open-Access eBooks.

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Nexis Uni - Company Dossier
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Company Dossier is part of Nexis Uni business information solutions including: legal, corporate, government, law enforcement, tax, accounting, academic, and risk and compliance assessment.

See also Mergent Archives and Hoover's Online
Mergent Online
Current business and industry financial information, including SEC filings, Executive Biographies, Ratios, and a rich report builder.

As of July 2017: also includes D&B Country RiskLine Reports, D&B Country Risk Profiles. and Mergent Country Profiles.
NetAdvantage (S&P)
Database for searching information on stocks, companies, industries and mutual funds. Access to nine of the most popular S&P publications including Stock Reports, Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, and The Outlook.
Orlando Business Journal
Orlando-area business news and the Orlando Book of Lists.
UPDATE: Access to some online content is available here

Please see current issues on Main Library and Rosen Library periodical shelves. Older issues are available in microform or can be requested from the Automated Retrieval Center (ARC)

See also a different publisher's database for Regional Business News from over 80 other U.S. cities.
ProQuest Databases
Search platform for over 25 databases, full text eBooks, dissertations, company profiles, and article indexing in multiple disciplines.

- ABI/INFORM Complete (Dateline, Global, Trade & Industry) (1971+)
- - ABI/INFORM Dateline (1985+)
- - ABI/INFORM Global
- - ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry (1971+)
- American Periodicals (1740-1940)
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1934+)
- BioOne Abstracts & Indexes (1998+)
- British Periodicals
- Christian Science Monitor (1988+)
- Dissertations & Theses @ UCF
- e-books
- Ethnic NewsWatch
- GenderWatch
- Hoover's Company Profiles
- Los Angeles Times (1985+)
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) (1975+)
- ProQuest National Newspapers (1985+)
- New York Times (1980+)
- Orlando Sentinel (1985+)
-US Southeast Newsstream
- Physical Education Index (1970+)
- ProQuest Criminal Justice (1981+)
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Abstracts & Indexes (1743+)
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text (1997+)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times (1851-2010)
- ProQuest SciTech Collection (1693+)
- - ProQuest Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection (1962+)
- - - Aerospace Database (1962+)
- - - Electronics & Communications Abstracts (1981+)
- - - ProQuest Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Journals
- - - ProQuest Computer Science Collection (1981+)
- - - ProQuest Deep Indexing: Advanced Technologies
- - - Solid State & Superconductivity Abstracts (1981+)
- - ProQuest Agricultural Science Collection (1970+)
- - - AGRICOLA (1970+)
- - - ProQuest Agriculture Journals (1998+)
- - - ProQuest Deep Indexing: Agriculture Science
- - ProQuest Aquatic Science Collection (1960+)
- - - Aqualine (1960+)
- - - Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources (1971+)
- - - Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 2: Ocean Technology, Policy & Non-Living Resources (1971+)
- - - Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality (1990+)
- - - Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Aquaculture Abstracts (1984+)
- - - Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Marine Biotechnology Abstracts (1989+)
- - - Oceanic Abstracts (1981+)
- - - ProQuest Aquatic Science Journals
- - - ProQuest Deep Indexing: Aquatic Sciences
- - - Water Resources Abstracts (1967+)
- - ProQuest Atmospheric Science Collection (1974+)
- - - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (1974+)
- - - ProQuest Atmospheric Science Journals
- - - ProQuest Deep Indexing: Atmospheric Sciences
- - ProQuest Biological Science Collection (1946+)
- - - Algology Mycology & Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C) (1982+)
- - - Animal Behavior Abstracts (1982+)
- - - Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources (1971+)
- - - Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Aquaculture Abstracts (1984+)
- - - Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Marine Biotechnology Abstracts (1989+)
- - - Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) (1982+)
- - - Biochemistry Abstracts 1 (1981-1993)
- - - Biochemistry Abstracts 3 (1982-1993)
- - - Biotechnology Research Abstracts
- - - Calcium & Calcified Tissue Abstracts (1982+)
- - - Chemoreception Abstracts (1982+)
- - - COS Conference Papers Index (1982+)
- - - Ecology Abstracts (1982+)
- - - Endocrinology Abstracts (1985=1986)
- - - Entomology Abstracts (1981+)
- - - Genetics Abstracts (1982+)
- - - Health & Safety Science Abstracts (1981+)
- - - Human Genome Abstracts (1982-1995)
- - - Immunology Abstracts (1982+)
- - - Industrial & Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A) (1982+)
- - - MEDLINE (1946+)
- - - Neurosciences Abstracts (1982+)
- - - Nucleic Acids Abstracts (1982+)
- - - Oncogenes & Growth Factors Abstracts (1989+)
- - - Plant Science (1994+)
- - - ProQuest Biological Science Journals
- - - ProQuest Deep Indexing: Biological Sciences
- - - Toxicology Abstracts (1981+)
- - - TOXLINE (1999+)
- - - Virology & AIDS Abstracts (1982+)
- - ProQuest Computer Science Collection (1981+)
- - - Computer & Information Systems Abstracts (1981+)
- - - ProQuest Computer Science Journals
- - - ProQuest Deep Indexing: Computer Science
- - ProQuest Earth Science Collection (1693+)
- - - GeoRef (1693+)
- - - GeoRef in Process
- - - Oceanic Abstracts (1981+)
- - - ProQuest Deep Indexing: Earth Sciences
- - - ProQuest Earth Science Journals
- - ProQuest Engineering Collection (1966+)
- - - Abstracts in New Technology & Engineering (1981+)
- - - Biotechnology & BioEngineering Abstracts (1981+)
- - - Biotechnology Research Abstracts
- - - Civil Engineering Abstracts (1966+)
- - - Earthquake Engineering Abstracts (1971+)
- - - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (1990+)
- - - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (1966+)
- - - ProQuest Deep Indexing: Engineering
- - - ProQuest Engineering Journals
- - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection (1960+)
- - - Aqualine (1960+)
- - - Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality (1990+)
- - - Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) (1982+)
- - - Biotechnology Research Abstracts
- - - COS Conference Papers Index (1982+)
- - - Ecology Abstracts (1982+)
- - - Environment Abstracts
- - - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (1990+)
- - - Environmental Impact Statements: Digests (1985+)
- - - Environmental Impact Statements: Full Text (1985+)
- - - Health & Safety Science Abstracts (1981+)
- - - Industrial & Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A) (1982+)
- - - Pollution Abstracts (1981+)
- - - ProQuest Deep Indexing: Environmental Sciences
- - - ProQuest Environmental Science Journals
- - - Risk Abstracts (1990+)
- - - Sustainability Science Abstracts (1995+)
- - - Toxicology Abstracts (1981+)
- - - TOXLINE (1999+)
- - - Water Resources Abstracts (1967+)
- - ProQuest Illustrata: Natural Sciences (1997+)
- - ProQuest Illustrata: Technology
- - ProQuest Materials Science Collection (1965+)
- - - Aluminium Industry Abstracts (1972+)
- - - Ceramic Abstracts (1975+)
- - - Copper Technical Reference Library (1965+)
- - - Corrosion Abstracts (1980+)
- - - Engineering Materials Abstracts (1986+)
- - - Materials Business File (1985+)
- - - METADEX (1966+)
- - - ProQuest Deep Indexing: Materials Science
- - - ProQuest Materials Science Journals
- ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection (1871+)
- - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) (1987+)
- - ERIC (1966+)
- - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) (1951+)
- - Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) (1973+)
- - PAIS International (1914+)
- - PILOTS: Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress (1871+)
- - ProQuest Criminal Justice (1981+)
- - ProQuest Education Journals (1988+)
- - ProQuest Political Science (1985+)
- - ProQuest Social Science Journals
- - ProQuest Sociology (1985+)
- - Social Services Abstracts (1979+)
- - Sociological Abstracts (1952+)
- - WorldWide Political Science Abstracts (1975+)
- Vogue Archive (1892+)
- Wall Street Journal (1984+)
- Washington Post (1987+)
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975+)
Regional Business News (EBSCOhost)
"incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States"

