This series is dedicated to developments in accounting information systems. Each volume is structured into three sections: information systems practice and theory; information systems and the accounting/auditing environment; and perspectives on information systems research. This volume includes evidence from three experiments relating to the effect of socioeconomic background on computer anxiety and performance. Other areas covered include audit expert system development, users affective responses to information systems through an empirical comparison of four operationalizations, articulating accounting database queries, audit decision aids and integrating group support systems into the accounting environment.