Accountancy

3 Accountancy

Recommended sites for books

Many items for Accounting are on standing order. Check the list on the Collection Development page on SharePoint.

Canadian Legal Books for All Business Programs:

Carswell (includes Canada Law Book, and Wolters Kluwer legal titles), LexisNexis Canada (includes Butterworths), Wolters Kluwer (formerly CCH Canadian Limited) for Tax and Accounting titles

Suggested strategies for selecting

In the library catalogue, search for items published by the companies listed above, and check whether or not the library has the latest edition. Depending on the item, every other edition may be all that is needed. If the item in the library is a few editions back, purchase the new one. When sending the order to Brenda, let her know that this edition will replace the older edition, so that the older edition will be weeded and replaced by the new one.

While doing the search above, note any relevant subject headings to explore, especially if they have “Law and legislation” in the SH.

Check these publishers’ (listed above) websites for items and if anything looks relevant, check to see whether or not it’s already in the library (see above). If it is not, determine whether or not it should be in the collection (can ask instructors if they think it is useful for their programs).

Some titles have publication dates that are frequently pushed back. Keep track of anticipated publication dates, and check if the item has been published by the projected date. If not, check back at the next projected date, and keep doing so until it is published. When it has finally been published, order it. It’s easier to order items that have been published, than to order something projected to be published, pay for it, and wait around for its eventual publication. Legal titles usually come in very quickly.