UQ ERA rating in 2012: 3

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 Tourism. All Schools and Centres are 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 these classification numbers: G151-G154, G155, GV1 - GV1860, TX901-TX953.

The following specialist book collections are available:

• Edward Elgar ebooks
• Emerald business, management and economics book series collection
• Oxford Scholarship Online

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 79% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

• Annals of Tourism Research
• Journal of Travel Research
• Tourism Management
• Journal of Sustainable Tourism
• Journal of Tourism Studies
• Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing
• Tourism Analysis
• Visitor Studies
• Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research
• Current Issues in Tourism
• Event Management: an international journal
• International Journal of Event Management Research
• Journal of Ecotourism
• Journal of Heritage Tourism
• Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education
• Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change
• Journal of Vacation Marketing
• Leisure Studies

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

• Hospitality and tourism complete
• WTO eLibrary
• Business source complete
• ABI/Inform global
• ScienceDirect
• Global Market Information Database
• IBISWorld Industry Market Reports
• Scopus
• JSTOR

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: Sept 2013