2101 - Archaeology

UQ ERA rating 2012: 4

UQ ERA rating 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 Science, the UQ Anthropology Museum, the UQ Culture and Heritage Unit and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit. The School 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 classication numbers CB3-CB482;CC;DE-DG;DT43-DT154;DU;GF;GN69;GN700-GN890. 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. 30% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

American Antiquity
American Journal of Archaeology
Ancient Mesoamerica
Antiquity: quarterly review of Archaeology
Archaeological Dialogues
Archaeology in Oceania
Australian Archaeology
Cambridge Archaeological Journal
Historical Archaeology
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
Journal of Archaeological Science
Journal of Cultural Heritage
Journal of Field Archaeology
Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology
Oxford Journal of Archaeology
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, London.
World Archaeology

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

APA- FT
Australian Heritage Bibliography (formerly HERA)
Humanities Index
Humanities Retrospective
Anthropological Plus
JSTOR
Mura
Sociological Abstracts
Scopus
Proquest Research Library
Web of Science

Additional formats relevant to the area:

eHraf World Cultures
Ethnographic Video Online
Multimedia resources - extensive holdings in DVD and streaming format
Manuscript collections in Fryer Library

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

Primarily English language material is collected, but other languages not excluded.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

No geographical areas excluded, however priority is given to the local and Australasia/Pacific area.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

No chronological periods are specifically excluded. Primary and secondary materials prior to the modern period are collected to support anthropological studies.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

Primary texts and secondary literature are 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

A priority for acquisition (both primary and secondary) in the area relating to Australian Indigenous resources and other First Nations peoples such as NZ & Canada.