Books can be good starting points for your research to both explore a topic and identify additional references. Books can also offer in-depth analyses of a topic or include original, or republished, article-length essays. While many books found in the Library are scholarly - written by experts, for experts - some will be intended for a practitioner or popular audience and may not be appropriate for your literature review.
Use Library Search to find books and eBooks.
Once you've run a search, use the filter for Subject headings from the left side menu.
You can also use subject headings when you begin to search the catalogue. From Advanced Search, use the pull-down menu to change the 'Any field' button to 'Subject.'
Some possible relevant subject headings for your assignment that you could use in a Library Search include:
| Accounting--Law and legislation--United States |
Hedging (Finance)--Accounting |
| Accounting--Standards--Canada | Financial statements--Standards |
| Accounting fraud | Natural resources--Accounting |
| Consolidation and merger of corporations--Accounting | International business enterprises--accounting |
| Derivatives securities--Accounting | Investment analysis--Accounting |
| Fair value--Accounting | Securities--Prices--Accounting |
| Financial institutions--Accounting |
This is not a comprehensive list! To identify appropriate subject headings, use the catalogue record for a book you know to be relevant and use the heading(s) you find there. As you research, keep track of subject headings associated with relevant search results to incorporate into your searches.