1. ACCT 720: Research Session Ms. Shana Gass, MSLS sgass@towson.edu Reference Librarian, Cook Library April 1, 2010

2. Project Bibliography 5+ books 5+ web sites 5+ journal articles – you’ll need to use some scholarly articles “Match it up” (no items in bibliography that go uncited in body of paper, and vice versa)

3. What Are Scholarly Articles? A helpful tutorial: http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/helpguides/guides.cfm?id=5 http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/helpguides/guides.cfm?id=5 Top signs of a scholarly article: – Lists academic credentials of authors – Lots of citations/footnotes/extensive bibliography – Lengthy! Usually in the double-digits – Reports results of in-depth study rather than merely sharing news or giving advice of what to do – Tends to feature sections such as literature review, methodology, discussion (of results), lots of graphs/charts – Article-length literature reviews (more info after the jump!) are also considered to be scholarly articles

4. What Is a Literature Review? Describes & analyzes state of the field in an area of scholarship – What’s known – Schools of thought – Points of contention – Angles for further exploration More info: – http://www.library.american.edu/Help/tutorials/lit_review/ http://www.library.american.edu/Help/tutorials/lit_review/ – http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html

5. Literature Review: Sources & Strategies Search library databases for scholarly articles Search Cook Library/USMAI catalog for scholarly books/treatises Mine citations (going back) Do a citation search (going forward)

6. Particularly Useful Journals/ Book Series for finding literature reviews Journal of Accounting Literature: All lit reviews! [in print and in Accounting & Tax database] Advances in Environmental Accounting and Management [STACKS 5 th floor, call number: TD194.7.A38

7. Component: Case Studies Application of technique in a particular company or industry Sources: – Articles from scholarly journals – Articles from trade & professional publications – …Found in library databases – Books

8. Tools: Cook Library Accounting Subject Gateway http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/accounting Links: – Business Source Complete – Accounting & Tax – Web of Science – Social Sciences (citation searching)

9. Demo: Accounting & Tax

10. Demo: Business Source Complete

11. Search Techniques Search connectors: – AND – OR – NOT Truncation (*) for different word endings See your handout for examples Use Advanced Search for best options! Leverage the subjects listed for articles to hone in on your topic

12. Electronic Book Databases NetLibrary & eBrary databases have electronic books in full text on wide range of subjects Link from list of Cook Library databases: http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/databasesByTitle.cfm

13. Company & Industry Background Business Source Complete database > search for Company or industry > Narrow sources by SWOT Analyses OR Industry Profile Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage database > Industry Surveys

14. Questions? …feel free to contact me! Shana Gass (410) 704-2395 sgass@towson.edu *preferredsgass@towson.edu Or any reference librarian: Visit – phone – IM – email – TXT Cook Library Web Site > Ask A Librarian