Books


The library’s overall book stock exceeds 40,000 volumes. Books are shelved in subject order according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system.  Each book in the Library is assigned a Dewey shelf number that appears on the spine of the book.  As Dewey is a numerical system, the books are arranged on the shelves in strict numerical order.  Books on the same subject are given the same shelf number.

The following are the Dewey numbers relevant for Accounting & Finance
Communications starting at   302.2
Organizational Behaviour starting at   302.35
Economics starting at   330
Managerial Economics starting at   330.024
Finance starting at   332
Law starting at   340
Taxation starting at   343.04
Banking Law starting at   346.082
Business Law starting at   346.4
Business Research Methods starting at   650.072
Business Communications starting at   651.7
Accounting starting at   657
Bookkeeping starting at   657.2
Financial Reporting starting at   657.3
Cost & Management Accounting starting at   657.42
Auditing starting at   657.45
Financial Accounting starting at   657.48
Management starting at   658
Business Information Systems starting at   658.05
Business Finance starting at   658.15
Operations Management starting at   658.5
Marketing starting at   658.8


The General Lending Collection consists of books which may be borrowed for up to one week at a time. These are shelved in Stacks # 0 - 8. Each student may have three items on loan simultaneously.


The Short Loan Collection consists of books which are in constant demand and the loan period is therefore restricted to two overnight or weekend loan only. These are shelved in Stack #9. Each student may  borrow two items at a time.


The Reference Collection consists of materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers etc.  Reference material is for library use only and is located on the first floor Stacks # 20 – 21.

Material in the Official Publications collection is for library use only.  This collection is located on the first floor of the LRC and contains material such as government reports, ESRI and NESC reports etc.

 


Special Collections

The following is a list of Special Collections (not listed in the catalogue) which are relevant for the area of Accounting and Finance. 

Click on a link below to view a list of items on the selected topic.
Please note that these items are for Reference only and may not be removed from the library.

Accounting Standards Board Publications

Company Information & Annual Reports

 

Accounting & Finance Reading Lists

Click on the programme codes below to see what material the Library holds from the Reading List for that programme.  Please note that some programmes have yet to be mapped against Library holdings.

- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting CW948 »
- Higher Certificate in Accounting CW936 »

If we do not stock a book that is on your reading list or you would like to suggest a book purchase for the Library, please click here.

E-Books

IT Carlow now subscribes to over 100,000 electronic books which are available over the internet. These can be accessed both on-campus and off-campus. Off-campus access requires login using name and student number. All e-books are also accessible via the Library website.

The following e-book databases are relevant for Accountancy:

Ebrary Academic Complete

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ACCESS THIS RESOURCE (off-campus)

Ebrary

 

Is a growing e-book collection spanning all academic subject areas. Currently providing over 85,000 titles including subjects such as Business & Economics, Computers & IT, Education, Fine Arts, Language & Literature, Law, Life Sciences, Medicine, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Technology

Emerald E-books

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Emerald e-books

 

Is an e-book collection covering all business areas including Accounting and Finance, Economics, Enterprise and Innovation, Management Studies etc.

Sage Handbooks

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Sage Handbooks

 

SAGE Handbook Collection contains 170+ authoritative, international, and interdisciplinary handbooks across the social sciences including Business and Management.


PAGE AUTHOR:Brigid Carey Liaison Librarian to School of Business & Humanities

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