UQ ERA rating in 2012: 3
UQ ERA rating in 2010: 3

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 Earth Sciences and Earth Systems Science Computational Centre. 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 this area. Experienced librarians develop the collection, and welcome input from academic staff. Relevant print collections are grouped under these classification number/s: QE.

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 91.9% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ:

• American Journal of Science
• Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science
• Chemical Geology
• Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
• Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Earth-Science Reviews
• Geobiology
• Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
• Geology (Boulder)
• Geophysical Research Letters
• Global Biogeochemical Cycles
• Global Ecology and Biogeography
• Journal of Climate
• Journal of Geophysical Research
• Journal of Hydrology
• Journal of Petrology
• Paleoceanography
• Precambrian Research
• Quaternary Science Reviews
• Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
• Reviews of Geophysics
• Tectonics

Other titles:

• Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
• Ecological Monographs
• Journal of Membrane Science
• Nature Photonics
• Remote Sensing of Environment

UQ Library offers online databases in this subject area. These include:

• Geobase
• GeoRef
• Scifinder
• Scopus
• Web of Science

Additional formats relevant to the area:

• Map collection

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

English language material is collected regardless of its country of origin but material in other languages may also be acquired.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

No geographical area is excluded.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

Not material on all geological periods is collected.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

All formats of material are collected including maps.

5. Publication dates

No publication date is excluded.

6. Special considerations

None.

Updated: December 2012