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1701 - Psychology

UQ ERA rating in 2012: 5
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 primarily supports the teaching and research activities of staff and students in the Schools of Psychology, Education, Social Science, and Human Movement Studies and their associated research centres. The Schools and Centres are 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 the area. Experienced librarians develop the collection, and welcome input from academic staff.

Relevant print collections are grouped under these classification number/s: BF

The following specialist book collections are available in electronic form:

  • Springer ebook collection
  • Informit eLibrary
  • PsycBOOKS
  • Oxford Scholarship Online
  • ScienceDirect Ebooks

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 90% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

  • Journal of Experimental Psychology (General)
  • Journal of Applied Psychology
  • Psychological Science
  • Annual Review of Psychology
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology Review
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Learning and Memory
  • Brain and Language
  • Cognitive Neuropsychology
  • Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  • Psychology and Aging
  • American Psychologist
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Other titles:
  • Child Development
  • Journal of Educational Psychology
  • Personnel Psychology
  • Ageing and Society
  • UQ Library offers online databases in this subject area. These include:
  • PsycInfo
  • PsycArticles
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science
  • Mental Measurements Yearbook
  • PubMed/Medline
  • Eric

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.
  • Reviews of psychological and educational tests are published in specialized reference works, such as the Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print, and are available in print and online.

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

Primarily English language material is collected.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

Australian material is collected. No geographical area is excluded.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

No chronological periods are specifically excluded.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

Material is collected in print, electronic and multimedia 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

Very large undergraduate enrolments in the School of Psychology.

Externally-taught postgraduate courses in the School of Education may require additional provision; these courses include the subject areas: guidance and counselling, at-risk youth, assessment of students with special needs, career counselling, behaviour management.

Updated: July 2013