Collection Development
Policy Overview
- Introduction
- University of Queensland Strategic Plan
- Library Operational Plan
- Principles of Collection Development
- Library Collections Budget
- General History of the Collections
- E-Preferred Purchasing
Acquiring Material
- Selection
- Selection Aids
- Reading Lists
- Online Resources
- Multimedia
- Radio and Television Programs
- Placing Requests
- Purchase of Library Material Directly by Academic Staff
- University School Based "Bench Collections"
- Material Received on Deposit
- Gifts and Exchanges
- Document Delivery
- Out of Print Books
- Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Policy
Collection Maintenance
- Replacement and Repair
- Binding
- Retention, Disposal and Warehousing Policy
- Collection Valuation
- Organisation and Description of the Collection
- Collection Assessment
- Modified Conspectus Methodology
Special Collections' Policies
- Fryer Library
- UQ eSpace (under revision)
Subject Assessments by FoR Code
| Cluster | FoR Code | FoR Description |
| BB | 06, 07 | Biological and Biotechnological Sciences (inc. Agriculture and Veterinary) Sciences |
| EC | 14, 15 | Economics, & Commerce, Management and Tourism |
| EE | 05, 09 | Engineering, & Environmental Sciences |
| EHS | 13, 16 | Education, & Studies in Human Society |
| HCA | 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 | Humanities and Creative Arts (inc. Built Environment and Design, Law and Legal, Language, Communication and Culture, History and Archeology, & Philosophy and Religious Studies) |
| MHS | 11, 17 | Medical and Health Sciences (inc. Psychology and Cognitive Sciences) |
| MIC | 01, 08 | Mathematical, & Information and Computing Sciences |
| PCE | 02, 03, 04 | Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences |
Collection Development News
- All titles new to UQ Library in the previous month, divided by Library of Congress call numbers
- Significant resources new to UQ Library, divided into seven subject areas
Ebooks and e-Textbook FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions compiled to assist patrons' understanding of the rapidly developing world of ebooks and e-textbooks.
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