| 12.1 Agriculture and Horticulture |
12.1.1 Purpose of the collection
The Gatton Campus Library collection in this area is intended to support the teaching and research activities of the School of Agriculture and Horticulture.
12.1.2 Primary user groups served
The School offers the following courses: Certificate in Agriculture; Certificate in Horticulture; Diploma of Applied Science (Agronomy); Diploma of Applied Science (Horticulture); Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Rural technology); Bachelor of Applied Science (Crops and Rangelands); Bachelor of Applied Science (Environmental and Production Horticulture).
Remote students: All Diploma courses and three-year degrees will be offered in flexible
mode, externally, by 2003.
Cross-campus considerations: The majority of students are located at Gatton (internal and external).
The School supports the following disciplines: Horticulture (Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit, Nuts; Tissue culture; Post harvest technology; Seed technology; Landscape design and technology); Crop production technologies (Agricultural mechanisation; Agricultural skills; Zero tillage, minimum tillage, controlled traffic; New crops); Integrated crop management (Plant pathology; Applied entomology; Weed science; Pesticides, and pesticide application safety; Field crops); Agronomy; Soils; Waste management.
Postgraduate fields of study: Agronomy; Crop production technology; Horticulture; Integrated crop management; Pasture and rangelands; Plant improvement; Soil and land resources
Centres associated with the School: Australian Seed and Propagation Technology Centre; Centre for Pesticide Application and Safety.
12.1.3. Description of the collection
In 1990 the Queensland Agricultural College (QAC) was amalgamated with the University of Queensland. The library formed the basis of the Gatton Library. The Gatton Campus Library collection is at the undergraduate and certificate level and reflects the applied science nature of the courses. The collection is supplementated by the Biological Sciences Library.
In early 2000 the University Library prepared a submission requesting additional funding to enhance the collection to support the new programs to be offered at the Gatton Campus.
The Library has many electronic databases that are accessible in all branch libraries and from home or office. These include: CABI; PestCABWeb; Agricola; Food Science and Technology Abstracts; Biological Abstracts; Australian Bibliography of Agriculture; Streamline; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: biological sciences collection; Web of Science.
The Library also has electronic access to collections of full text journals including: Cambridge University Press journals; Academic Press online library (IDEAL); Blackwell Science journals; InfoTrac Expanded Academic ASAP; LINK (Springer publications); ScienceDirect (Elsevier).
The University of Queensland is one the partner organizations in the creation and maintance of the Agrigate agricuture information gateway for australian researchers.
12.1.4 Interdisciplinary relationships
The School of Agriculture and Horticulture shares common areas of interest with other Schools within the Faculty e.g. the School of Land and Food Sciences (St Lucia), the School of Natural and Rural Systems Management (Gatton), the School of Animal Studies (Gatton), the School of Life Sciences (St Lucia), as well as with areas such as botany, microbiology, biometrics, parasitology, microbiology, and plant pathology.
Many subjects are offered at both Gatton and St Lucia campuses, and also offered externally. The Food Science subjects are a notable example, where students are taking the first two years at St Lucia and their last two years at Gatton.
Duplication of printed book titles is necessary when subjects are offered simultaneously at Gatton, St Lucia, and remotely.
Scope of current collecting
1. Languages collected
Principally English language.
2. Types (formats) of material collected
Material is collected in all forms, both physical and electronic.
3. Publication dates
Current material is collected. Older material is purchased when academic staff specially requests it.
4. Special considerations
The Gatton Library supports a large number of remote students as many courses are offered both on campus and remotely.
| 12.2 Land and Food Systems |
12.2.1 Purpose of the collection
The Biological Sciences Library collection in this area is intended to support the teaching and research activities of the School of Land and Food Sciences, which is part of the Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science.
12.2.2 Primary user groups served
The School offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programs at the St. Lucia and Gatton campuses, including: Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Animal Science/Plant & Soil Science); Bachelor of Environmental Science (Natural Resource Science); Bachelor of Applied Science (Food Science and Nutrition); Bachelor of Food Technology; Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Agricultural Studies; Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Master of Food Studies; Master of Agricultural Science; Master of Applied Science; Doctor of Agricultural Science; Doctor of Philosophy.
The School supports the following disciplines: Agronomy; Biometrics; Crop science; Food science and technology; Human and animal nutrition; Genetics and plant breeding; Horticultural science; Land resource management; Nutrition – human, animal and plant; Plant and crop physiology; Rangeland management; Soil and plant microbiology; Tropical pasture science.
