What is background information?
Background information, or reference information, is the type of information you could get from Wikipedia. These resources will give you trustworthy overviews of a topic and provide you with basic things like dates, events and facts about your topic. Generally, you can think of this information in terms of the who, what, where and when of a topic.
Where to Find Background Information
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Credo ReferenceThis Complete Core Collection includes over 1200 from major reference works, to multi-volume subject encyclopedias, to field guides, to scholarly handbooks, to animations and countless other award-winning sources – spans across all disciplines with something for libraries of all types. Also included are nearly 2,000 short reference videos, more than 550,000 high-resolution art images, photographs and maps across all subject areas. Credo
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Gale eBooksA database of full-text encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Gale
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CheckpointTax & accounting internet research service, Checkpoint provides access to some of the most widely used tax products, including - U.S. Tax Reporter & RIA Citator. Also included are WG&L journals - Journal of Taxation, Corporate Taxation, and Practical Tax Strategies. Also FASB Codification, GASB, AICPA standards. Refinitiv
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D&B HooversD&B Hoovers delivers insightful information on more than 162 million businesses, both public and private, around the world; including the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific and emerging markets.
Search by Company Name, Executives, Industry or by using Conceptual Search and Business Signals.
Business data includes Annual Revenues, Employee Counts, Corporate Family Tree, Key Contacts, Analyst Reports, SWOT reports, stock data, financials and other vital information. Dun & Bradstreet -
Cabell's Scholarly AnalyticsCabells is the complete source for journal info, evaluation metrics, and submission details for universities of any size. Current subscription includes access to Journalytics and Predatory Reports. Cabell's
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Mergent OnlineElectronic version and successor to the Moody's Manuals. Subscription includes U.S. Company and International Company databases Mergent's company files also provide access to EDGAR® filings back to 1993, updated daily. Mergent
Accounting Terminology Guide
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Accounting Terminology GuideGlossary prepared by the New York State Society of CPA's as an educational tool for financial journalists.