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Jitka Bonaventura, State Reference Library
[1998]
Total of monographs in the division is 22765 which represents 5.9% of monographs total 383000 quoted for SRL and Special Collections in 1995/95 annual report. (It would fall in 3b level according to publishing output conspectus manual example).
All titles in this division are in English, therefore no language code has been used.
Support for BUSINESS RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SERVICE QUEENSLAND (BRISQ) unit of the State Library of Queensland is one of important considerations for acquisitions in this division.
Statistics collection provides an overview without an in depth analysis.
Australian statistics collection level is maintained at intermediate introductory level 3a. It contains long runs of individual states yearbooks, deposit of Australian Bureau of Statistics publications, ABS Historical microfiche series, Census information on C-Lib and C-Data CD-ROMS, Monthly economic and social indicators/ The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, and other statistical sources in History Reference section.
All other areas of statistics (other than Australian) are at minimal level with uneven coverage 1a. Collecting intentions are to expand other areas to Minimal level with even coverage 1b and to maintain the Intermediate Introductory level 3a for Australian coverage.
Strong collection in economics theory and major schools of thought. Extensive collection of works of both the major classical and current economists and commentaries on their work.
Emphasis is on Australian conditions but other countries are also represented. Many publications on individual countries include statistical sources lacking in the general statistics collection.
Tracer (Australian Stock exchange Company profiles on CD-ROM) as well as recent editions of Australian Stock Exchange Data disc are held.
Extensive collection of business and trade directories, works on Australian export and import as well as international importers directories.
Good collection of core serials, business directories, international companies directories, brands and marketing directories and indexes.
Good selection of non-print information sources are held.
ABIX on CD-ROM (Australian Business Index), Annual report file by Australian Graduate School of Management (1988 - 1994 on microfiche, 1994 - on CD-ROM), Business who's who of Australia (Both in hard copy and on CD-ROM) and Business source (CD-ROM).
Business and economics sections of the following major standard bibliographies have been checked against our monographic holdings:
| Bibliographic list | Total checked | SRL holdings | % held |
| Walford's guide to reference material | 1194 | 326 | 27.8 |
| Collier's encyclopedia bibliography | 874 | 170 | 19.45 |
| Harvard Business School core collection | 1333 | 212 | 15.9 |
| Australian National Bibliography 1991-1995 | 3882 | 1274 | 32.8 |
| Australia and New Zealand small business manual | 110 | 33 | 30 |
Total number of current (open) serials subscriptions is 743
Total number of closed serials subscriptions is 327
All titles in the business and economics sections of the following periodical indexes held in S.L. collections were checked:
| Index | Total titles | SRL holdings | % held | CL |
| H.W. Wilson index (BPI) | 408 | 109 | 24.5 | 2a |
| Magazines for libraries | 210 | 24 | 11.4 | 2a |
| ABIX | 85 | 64 | 75 | 3b |
| APAIS | 26 | 26 | 100 | 4 |
GPO, Austrom, MAS CD-ROMS add to the periodical coverage as does the access to the online database searching for overseas and Australian press sources.
Last modified: August 18 2004.
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