02 – Physical Sciences

UQ ERA rating in 2012: 5

UQ ERA rating in 2010: 5

Preamble

The University of Queensland (UQ) Library is committed to supporting the University's research, and teaching and learning agenda. UQ librarians maintain subject assessments based on the Commonwealth Government Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative's Field of Research codes. The assessments reflect current trends at UQ, and respond to changes in direction through regular updating.

Purpose of the collection

UQ Library's collection in this area supports the teaching and research activities of staff and students in the School of Mathematics and Physics; also the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems, Centre for Statistics, Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Computing, Centre for Applications in Natural Resource Mathematics, ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics, Centre for Biophotonics and Laser Science, and Centre for Mathematical Physics. All Schools and Centres are part of the Faculty of Science.

Description of the collection

The Library's collection may be searched via the Web.

The Library holds print and electronic book titles in the area. Experienced librarians develop the collection, and welcome input from academic staff. Relevant print collections are grouped under these classification numbers QB, QC. The following specialist book collections are available:

Springer Ebook collection
Lecture notes in physics (Springer)

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 85.8% of the general (two-digit) Physical Sciences titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library whilst the great majority of the most highly regarded journals in the four-digit categories are also held.

Key titles accessible at UQ are: