1901 – Art Theory and Criticism

UQ ERA rating in 2012: 3

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 English, Media Studies and Art History. The School is part of the Faculty of Arts.

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: N, N, NB, NC, ND, NE, NK, NX, TR

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 58% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

Burlington Magazine
Renaissance Quarterly
Art Bulletin
Art History: journal of the Association of Art Historians
Art Journal
October
Ligeia: dossiers sur l'art
Oxford Art Journal
The British Art Journal: the research journal of British art studies
Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide

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

Wilson Art Abstracts
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
Art Bibliographies Modern
JSTOR
ARTstor
Art Retrospective

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

Material in English is preferred. French, German and Italian are also important languages.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

Material on Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, western Europe and the USA are the main focus of collecting.

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

Current collecting focuses on material published in the last five years, but earlier material will be acquired to fill gaps in the collections as required.

6. Special considerations

None.