College of DuPage Library

LIBRARY CATALOGS
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Other Nearby Public and Academic Libraries

Outline of the Library of Congress Classification System (what C.O.D. uses to shelve its books).

LSTA GRANT
In May 2013, the C.O.D. Library was awared $5000.00 by the Illinois State Library, as part of a Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, to purchase books on Cybersecurity/Information Warfare/Computer Forensics. Click HERE to see a list of those books that were purchased.

REFERENCE BOOKS
CREDO REFERENCE. Type in your terms in the search box to find articles from many different online reference books.
GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY. Type in your terms in the search box to find articles from many different online reference books.

Encyclopedia of Cybercrime. Reference HV 6773 .E 53 2009
Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications (2008)
Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime and Justice (2012)
Encyclopedia of Social Networks (2011)
The Internet: A Historical Encyclopedia. Reference TK 5105.875 .I 57 I 5372 2005
The Internet Encyclopedia. Reference TK 5105.875 .I 57 I 5466 2004
SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism (2011)

DATABASES

WEBSITES
College of DuPage Computer Information Systems Academic Program
College of DuPage Computer and Internetworking Technologies Academic Program
College of DuPage Criminal Justice Academic Program
College of DuPage Suburban Law Enforcement Academy (SLEA)
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), Cybersecurity
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Security and Safety
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC)
U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)
U.S. National Security Council (NSC), Cybersecurity

The Library's Career & College Collection has numerous books to assist you in transitioning to an accounting career. Below are a few of the resources available.

Online

CPA Career Center
You can search jobs and post resumes. Site is affiliated with the American Institute of CPAs.

The Riley Guide ~ Finance & Accounting
One of the most extensive lists of links available. Includes much helpful advice in the introductory sections.

Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES)
Source for wage information and employment projections.
SOC Code for Accountants and Auditors is 13-2011

Books

• Careers in Financial Services
  Career & College Information HG173 .C285 2012
• Careers in Accounting (WetFeet Insider Guide)
  Career & College Information HF 5616 .U5 C373 2011
• Vault Career Guide to Accounting
  Career & College Information HF 5616 .U5 V38 2008
• Resumes for Banking and Financial Careers
  Career & College Information HG 1609 .R478 2001

Professional Organizations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Serving the accounting profession since 1887. Provides training, professional skills, programs, services and publications to keep you at the top of your professional life.

Illinois CPA Society
"The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is a statewide membership organization, with over 23,000 professionals, dedicated to enhancing the value of the CPA profession. Founded in 1903, ICPAS is the fourth largest state CPA society in the nation."

The Institute of Internal Auditors
Established in 1941, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is an international professional association.

Institute of Management Accountants
IMA is the worldwide association for accountants and financial professionals working in business.

The Library has several resources to assist you in preparing for the Certified Public Accountants Exam. For more information about the exam, see the American Institute of CPAs.

Books

• CPA Examination Review. (Gleim)
  Career & College Information HF 5661 .C7234
• Wiley CPA Examination Review. Auditing and Attestation.
  Career & College Information HF 5661 .C73
• Wiley CPA Examination Review. Business Environment and Concepts.
  Career & College Information HF 5661 .C74
• Wiley CPA Examination Review. Financial Accounting and Reporting.
  Career & College Information HF 5661 .C75
• Wiley CPA Examination Review. Regulation.
  Career & College Information HF 5661 .C76
• Guide to GAAP: Study Guide
  Career & College Information HF 5635 .G8

Select Titles

*Accounting Today
*Accounting Review
*CPA Journal
*Journal of Accountancy (available in print in the Periodicals Collection too)
*Journal of Accounting and Finance
*Journal of Accounting Research
*Issues in Accounting Education
*Practicing CPA
*Strategic Finance also available online at https://sfmagazine.com/

*Available in the database, Business Source Complete. Students, faculty and staff need a COD Library card to access from off-campus.

Coming soon.

This guide is designed to help you find resources about accounting topics. The collection contains books, DVDs, and periodicals. Resources about accounting careers and preparing for the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Exam are also available. Use the menus on the right to start searching for different types of materials.

Call Number Ranges

Accounting resources can be found in Reference and General Collections and begin with "HF" call numbers.

If you need additional help, come to the Reference Desk or Ask A Librarian.

Westlaw Next is an easy-to-use online research service that provides students with access to a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources. Access federal and state caselaw, full text of the United States Code Annotated (USCA), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and more than 800 law reviews and journals, including Harvard Law Review and Yale Law Journal.

Instructions for accessing the tutorials and test for Westlaw Certification for Paralegals

Introduction to Legal Research on Westlaw Next
How to retrieve and search for cases

Copyright plays a significant role in both face-to-face and online teaching. If you show images or films in your class, copy articles or chapters, use Blackboard or blogs, you should familiarize yourself with the copyright issues that impact you and your students.

This guide will provide you with an introduction to the essentials and point you toward additional resources and tools you can use to make navigating copyright in the classroom more straightforward.

Questions about copyright?
Contact Jennifer Kelley, the Library's Copyright Liaison

The Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act) passed Congress on October 3, 2002 as part of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act and was signed into law November 2nd. This act revises section 110(2) of the Copyright Act of 1976 which placed severe restrictions on what copyrighted materials could be used in distance education, i. e. online courses. Laura N. Gasaway has created an excellent chart detailing the difference between the original and amended sections of 110(2).

The new law considerably broadens the types of materials which can be used, but has very strict requirements that must be met. More responsibility is placed at the institutional level including policy making, dissemination of copyright information, and providing technological restrictions. Responsibility for the choice and use of the material remains that of the instructor.

Duties of the institution:

• The institution must be an accredited nonprofit educational institution. For-profit subsidiaries do not qualify.
• The institution must institute policies regarding copyright
• The institution must provide materials that "accurately describe and promote compliance with, the laws of the United States relating to copyright" to faculty, students, and staff.
• The institution must provide "notice to students that materials used in connection with the course may be subject to copyright protection."
• The institution must limit access to enrolled students.

Duties of the Information Technology official:

• The IT official must ensure that transmission must be limited to enrolled students.
• The IT official must place technological controls on storage and dissemination that prevent "retention of the work in accessible form ...for longer than the class session. and to prevent students from further disseminating the work.
• The IT official must not allow technological measures that were on the original material to be bypassed.
• The IT official must make certain that the material is not maintained "on the system or network" longer that the period needed to make the transmission.
• The IT official may retain copies of the digital transmissions so long as no further copies may be made.

Duties of instructors:

• Instructors are permitted to use nondramatic literary or musical works, reasonable and limited portions of dramatic works, displays of any work.
• Instructors may not use works that are produced "as part of mediated instructional activities transmitted via digital networks" or copies that are not legally made.
• Instructors must participate in the planning and teaching of the online course
• Instructors must only use materials as an integral part of the classroom experience.
• Instructors may not use textbooks or other materials typically bought by students.
• Instructors may convert analog materials to digital, but only if a digital equivalent is not readily available.

For more information contact the Library's Copyright Liaison