UQ ERA rating in 2012: 4

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 Mechanical 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:TJ. 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 343 journal titles in Mechanical Engineering on the 2012 ERA list. UQ Library holds 254 of these journals (74.05%).

Key journal titles accessible at UQ are:

• Applied Thermal Engineering
• CIRP Annals
• Combustion and Flame
• Computational Mechanics
• Computers and Chemical Engineering
• European Journal of Mechanics A
• Experimental Mechanics
• IEEE Transactions on Robotics
• International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
• International Journal of Fatigue
• International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
• International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping
• International Journal of Robotics Research
• Journal of Field Robotics
• Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
• Mechanics of Materials
• Reliability Engineering and System Safety
• SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
• Tribology Letters
• Wear

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

• ASME Digital Library
• Compendex
• Derwent Innovations Index
• IEEE Xplore digital library
• SAI Global on-line premium
• ScienceDirect
• 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