UQ ERA rating in 2012: Not assessed

UQ ERA rating in 2010: Not assessed

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 Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. All Schools and Centre are part of The Faculty of 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 the classification number QA and TK. The following specialist electronic book collections are available:

• IEEE Xplore Digital Library
• ACM Digital Library
• Safari Tech Books Online
• Wiley online library

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Most are available in electronic format. 73.30% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Many of the key journal titles are IEEE or ACM Digital Library journal titles. UQ Library subscribes to the full-text of all IEEE and ACM Digital Library titles - these journals are therefore not included below in the list of key titles held at UQ.

Some of the key titles accessible at UQ for 1005 are:

• Annals of Telecommunications
• Computer Communications
• Digital Signal Processing
• Electromagnetics
• International Journal of Computer Networks and Communications
• International Journal of Microwave Science and Technology
• International Journal of Wireless Information Networks
• Photonic Network Communications
• Telecommunications Journal of Australia
• Wireless Personal Communications

Some of the key titles accessible at UQ for 1006 are:

• Design Automation for Embedded Systems
• Journal of Embedded Computing
• Microprocessors and Microsystems
• VLSI Design

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

• CiteSeer.IST
• Derwent Innovations Index
• IEEE xplore digital library
• Inspec
• SAI Global Online Premium
• 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