UQ ERA rating in 2012: 4

UQ ERA rating in 2010: 3

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 numbers HB139-141.

The Library holds print and electronic book titles in the area. The following specialist book collections are available:

• Edward Elgar ebooks
• Emerald business, management and economics book series collection
• IMF eLibrary
• OECD iLibrary
• Oxford Scholarship Online
• World Bank eLibrary

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 80% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

• Econometric Reviews
• Econometric Theory
• Econometrica: journal of the Econometric Society
• Econometrics Journal
• Economic Modelling
• Economics Letters
• International Economic Review
• International Journal of Forecasting
• Journal of Applied Econometrics
• Journal of Econometrics
• Journal of Economic Surveys
• Journal of Financial Econometrics
• Journal of Forecasting
• Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
• Review of Economic Dynamics

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

• Econlit
• Business Source Complete
• JSTOR
• MathSciNet
• Scopus
• ScienceDirect
• Web of Science

Additional formats relevant to the area:

• Statistics: Australian Bureau of Statistics. The University of Queensland is signatory to the ABS/Universities Australia Agreement to provide access to census material and Confidentialised Unit Record Files (CURFs).
• Statistics : The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The University of Queensland has an organisational licence for access to this Survey's data

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: August 2013