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IFA Library
The ICAEW
Library & Information Service (LIS) provides a range of services and
resources for IFA members and students.
Library
Enquiry Service
An
experienced , friendly team is available throughout the day to take your
enquiries by telephone, email or in person. The team welcomes
straightforward questions that can be dealt wirth immediately or
enquiries that need more detailed research. Most help is free; with very
reasonable charges made for providing you with copies (via our document
delivery service), research time for more complex enquiries and the
provision of mailing lists and company reports. We always respond to
enquiries within 24 hours.
To use
the enquiry service, just
say you are an IFA member/ student and quote your IFA number.
If you identify yourself in this way you ensure that you will be
quoted member charges.
Example enquiries
·
Do you have anything on activity based costing in service
organisations?
·
I'm looking for precedents relating to implied terms in
contracts. Can you help?
·
Can you provide financial information on a German company?
·
Do you have a checklist for a valuation report?
·
I need more information on the responsibilities of
non-executive directors. Can you help?
·
I'm giving a presentation - do you have anything on
presentation and communication skills?
Book loans
and document delivery
You can
borrow books from the Library and we will send them to your work or home
address free of charge. The initial lending period is three weeks and
books can be renewed up to three times unless another member has asked
for the book. When you first borrow from us, you will need to register
and give us your IFA membership or student number but this doesn’t take
long and can be done over the phone.
We can
supply extracts from books, model documents and journal articles by
email (where available), fax or post. There is a charge for this
service.
Company
information services
We can
provide a range of company information services including dividends,
company reports, capital histories and mailing lists. See
www.icaew.com/companyinfo
for details of these services and our charges.
Visiting the
Library
The
Library provides a quiet place to work and study in the heart of the
City, with computers and free internet access. The Library is wifi
enabled.
Online resources
Visit the
IFA Library website –
www.icaew.com/ifalibrary
for access to the following resources:-
Online
catalogue
LibCat
provides details of the ICAEW collection of over 40,000 books and 250
current journals. The Library holds most of the items on the IFA list of
recommended reading.
Topic pages
Accounting practice
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A selection of links, reading lists and resource guides on
accounting and auditing - including a directory of accountancy
abbreviations
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Guides to UK and International Accounting Standards -
including a standard by standard online resource
Business law
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A collection of law links, reading lists, knowledge guides
and online legal resources
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Rules and regulation guidance links page including details of
the various handbooks and sourcebooks provided by regulatory bodies
Corporate finance and funding
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A selection of links on mergers and aquisitions transactions
and deals databases
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A range of electronic resources, books and journal articles
on buying and selling businesses including information on share and
business valuation
Financial analysis
·
Links to electronic resources, books and journal articles on
a range of financial information including ratios and performance
indicators and market data on FTSE companies
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Market data information on the companies in the UK's FTSE
market indices
Management
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Sources of information on marketing, strategy and planning
and other business and management topics of interest to IFA members and
students
·
A selection of links, online resources and useful information
on marketing
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A selection of links, online resources and other useful
information on strategy and planning
Taxation
·
Gateway to a collection of links, reading lists, knowledge
guides and other tax resources including information on Double Taxation
Treaties
Contact us
T
+44
(0)20 7920 8620 Chartered Accountants' Hall
F
+44 (0)20 7920 8621 PO Box 433, Moorgate
Place
E
library@icaew.com
London EC2P 2BJ
Opening hours
Monday to
Thursday 09:00-17:30
Friday
10:00-17:30
IFA – Use of the ICAEW Library & Information Services
Members
and students of the IFA may now use the services of the ICAEW Library &
Information Services (LIS), including the library collection, Library
Enquiry Helpline and book loan service.
LIS opening hours
Monday to
Thursday 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Friday 10.00 am to 5.30 pm
Using
services (except book loans)
To use
most services you do not have to join or register with the LIS. When you
contact or visit us, please state that you are an IFA user and give your
IFA member or student number. This will ensure that you are able to use
the LIS and are not quoted non-member charges.
Visiting the
Library
When you
visit the Library, please sign our visitors’ book, writing IFA in the
column headed company. You may of course ask the enquiry desk staff for
help finding the information you need.
Using the
loan service
If you
wish to borrow books you will have to register with the LIS. This can be
done the first time you borrow books. It does not take long and you do
not have to fill in any forms. You can register either when you visit
the Library, or by phone. Please have your IFA member or student number
available. To use the loan service you agree to certain conditions of
use (available at
www.icaew.com/ifalibrary).
Charged
services
If you use
a service for which we charge, you will be asked to pay in advance.
We accept credit and debit card payments (Mastercard, Visa, Maestro
and Delta), cheques or cash. Many LIS services are free and if you do
use a charged for service any charges will be agreed with you
beforehand.
The
Chartered Accountants’ Trust for Education and Research, a registered
charity, owns the library and maintains and operates it for the
Institute
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