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 mining engineering areas of the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, and also the Metallurgy engineering areas of the School of Chemical Engineering. These schools are 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:TN .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 149 journal titles in Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy on the 2012 ERA list. UQ Library holds 95 of these journals (63.76%).

Key journal titles accessible at UQ are:

• Hydrometallurgy
• International Journal of Mineral Processing
• International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
• Minerals Engineering
• SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering
• Computers and Geotechnics
• Energy Exploration and Exploitation
• Intermetallics
• JOM
• Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
• Natural Resources Research
• Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
• SPE Journal
• SPE Production and Operations

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

• ASME Digital Library
• Compendex
• Derwent Innovations Index
• GeoRef
• IEEE Xplore digital library
• SAI Global on-line premium
• 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: July 2013