The School's major research focus is on the scientific aspects of agriculture, environment and food production systems within tropical and subtropical regions. Current areas of research include:
- Tropical animal production - the nutrition of dairy and beef cattle, sheep and goats grazing tropical pastures, nutritive value of fodder trees, aquaculture
- Plant improvement - plant genetics and breeding, tissue culture, plant or molecular biotechnology and biometrics
- Plant production and management - sustainable production and maintenance of long term soil fertility, plant nutrition, weed science, pasture management, agroforestry and forestry, new pasture and tree species, physiology of crop adaptation to drought and salinity
- Land and natural resource sciences - study of rangelands, acidity and salinisation soils in cropping systems, management of structurally degraded soils, mined land rehabilitation and natural resource assessment
- Australian food processing - investigations into quality, processing and storage aspects for a broad range of commodities (including macadamia nuts, pecans, honey, and tea)
- Dairy processing - research into UHT processing, milk spoilage, and extension of shelf life of milk products.
Fundamental and applied research is undertaken on a collaborative basis with state, national and international organisations such as: the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Department of Natural Resources, CSIRO, QIMR, Queensland Health, Queensland Environmental Protection Agency, NSW Agriculture, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Australian Mining Council, Australian Council for International Agricultural Research, Cooperative Group for International Agricultural Research, as well as national research and development corporations, and a number of other University Schools.
12.2.3 Description of the collection
The School of Land and Food Sciences was formed from the Departments of Agriculture at St. Lucia and Food Science and Technology at Gatton as part of a major restructuring undertaken by the Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science in January, 2000. The main office of the School is at the St. Lucia campus.
Most resources to support the needs of the School are held at the Biological Sciences Library but this collection is also supplemented by collections at the Gatton Library and Herston Health Sciences Library. This is particularly the case in the area of Food Science and Technology. Some of the notably strong areas at the Biological Sciences Library are plant improvement, plant breeding, plant biotechnology, soils and soil sciences, agroforestry and sustainable agriculture, agriculture extension, soil conservation, conservation of natural resources, and food science and technology. Tropical agriculture and field crops are also well represented.
The library holds the major bibliographic databases of relevance to the School of Land and Food Sciences, including: Agricola; Australian Bibliography of Agriculture (ABOA); Biological Abstracts; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International abstracts (CABI); Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA); Medline; Streamline; Web of Science; Zoological Record.
The library also has electronic access to collections of full text journals including: Academic Press online library (IDEAL); Cambridge University Press journals; InfoTrac ; LINK (Springer publications); ScienceDirect (Elsevier); SwetsNet (includes Blackwell journals).
The University of Queensland is one of the partner organisations in the creation of the Agrigate agriculture information gateway for Australian researchers.
The library is also involved in the ongoing collection of a wide range of Internet resources relevant to the needs of the School and produces resource guides to link library users with this information.
12.2.4 Interdisciplinary relationships
The School of Land and Food shares common areas of interest with other Schools within the Faculty (e.g. the School of Agriculture and Horticulture, the School of Natural and Rural Systems Management, and the School of Animal Studies) as well as with the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation and other schools and centres within the Faculties of Health Sciences, Biological and Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture.
Relevant resources for the School of Land and Food are held at both the Biological Sciences Library and the Gatton Library. The Herston Health Sciences Library holds many of the resources in the area of nutrition, as the Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition is located at the Herston campus. The three key areas of research activities of the Nutrition program are: Public Health Nutrition Education; Nutrition Research; and Projects and Consulting.
12.2.5 Scope of current collecting
1. Languages collected
This collection contains principally English language material.
2. Types (formats) of material collected
Material for Land and Food Sciences is collected in all forms, both physical and electronic.
3. Publication dates
The library collects mainly current material. Monographs and serials are purchased retrospectively, when academic or research staff requests them.
4. Conspectus
The agriculture collection was rated at 3b (i.e. Intermediate: Augmented level) at the most recent Conspectus. There is no Conspectus rating available for the nutrition collection.
12.3.1 Purpose of the collection
The Gatton Library collection in this area is intended to support the teaching and research activities of the School of Animal Studies (Gatton).
12.3.2 Primary user groups served
The School offers the following courses: Certificate in Animal Husbandry; Diploma of Applied Science (Animal Production); Diploma of Applied Science (Equine Studies); Bachelor of Applied Science (Animal Studies); Bachelor of Applied Science (Animal Studies) Honours; Graduate Certificate/Diploma/Masters of Animal Studies; A number of research degrees including PhD studies.
Remote students: All diploma and degree courses will be offered in flexible and remote mode by 2003.
Cross campus considerations: There are a number of implications for duplication of resources in disciplines, which are provided on more than one campus. In the development of courses on the Gatton Campus there is an inevitable overlap of disciplines in courses with a substantial number of students at both campuses making the duplication of library resources necessary, particularly at the undergraduate level.
