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 supports the teaching and research activities of staff and students in the School of Journalism and Communication and in the Centre for Communication and Social Change. The School and the Centre 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. The following specialist book collections are available:

• Springer Ebooks
• Sage Knowledge
• Project Muse

Relevant print collections are grouped under these classification numbers. H, P

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 68% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

• Communication research
• Communication theory
• Communication, politics and culture
• Convergence: the journal of research into new media technologies
• Discourse: journal for theoretical studies in media and culture
• Discourse and society
• Human communication research
• Journal of media and religion
• Language and communication
• Science communication
• Social semiotics
• The Communication review
• Theory culture and society
• Visual Communication

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

• ABI Inform
• APA- FT
• Business Source Complete
• Communication Abstracts
• Proquest Social Science Journals
• Scopus
• Web of Science (via the Web of Knowledge)

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

Nil.

Updated: July 2013