Finding digital archives using the Wayback Machine

With the Wayback Machine, researchers can browse through over 150 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago. To start using the Wayback Machine, type in the URL address of a website (such as http://www.cica.ca/) or webpage and press “enter”. Then select from the archived dates available. The resulting webpages point to other archived pages at as close a date as possible. Keyword searching is not currently supported.

The Canadian Account: 1996-1997

In the Spring of 1996, the inaugural edition of The Canadian Account was published by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). This quarterly publication replaced the former newsletter, Dialogue. As its name implies, it provided a regular accounting — through short, punchy news items, photos, interviews, appointment notices, announcements, profiles, updates, etc. — of the broad range of activities and services emanating from the CICA and its various departments, volunteer committees and task forces, including the Board of Governors. The inaugural edition included an article called Urgency the key in CICA's pursuit of renewed vision which reviewed the steps taken in response to the February 1996 Report of the Inter-Institute Vision Task Force. (View the archived editions of The Canadian Account from Spring 1996 to Summer 1997.)

International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) - 30 years of progress

In many ways, 1977 marked a year of firsts: the Concorde jet inaugurated regular transatlantic supersonic flight; the first Apple II microcomputers went on sale to the general public; the movie “Star Wars” debuted on the big screen; and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) convened for the first time in an auditorium in Munich, Germany at the 11th World Congress of Accountants. Beginning with 63 members in 1977, IFAC's membership has grown over the past 30 years to now include 157 members and associates in 123 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. At the first meeting of the IFAC Assembly and Council in October 1977, a 12-point work program was developed to guide IFAC committees and staff through the first five years of activities. Many elements of this work program are still relevant today. As part of its 30th anniversary activities, IFAC published a history of the organization,  IFAC: 30 Years of Progress  -Encouraging Quality and Building Trust, which explores the role of member bodies and others in IFAC’s growth and the issues that impacted its development. Further information on organization’s development, including additional historical articles, is available on the IFAC history page.

Accountancy Magazine – celebrating 120 years of people and events that shaped the profession

The first issue of The Incorporated Accountants’ Journal was published in June 1889 by the Society of Accountants and Auditors. In 1938, the magazine was renamed Accountancy. It continued to be published by the Society until 1957 when the Society merged with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Accountancy remained in the hands of the ICAEW until 2002 when it was sold to the Dutch publisher Wolters Kluwer. (The June 1889 issue of The Incorporated Accountants’ Journal is available for viewing online.)