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The ICAEW Library & Information Service offers you a world-class collection of books, journals and electronic resources. Explore our print and online resources and find out how we can help you keep up-to-date and stay informed.

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Books

Our world-class collection covers accountancy, auditing, law, taxation, finance, business and management.

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Journals

Access key UK and international business, management, and trade titles through our Library subscriptions.

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eBooks

We offer instant, full text access to hundreds of eBook titles on key business and reference topics.

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Databases

Access specialist databases covering accounting, tax, law and company information directly or via the enquiry service.

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Historical accounting literature

ICAEW has one of the finest collections of early works on accountancy in the world, spanning the 15th to early 20th century.

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Library catalogue

Explore our world-class collection of books, journals and digital resources using the Library's catalogue.

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Featured resources

Career and personal development Find guides and other resources on careers, job hunting, professional development and personal skills to help you at work. The Corporate Report A discussion paper published for comment by the Accounting Standards Steering Committee in 1975. Survey of Published Accounts Between 1970 and 1996, ICAEW published a series of annual surveys of UK financial reporting practice. The Library holds a copy of every edition. Yellow and Orange Tax Handbooks The ICAEW Library holds a copy of every edition of the Yellow and Orange Tax Handbooks – first published by Butterworths, and presently published by LexisNexis – from 1976 to the present. These are invaluable resources for tax practitioners and researchers alike.

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Library catalogue

LibCat is the online catalogue of the ICAEW's Library and Information Service, containing details of over 45,000 books, 60,000 journal articles and other items held in the Library collection.

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