UQ ERA rating in 2012: 4

UQ ERA rating in 2010: 4

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 Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences. It also underpins teaching and research activities in most Schools and Centres in the Faculties of Science, and Health Sciences.

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 QR. The following specialist book collections are available:

• Springer Ebook Collection
• Oxford Scholarship Online
• Wiley online library

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 83% of all the titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

• Advances in Virus Research
• Annual Review of Microbiology
• Cell Host and Microbe
• Cellular Microbiology
• Environmental Microbiology
• Journal of Virology
• Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
• Molecular Microbiology
• Nature Reviews Microbiology
• PLoS Pathogens

Other titles:

• Advances in Parasitology
• X Annual Review of Phytopathology
• Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Trends In Parasitology
• Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America
• Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy
• International Journal for Parasitology
• Nature

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

• Web of Science
• Pubmed
• Scopus

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

Primarily English language material is collected.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

Australian material is collected. 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

Material from the last 2 years is collected. Older material is purchased when academic staff make specific requests.

6. Special considerations

Nil.

Updated: February 2013