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 School of Economics. The School is part of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.

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 of HB.

The following specialist book collections are available:

• Edward Elgar ebooks
• OECD iLibrary
• Oxford Scholarship Online

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 74% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

• BE Journal in Theoretical Economics
• Economic Theory
• Economics and Philosophy
• European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
• History of Political Economy
• International Journal of Industrial Organization
• Journal of Economic Theory
• Journal of Evolutionary Economics
• Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics
• Journal of Macroeconomics
• Journal of Post Keynesian Economics
• Journal of Public Economic Theory
• Journal of the History of Economic Thought
• Macroeconomic Dynamics
• Macroeconomics
• New Political Economy
• Review of Income and Wealth
• Scottish Journal of Political Economy
• Theoretical Economics

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

• Econlit
• Business Source Complete
• ABI/Inform Global
• JSTOR
• 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 area is excluded.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

No chronological period is specifically excluded.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

Material is collected in all forms both physical and electronic.

5. Publication dates

Emphasis is on collecting recent publications (last 2 years), however older materials will be purchased to support teaching and research.

6. Special considerations

None.

Updated: January 2013