Learning Resources: Accountancy: Textbooks & eBooks

Subjects and Shelfmarks in the Library

Subject Sub-sections	Class number
Financial services	332
Accounting	657
Accounting : Computer applications	657.0285
Accounting : Dictionaries	657.03
Book keeping	657.2
Financial reporting : Accounting	657.3
Cost accounting	657.42
Auditing	657.45
Financial accounting	657.48
Cash flow	657.72
Accounting : Public sector	657.835
Company accounts	657.95
Corporate finance	658.15
Financial information : Management	658.155
Management : Accounting	658.1511
Financial statements	658.1512
Budgeting : Business	658.154
Management information systems	658.4038
Business communication	658.45

Cannot Find What You Are Looking For?

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Is the book not held by the library at all? - Use the Inter library loan service to borrow it from another library
Recommend a book? - Contact your Subject Specialist or Librarian if you would like to recommend a book we should buy for the library.

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If you are looking for a book which is not held in any of our libraries, you can ask us to borrow it from another library through the Inter-Library Loans system.

Search the Library Catalogue

The Library has a huge range of textbook and eBook titles to meet your needs.

Textbooks can be a great place to start your research, but remember that demand can be high, so you'll need to plan in advance. Use the Library Catalogue to check what books the library has available.

eBooks are a quick and easy way to access material. They are available on or off campus and can be used 24 hours a day. If you own a tablet device, these books can be viewed easily wherever you have a connection to the internet. These titles also allow limited printing.

You can access our textbook and eBook collections through the Library Catalogue

Ebooks are included in the library catalogue, however, you may also wish to use the ebook platforms themselves.

Unless otherwise indicated, to access these ebooks platforms click on the link and enter your Network username and password when prompted:

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central is the access route to the FE e-books collection. The Core Collection supports students in a broad range of subject areas: arts and humanities, business management and general, education and childcare, health and life sciences, ICT, travel and tourism, key skills including maths, science and engineering, social sciences, and vocational. Currently the collection has 639 titles.
eBooks for FE/HE Collection (UK) This link opens in a new window
Offering locally relevant UK content, this is a tailored package containing more than 5,000 e-books from leading UK publishers include Hodder Education Group, Bloomsbury UK and noteworthy authors. Subject Coverage Includes:
Art, Business and management, Child development and early years
Computers and IT, Culinary arts, Education, Fashion and design
Health and social care, History, Languages ,Media, Performing arts
Sport, leisure, physical education and fitness, Technology and engineering
VLeBooks This link opens in a new window
VLeBooks is a fantastic new way for you to access your eBook catalogue,
empowering you with a quick and easy way to access texts.
Categories are - Art & Photography, Biography, Business, Finance and Law, Children's, Computing, Education , Food & Drink, Health & Lifestyle, History & Transport, Hobbies & Games, Home &, Garden, Mind, Body, Spirit, Music, Stage & Screen, Politics, Philosophy & Religion, Reference, Reference & Languages, Scientific, Technical and Medical and Sport. The list continues to grow!

A selection of ebooks for your subject

Introduction To Accounting And Managerial Finance: A Merger Of Equals

Advanced Management Accounting

Finance: Management Accounting and Financial Reporting

Accountability and Social Accounting

Research on professional responsibility and ethics in accounting.

Latest Titles...

Financial Accounting by Michael Jones
Call Number: 657.48 JON
ISBN: 9780470058985
Publication Date: 2008-04-21
Accounting is the provision of financial information to managers or owners, as well as to external users, so that they can make business decisions. It measures, monitors and controls business activities. Financial Accounting provides a very accessible and easy-to-follow introduction to accounting. It introduces students to accounting and provides them with a clear understanding of the theory and practice of financial accounting. The text blends theory and practice by stressing the underlying concepts and context of accounting. Text thoroughly updated to include examples that comply with the new format adopted by International Accounting Standards for listed companies. 'Real Life Nuggets' and other material from the business press will be revised and updated. A large number of end of chapter questions of escalating difficulty, together with the accompanying answers, enables the reader to develop their understanding of the key concepts discussed in the text.

Call Numbers Explained

When you enter the details of the item that you want on the Library Catalogue it will display a call number that tells you where the item is shelved.

The call number will usually look something like this:

306.47 GEL

The combinations of letters and numbers gives a location based on the subject content of the item. The items are arranged on the shelves using the call numbers.

The library floor plan will show you where items with particular call numbers are stored.