The School supports the following subject areas: Animal production and Production Systems; Animal sciences; Animal nutrition and feeding; Animal breeding and genetics; Animal product science; Equine studies; Recreational animal studies ; Wildlife care, husbandry, and utilisation; Veterinary technology and nursing.
Postgraduate fields of study include: Animal sciences and production systems (Equine studies, Recreation animal science, Wildlife management)
Centres associated with the School are: Australasian Pig Institute; Australian Tropical Dairy Institute.
12.3.3 Description of the collection
In 1990 the Queensland Agricultural College (QAC) was amalgamated with the University of Queensland. The library formed the basis of the Gatton Library. The Gatton Campus Library collection is at the undergraduate and certificate level and reflects the applied science nature of the courses. The collection is supplementated by the Biological Sciences Library.
In early 2000 the University Library prepared a submission requesting additional funding to enhance the collection to support the new programs to be offered at the Gatton Campus.
The Library has many electronic databases that are accessible in the Gatton library and from home or office. These include: CABI; Agricola; Biological Abstracts; Australian Bibliography of Agriculture; Streamline; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: biological sciences collection; Web of Science; Zoological abstracts; Current contents.
The Library also has electronic access to collections of full text journals including: Cambridge University Press journals; Academic Press online library (IDEAL); Blackwell Science journals; InfoTrac Expanded Academic ASAP; LINK (Springer publications); ScienceDirect (Elsevier).
12.3.4 Interdisciplinary relationships
The School of Animal Studies shares common areas of interest with other Schools within the Faculty e.g. the School of Veterinary Science (St Lucia), the School of Agriculture and Horticulture (Gatton), the School of Land and Food Sciences (St Lucia), the School of Natural and Rural Systems Management (Gatton), as well as with areas such as physiology, animal and plant biology, genetics, biometrics, and biochemistry. Many of the disciplines are offered at both Gatton and St Lucia campuses, and also offered externally.
Duplication of printed book titles is necessary when subjects are offered simultaneously at Gatton, St Lucia, and remotely.
12.3.5 Scope of current collecting
1. Languages collected
Principally English language material.
2. Types (formats) of material collected
Material is collected in all forms both physical and electronic.
3. Publication dates
Current material is collected. Older material is purchased when academic staff specially requests it.
4. Special considerations
The Gatton Library supports a large number of remote students as many courses are offered both on campus and remotely.
12.4.1 Purpose of the collection
The Biological Sciences Library collection in this area is intended to support the teaching and research activities of the School of Veterinary Science, which is part of the Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science.
12.4.2 Primary user groups served
The School offers a range of programs, including:
- Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree
- Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Veterinary Studies
- Master of Veterinary Studies (Research)
- Doctor of Veterinary Science
The School supports the following disciplines:
- Farm animal medicine and production
- Reproduction
- Veterinary anatomy
- Veterinary pathology
- Infections and parasitic diseases
- Companion animal medicine and surgery
- Animal behaviour and welfare
- Wildlife diseases and management
- Genetics
- Animal sciences
- Nutrition
- Food sciences
The Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science operates a small animal clinic and hospital on the St. Lucia campus and manages several veterinary centres located off-campus.
Areas of research within the School include:
- Food microbiology
- Embryo transfer and ovum transplants in pigs
- Foot disease, diagnosis and treatment in horses
- Leptospirosis and implications for transmission to humans
- Biological treatment of livestock effluent
- Nutrition of foals
- Cat diabetes
- Retrovirus infection in cats
- Early diagnosis of inherited disease in puppies
- Pig and poultry diseases
- Parasitology
- Epidemiology
- Molecular biology
12.4.3 Description of the collection
Veterinary Science has a long history at the University of Queensland, with the first teaching programs commencing in 1936. In January, 2000 the Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science underwent a major restructuring. The existing School of Veterinary Science and Animal Production were reorganised into two separate Schools: the School of Animal Studies and School of Veterinary Science.
Most resources to support the teaching, learning and research needs of the School of Veterinary Science are held at the Biological Sciences Library but the collection is also supplemented by journal and monograph holdings at the Gatton Library. Some of the particularly strong areas at the Biological Sciences Library are veterinary anatomy and physiology, veterinary pathology, communicable diseases of animals, veterinary parasitology, veterinary medicine, veterinary pharmacology and diseases of horses.
The library holds the major bibliographic databases of relevance to the School of Veterinary Sciences, including:
- Agricola
- Australian Bibliography of Agriculture (ABOA)
- Biological Abstracts
- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
- Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International Abstracts (CABI)
- Medline
- Web of Science
- Zoological Record
The library also has electronic access to collections of full text journals including:
- Academic Press online library (IDEAL)
- Cambridge University Press journals
- InfoTrac
- LINK
(Springer publications)
- ScienceDirect
(Elsevier)
- Blackwell Science journals)
The library is also involved in the ongoing collection of a wide range of Internet resources relevant to the needs of the School and produces resource guides to link library users with this information.
