UQ ERA rating in 2012: 4

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 School of Social Work and Human Services. The School is part of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Description of the collection

The Library's collection may be searched via the Web.

The Library holds print and electronic book titles in this area. Experienced librarians develop the collection, and welcome inputfrom academic staff. Relevant print collections are grouped under these classification numbers: HQ1-2044,HV1-9900, HT. The following specialist book collections are available:

• Informit ELibrary
• Oxford Reference online
• Oxford Scholarship online
• Sage eReference
• Springer Ebook Collections

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:

• Affilia: journal of women and social work
• Australian Journal of Family Law
• Australian Social Work
• Child and Family Social Work
• Disability and Society
• International Social Work
• Journal of Aging and Social Policy: a journal devoted to aging and social policy
• Journal of Family Therapy
• Journal of Research on Adolescence
• Journal of Social Work Practice
• New Directions for Evaluation
• Social Choice and Welfare
• Social Policy and Society
• Social Service Review
• Social Work in Health Care: the journal of health care work
• The British Journal of Social Work
• Families in Society: the journal of contemporary social services
• Journal of Social Work
• Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

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

• APA -FT (Australian Public Affairs)
• FAMILY(Australian Family and Society Abstracts)
• Social Services Abstracts
• PsycINFO
• Sociological Abstracts
• Scopus
• Web of Science
• AGIS plus text (Attorney General's Information Service)
• AustLII

Additional formats relevant to the area:

• Video material, including videos of counselling sessions, is held digitally and in physical formats. Major collections include the Alexander St Press databases Counseling and Therapy in Video I and II
• Informit Media databases (TVnews)

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

Primarily English language material is collected.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

No geographical areas excluded.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

No chronological periods are specifically excluded.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

Literature collected in print, multimedia and electronic formats.

5. Publication dates

The emphasis is on collecting recent publications (last 5 years), however older materials will be purchased to support teaching and research.

6. Special considerations

None.

Updated: July 2013