ACCT 1008: Accounting for Business

This page was created to help you as you complete your assignments for Accounting for Business.

Note: See your course outline and LearnOnline site for details on these assessments.

Before you start searching, think of some keywords related to your topic. Here are a few examples to get you started:

• accounting standards
• client communication

Once you have planned your search, you need to connect your key words using:

• OR: Combines similar keywords
• AND: Combines different keywords
• NOT: Excludes words from the search

Remember to use "quotation marks" to keep phrases together.

Then try your search term in the Library Collection below:

Here are some examples of completed search terms you can use in the catalogue:

From your results, you can then use the filters on the right to limit by date or choose certain formats.

Once you have found some resources, you will need to evaluate if they are appropriate and if they are from a credible source. Watch this video (3 min 17 sec) for more information:

These resources have advice for writing business letters:

Here are some resources for general writing skills:

Here are some ebooks about writing business letters:

Managing your references

What do you do with all those references you have found? You can use a bibliographic management software to store, organise, and cite your references.

There are many free systems available. The Library supports the bibliographic management tool EndNote. EndNote automates citing your references and allows you to create and organise a library of references. For more information and to download the software, check out the EndNote Guide:

Use the checklist below to make sure you have met all the requirements for your assignment: