Reference sources is usually the first place to start when you are learning and exploring a new research topic.
Using reference sources, you can get quick specific facts or an overview of a subject.
Reference sources can be electronic/online or print dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, handbooks, etc.
First, read a good summary of a your topic in an encyclopedia, like those listed in the first section. Second, once you know the basics on your topic, search for more published scholarship in the CUNY Catalog, OneSearch, E-Journals and library Databases.
Print reference books are mainly shelved in the stacks of 3rd floor. To use reference books, please ask library staff at Library Borrowing Desk.
24-hour access to electronic reference resources.
Use your CUNYfirst credentials to access electronic resources if you are off campus.
Audit and Accounting Manual: Nonauthoritative Practice Aid 2019 by 
Accountants' Handbook 2009 by 
Accounting Reference Desktop by 
GAAP Implementation Guide by 
International Financial Reporting Standards by 
Wiley GAAP Policies and Procedures by 
International Taxation and Multinational Activity by 
A Dictionary of Finance and Banking by 
Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Accounting by 
Dictionary of Accounting Terms by 
Dictionary of Accounting Terms by 
The Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy by 
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance by 
The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management by 