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 Materials engineering areas of the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. The school is part of the Faculty of EAIT (Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology).

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:TA .The following specialist book collections are available:

• Springer ebook collection
• ENGnetBASE
• Knovel

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. There are 226 journal titles in Materials Engineering on the 2012 ERA list. UQ Library holds 189 of these journals (83.63%).

Key journal titles accessible at UQ are:

• Acta Materialia
• Adsorption
• Advanced Engineering Materials
• Advances in Polymer Science
• Computational Materials Science
• Corrosion Science
• Crystal Growth and Design
• European Polymer Journa
• International Journal of Fracture
• Journal of Alloys and Compounds
• Journal of Materials Research
• Journal of Nanoparticle Research
• Journal of the American Ceramic Society
• Mechanics of Materials
• Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
• Scripta Materialia
• Surface and Coatings Technology
• Tribology Letters
• Wear

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

• Compendex
• IEEE Xplore digital library
• Materials research database with METADEX
• ScienceDirect
• SciFinder
• Scopus
• Web of Science

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded:

Primarily English language material is collected.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded:

No geographical areas are excluded.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded:

No chronological periods are specifically excluded.

4. Types (formats) of material collected:

Material is collected in all forms both physical and electronic.

5. Publication dates:

Latest 5 years' material is collected. Older material is purchased when academic staff make specific requests.

6. Special considerations:

Nil.

Updated: December 2012