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 Schools of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Biomedical Sciences, and Biological Sciences; also, the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the Queensland Brain Institute, and the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. 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 QH.The following specialist book collections are available:

• Springer Protocols
• Springer ebook collection

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 88% of all titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

• Annual Review of Genetics
• Genetics
• Genome Research
• Human Molecular Genetics
• Nature Reviews: Genetics
• Systematic Biology
• Trends in Genetics
• BMC Genomics
• Current Opinion in Genetics and Development
• Genome Biology
• Heredity
• Molecular Biology and Evolution
• Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
• Mutation Research
• PLoS Genetics

Other titles:

• Genes & development
• American journal of human genetics
• Nature
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
• Development
• Science
• Nature methods
• Plos Computational Biology

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

• Pubmed
• Web of Science
• SciFinder

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

Primarily English language material is collected.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

No geographical area is excluded.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

No chronological periods are specifically excluded.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

Material is collected in both print and electronic formats.

5. Publication dates

Latest 2 years material is collected. Older material is purchased when academic staff make specific requests.

6. Special considerations

Nil.

Updated: July 2013