UQ ERA rating in 2012: 4

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 though 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 and the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies. They are both 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 this area. Experienced librarians develop the collection, and welcome input from academic staff.

Relevant print collections are grouped under these classification number/s: P, PN

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 51% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

• European Journal of Communication
• Journal of Communication
• Television and New Media
• Camera Obscura: a journal of feminism and film theory
• Screening the Past
• Representations
• Communications: the European journal of communication research
• New Media and Society
• Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies
• International Journal of Communication
• UQ Library offers online databases in this subject area. These include:
• MLA International Bibliography
• Communication Abstracts
• Film Indexes Online

Additional formats relevant to the area:

• DVD
• VHS

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

Material in English is preferred. Good academic material in German, French, Spanish and Italian is collected.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

No geographical areas are excluded. The main focus for collecting is Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA. Also literature on any country with public service broadcasting is collected, or that of any countries where media legislation and policy are being studied by academics in EMSAH or the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies.

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. Primary sources are also collected - these include original broadcast material (films, television programs, radio broadcasts), play scripts, manuscripts, comic strips, and other cultural ephemera.

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.

Updated: December 2012