UQ ERA rating in 2012: 2

UQ ERA rating in 2010: 2

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 Geography, Planning and Environmental Management; the Queensland Centre for Population Research (QCPR) and the Centre for Spatial Environmental Research (CSER). The School and Centres are part of the Faculty of Science.

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 this classification number: HB. The following specialist book collections are available:

• Springerlink Collection
• Sage Collection

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 55% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

• Demographic Research
• Demography
• European Journal of Population-Revue Europeenne de Demographie
• International Migration
• International Migration Review
• Journal of Biosocial Science
• Journal of Marriage and the Family
• Population
• Population and Development Review
• Population and Environment
• Population Space and Place
• Population Studies: a journal of demography

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

• Geobase
• Proquest Social Science Journals
• Sociological Abstracts
• Annual Review of Population Law
• eBimap
• APAIS
• Australian Family and Society Abstracts
• Family -ATSIS
• Multicultural Australia and Immigrations Studies
• SciVerse
• Urbadoc

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

The collection is primarily in English but no language is excluded.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

No geographical area is excluded.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

No chronological period is excluded.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

Both print and electronic material are collected.

5. Publication dates

No publication dates are excluded, although priority is given to recent and current material.

6. Special considerations

Nil.

Updated: January 2013