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 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 History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics. 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 this area. Experienced librarians develop the collection, and welcome input from academic staff.

Relevant print collections are grouped under these classification numbers: B, BC, BD, BH, BJ, GE

The Library holds print and electronic book titles in the area. The following specialist book collections are available:

• American Philosophy
• Blackwell Philosophy And Popculture
• Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies
• Blackwell Philosophy Guides
• Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture
• Nijhoff International Philosophy Series - nothing after 1998
• Oxford Scholarship Online - Philosophy
• Oxford Reference Online - Religion and Philosophy
• Past Masters
• Perspectives In Continental Philosophy
• Philosophical Studies Series (in Philosophy)
• Prentice Hall Foundations Of Philosophy Series
• St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs
• University of Western Ontario Series In Philosophy Of Science

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. 35% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

• American Philosophical Quarterly
• Australasian Journal of Philosophy
• Canadian Journal of Philosophy
• Continental Philosophy Review
• European Journal of Philosophy
• Hypatia: a journal of feminist philosophy
• Journal of Philosophical Logic
• Journal of Philosophy
• Midwest Studies in Philosophy
• Mind: a quarterly review of philosophy
• Monist: an international quarterly of general philosophical inquiry
• Nous
• Philosophers' Imprint
• Philosophical Review
• Philosophical Studies: an international journal for philosophy in the analytic tradition
• Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
• Research in Phenomenology
• The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: a forum for bioethics and philosophy of medicine

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

• Philosopher's Index
• Arts and humanities citation index
• Conference proceedings citation index. Social science and humanities
• Humanities index
• Humanities index retrospective

Additional formats relevant to the area:

• Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy (online)
• Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (online)
• Oxford reference online premium collection

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

Primary philosophy texts are collected in the original language, and in English translation, where available, so the collection includes material in a range of languages. For secondary literature, works in English are preferred, but works in other languages are acquired as appropriate.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

No region is excluded.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

No period is excluded.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

Primary texts and secondary literature are collected in both print and electronic format.

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

Research: The particular research interests of the academics and PhDs are given priority.

Updated: January 2013