This guide is designed as a starting point for doing accounting and financial research for public companies in the United States. Use the tabs to navigate through the guide. 

• Accounting Standards - Accounting & auditing standards--including the FASB Codification--as well as editorial materials and state and Federal level accounting material 
• Company SEC Filings, Financials, & Investment Reports - Resources for finding detailed financial information, required filings, and analyst reports
• Company Research - Look here for company profiles, history,  structure, products & services, and more 
• Industry Research - UST's best databases for locating industry analysis, including norms & ratios
• News & Articles -  Sources for finding journal articles and news 
• Professional Reading Resources - sources for keeping up from the Big 4 accounting firms, trade journals, etc.
• Citing Business Sources - Helpful information on how to evaluate  and cite sources

Professional reference services and research consultations are available to you (think of us as your support team). Feel free to contact one of the librarians listed below: 

Marianne Hageman, OSF Library, St. Paul, (651) 962-5404, mdhageman@stthomas.edu
John Heintz, OSF & Keffer Library, Mpls/St. Paul, (651) 962-4646, jpheintz@stthomas.edu
Andrea Koeppe, Keffer Library, Minneapolis, (651) 962-4647, arhudson@stthomas.edu