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1108 – Medical Microbiology

UQ ERA rating in 2012: 5
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 Schools of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Medicine and Population Health and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience and the UQ Diamantina Institute. All schools are part of the Faculties of Science or 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 number/s: QR46.

The following specialist book collections are available:

  • AccessMedicine
  • MDConsult
  • Springer Ebook Collection

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 78% of all the titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

  • Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Reviews in Medical Virology
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Trends in Parasitology

Other titles:

  • Journal of General Virology
  • Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Virology
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE)
  • Virology

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

  • Pubmed and Medline via Ovid
  • Embase.com
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science
  • SciFinder

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

The 1108 collection is supported by hospital funding of the UQ/Mater McAuley, Princess Alexandra Hospital/UQ and Herston Health Sciences Libraries.

Updated: January 2013