12.4.4 Interdisciplinary relationships
The School of Veterinary Science shares common areas of interest with other sections within the Faculty (i.e. the School of Animal Studies, the School of Land and Food Sciences, the School of Agriculture and Horticulture, and the School of Natural and Rural Systems Management) as well as with the Faculties of Health Sciences and Biological and Chemical Sciences.
Most resources for the School of Veterinary Science are available at the Biological Sciences Library, but there is material at Gatton Library, which is also relevant. Small collections are also held at the Goondiwindi and Kenilworth veterinary clinics.
Scope of current collecting
1. Languages collected
This collection contains principally English language material.
2. Types (formats) of material collected
Material for Veterinary Science is collected in all forms, both physical and electronic.
3. Publication dates
The library collects mainly current material in the field of Veterinary Science. Monographs and serials are purchased retrospectively, if requested by academic or research staff.
4. Conspectus
The Veterinary Science collection was rated at 3b (i.e. Intermediate - Augmented level) at the most recent Conspectus.
| 12.5 Natural and Rural Systems Management |
12.5.1 Purpose of the collection
The Gatton and Biological Sciences Library collections in this area are intended to support the teaching and research activities of the School of Natural and Rural Systems Management.
12.5.2 Primary user groups served
The School offers courses in the following areas:
- Forestry
- Marine Resources
- Nature Conservation
- Wilderness Reserves and Wildlife
- Bachelor of Agribusiness
- Environmental Tourism
- Protected Area Management
- Natural Systems and Wildlife
- Rural Systems
- Tropical Forestry
- Resource Economics
- Tourism Management
Postgraduate fields of study:
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural and resource economics
- Environmental management
- Environmental tourism
- Forestry
- Land resource science
- Marine studies
- Natural and rural systems management
- Pasture and rangelands
- Protected area management
- Rural community development
- Rural extension
- Wildlife management
Remote students: By 2001 the School will offer all Diploma courses, three-year degrees, and the Bachelor of Environmental Management in flexible mode.
Cross campus considerations: There are a number of implications for duplication of resources as the majority of the students in this School are located at Gatton (internal and external) while others are located at St Lucia.
Centres associated with the School:
- Rural Extension Centre
- Centre for Rural and Regional Innovation (endorsed by the Brown Report)
- Lockyer Valley Rural Industries Interpretive Centre (feasibility study recommended by the Brown Report)
12.5.3 Description of the collection
In 1990 the Queensland Agricultural College (QAC) was amalgamated with the University of Queensland. The library formed the basis of the Gatton Library. The Gatton Campus Library collection is at the undergraduate and certificate level and reflects the applied science nature of the courses. The collection at the Biological Sciences Library is adequate to support both undergraduate, postgraduate and research activities of the school.
In early 2000 the University Library prepared a submission requesting additional funding to enhance the collection to support the new programs to be offered at the Gatton Campus.
The Library has many electronic databases that are accessible in the library and from home or office. These include:
- CABI
- Agricola
- Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries
- Biological Abstracts
- Australian Bibliography of Agriculture
- Streamline
- Australian Heritage Information System
- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: biological sciences collection
- Web of Science
- Zoological Abstracts
The Library also has electronic access to collections of full text journals including:
- ABI/Inform Global full text
- Cambridge University Press journals
- Academic Press online library
(IDEAL)
- SwetsNet (includes Blackwell journals)
- InfoTrac Expanded Academic ASAP
- LINK
(Springer publications).
12.5.4 Interdisciplinary relationships
The School of Natural and Rural Systems Management sharescommon areas of interest with other Schools within the Faculty e.g. the School of Agriculture and Horticulture (Gatton), the School of Land and Food Sciences (St Lucia), the School of Animal Studies (Gatton), the School of Geography, Planning and Architecture (St Lucia), as well as with areas such as zoology, microbiology, biometrics, and microbiology. The School is teaching in the Faculties of EPSA, BEL, BCS, and NRAVS at St Lucia and in the Faculties of BEL and SBS at Ipswich. The Faculty of SBS will be developing programs at Gatton in the future.
Duplication of printed book titles is necessary when subjects are offered simultaneously at Gatton, St Lucia, and remotely.
12.5.5 Scope of current collecting
1. Languages collected
Principally English language material.
2. Types (formats) of material collected
Material is collected in all forms both physical and electronic.
3. Publication dates
Current material is collected. Older material is purchased when academic staff specially requests it.
4. Special considerations
The Gatton Library supports a large number of remote students as many courses are offered both on campus and remotely.
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