"Included in this database are Arizona Business, Business North Carolina, Crain's New York Business (and other Crain Communications editions), Des Moines Business Record, Enterprise Salt Lake City, Fort Worth Business Press, Orange County Business Journal, Westchester County Business Journal, etc."
See also a different publisher's database which includes the Orlando Business Journal and over 35 other U.S. cities.
Sage Research Methods
Selected full text of book, journal and reference content relevant to the exploration of research methods and concepts. Intended as a tool to aid student researches design methodologies, understand particular methods, identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings.
Unlimited simultaneous users.

includes the complete series of:
- Little Green Books -- Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences
- Little Blue Books -- Qualitative Research Methods
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
"is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences"

Research Networks
- Humanities:
- - Classics (CRN)
- - Literature (LIT)
- - Music & Composition (MRCN)
- - Philosophy (PRN)
- - Rhetoric & Communication (RCRN)
- Accounting (ARN)
- Anthropology & Archaeology (AARN)
- Biology (BioRN)
- Cognitive Science (CSN)
- Corporate Governance (CGN)
- Economics (ERN)
- Entrepreneurship (ERPN)
- Finance (FEN)
- Health Economics (HEN)
- Hebrew (HRN)
- Information Systems & eBusiness (ISN)
- Innovation (IRPN)
- Law (LSN)
- Leadership (LRN)
- Management (MRN)
- Marketing (MKT)
- Negotiation (NEG)
- Political Science (PSN)
- Social Insurance (SIRN)
- Sustainability (SRPN)

Company & Industry Research

Business Insights: Essentials (Gale) (1980+)
A collection of company & industry information, including articles, financials, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and chronologies
(formerly Business & Company Resource Center)
Hoover's Online*
Hoovers was sunset on 12/31/2018. It is replaced by Mergent Intellect.

See also Nexis Uni - Company Dossier and Mergent Archives
IBISWorld - Industry Market Research
A collection of Industry Market Research. Includes Industry Reports (NAICS) and Industry iExpert Summaries for the United States.
Nexis Uni - Business
Company Dossier -- Company Search -- Recent Business News -- Recent Supreme Court Business Opinions -- Recent Law Review Articles -- Recent Business Blog Posts -- Featured Publications
MarketLine Advantage
International industry and company information, including SWOT profiles
- for access to some MarketLine reports, connect to Business Source Premier, search for "Marketline" and then use the left column filter to limit Publisher to "Marketline"
Mergent Intellect
"Mergent Intellect is a highly flexible web-based application that features a deep collection of worldwide business information that enables companies to generate insightful business intelligence. Coupling Mergent's expertise in developing products for the reference marketplace with D&B®'s private company database, Mergent Intellect offers new and existing clients a unique opportunity to access private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more.
Additionally, through Mergent’s partnership with Whitepages Pro, clients now have immediate access to contact information for over 250 million U.S. consumers. This enhanced search tool features specific information - name, address, previous address, age, number of household members and reverse phone number lookup capabilities - another valuable source of business insight."
Mergent Online
Current business and industry financial information, including SEC filings, Executive Biographies, Ratios, and a rich report builder.

As of July 2017: also includes D&B Country RiskLine Reports, D&B Country Risk Profiles. and Mergent Country Profiles.
Mintel Current
Contains full text market research reports covering U.S. and global consumer markets, with an emphasis on European and U.S. markets.

Each report analyzes market share, segmentation, and trends along with providing comprehensive demographic profiles and consumer patterns.
NetAdvantage (S&P)
Database for searching information on stocks, companies, industries and mutual funds. Access to nine of the most popular S&P publications including Stock Reports, Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, and The Outlook.
SBRnet: Sports Business Research Network
Statistics, market research, and publications on sports business, sales, and participation.
ValueLine Research Center
UCF access will end on Dec. 31, 2018 due to funding.
"a vast array of financial measures for over 6,000 stocks, 18,000 mutual funds, 200,000 options, and other securities"

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