1. Introduction to Library Services & Resources for Masters of Financial Accountability (MFAc) Students
Sophie Bury Business Librarian
Elizabeth Watson
Head, Bronfman Business Library
Web guide link Sept
One stop shop to come back to.

2. Agenda Introduction to the Libraries
Key services for graduate students
Library web site
Business library
Using the library’s catalogue
Finding journal articles
Citation and academic integrity
RefWorks
Accounting standards
CICA Standards & Guidance Collection & IFRS
Company financials
Financial statements, ratios
Analyst reports
WRDS

3. Getting Started at the Libraries Bookmark our Web site!
Click here for links to web sites of individual York Libraries, e.g. the Business Library

4. Web Pages Designed for Graduate Students

5. At the Libraries - Using the Computers
All computers require FAS logon which provides access to library e-re sources, Internet, and in most cases Microsoft Office applications and a access to space on a network drive to save files.
Go to to activate your account. Log on using Passport York. Click on activate new services and select FAS

6. Bronfman Business Library The Physical Space
We offer individual study carrels as well as group study space at the libraries. At Bronfman Business Library this includes six bookable group study rooms.
Group study rooms at any of the libraries may be booked online at Study Room Booking under Services on the library homepage

7. Bronfman Business Library The Virtual Space

8. Bronfman Business Library Hours & Getting Research Help
Location:
S237, Schulich School of Business
Phone: (416)
Reference
Use the IM chat service available on the Bronfman Business Library homepage.
This chat box is available on all the web pages of the Bronfman Business Library
Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.

9. Using the Library’s Catalogue
Use it to find books (print and electronic), gov. publications, videos and more…
Do not use it to find articles on a topic
Use it to find a journal or magazine, e.g. Harvard Business Review. Use Periodical Title Search option
Use it to find a database, e.g. Proquest Business, Books 24 x 7

10. Using the Library’s Catalogue
Refine your search via the Refine menus to the left
Sort your search results (the default is to sort by Relevance)

11. Using the Library’s Catalogue
This catalogue entry can be texted, ed, added to “My List”, or exported to RefWorks. Login is required.
Similar items in the libraries, which may also be helpful for your research
This is what the results look like.
If the item is checked out, you can place a hold, or request Intercampus Borrowing
Click on the subjects to search for all the items with the same subject
The item’s availability in the libraries

12. Resources Not Available at York University Libraries?
Direct Borrowing Privileges
i.e. borrowing in person at another Canadian university libraries. Note a fee applies for University of Toronto.
Interlibrary loan services via RACER
Register with RACER so you have an account
Requests submitted online
No charge for books, and up to 50 journal articles free per year for graduate students 12

13. Different Types of Journals: Scholarly, Trade, Popular, News

14. Finding journal articles: Finding journals in the library catalogue
If you have a specific reference to a journal article, you can use the library catalogue to see if it’s available electronically. Here’s an example of a citation:
Firoz, C. A. M., & Ansari, A. A. (2010). Environmental accounting and international financial reporting standards (IFRS). International Journal of Business and Management, 5(10),
Need to find this. What would you do. Google Scholar? Why use library and not Google?
Explain that another case where the catalogue is key is when you have a citation or a reference to an article and prof asks you to find it. It is on a reading list. If you Google it chances are you might not find it because it’s from a journal or magazine that charges money. So use the library site so you avail of the resources it pays for to support teaching and research at York.
Explain need to search using title of journal. Explain they need to search Periodical Title. Go live and do this. The image is linked to the library home page. It’s on page two.
Type the title of the journal into the catalogue’s search box (not the article’s title!)
Select Periodical Title from the dropdown menu. Hit go.

15. Short Video - Refresher Looking for an article citation
May forget this down the line.

16. Finding Articles on a Topic Start Here -- > http://www. library
Proquest Business
Business Source Premier
Factiva

17. Finding Journal Articles: Effective Search Strategies in an Articles Database
Avoid natural language – typing full sentences into an articles database won’t work!
Boil your topic down to keywords and concepts
Connect you different concepts/ keywords with “and”:
“and” is used for combining distinctive concepts and has the effect of narrowing the search
fraud and accounting; risk management and controls
Introduce synonyms to a keyword and divide the synonyms with “or” and put phrases in quotes
“or” is used to combine synonyms or like terms and broadens the search
accounting or financial reporting
Use truncation symbols where appropriate to find relevant variants on a word
manag*, canad*

18. Finding Journal Articles: Using Article Databases for your Research
Demonstration Search
Proquest Business
Go to web guide for today’s session:
2. Choose Proquest Business

19. Help with Citing Resources including RefWorks

20. What is RefWorks? Free to all York students, staff and faculty
Web-based
Allows you to create a database of citations or references to resources (books, journal articles, web sites, etc.)
Facilitates the automatic insertion of citations within a research paper as in-text references, footnotes, or endnotes, and the creation of a formatted bibliography using a citation style of choice
More information available on our web site

21. What about finding newspaper articles?
Factiva
User guide
What about newspapers

22. Accounting Standards at the Library
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 2011
CICA Standards and Guidance Collection (Canada)
Includes
Accounting
Assurance
Public Sector
Management Discussion & Analysis
Risk oversight and Governance Collection
Investigative & Forensic Accounting 22

23. Library databases to support financial statement analysis course
Financial Post Advisor
Canadian publicly-traded corporations
Mergent Online
International coverage, publicly-traded corporations
Standard & Poor’s Netadvantage
Primarily U.S. based publicly-traded corporations
Includes Compustat (more limited than WRDS service) 23

24. Investment Analysis & Broker Reports
Investext Plus
Full-text financial reports and forecasts prepared by the world's leading investment banks and consulting and research firms
Must be used with IE browser
Video available with helpful tips 24

25. WRDS web-based business data research service
common tool for researching all databases
Compustat, CRSP, Global Insight & more
Go to to request an account 25

26. Remember we’re available to help with research questions
Questions or comments?
Feel free to contact the library:
In person: Schulich Building S237
Chat: IM Chat Reference (available on the Bronfman Business Library homepage
Phone: