National Library of Australia


State Library of Queenland collection assessment
Engineering & technology

Coverage in this division is very uneven.

A total of 17,814 monographs are held in the division. This represents 4.49% of the 397,000 monographs quoted for SRL and Special Collections in the 1995/96 annual report.

25.1% of the monograph holdings in this division were published in the period 1985-1995. 13.1% were published in the period from 1990 to 1995. Highest level of acquisitions for this division was in the period from 1980 to 1984.

Collection strength is in indexes, encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks; Jane's range of military books and directories; motor vehicle repair and service manuals; and aviation. For motor vehicle manuals and aircraft, collection level is at 3a; for remainder of category (Dewey 629), collection level is at 2a.

There is some emphasis on technology in the Australian context and on social issues related to technology.

A complete, up-to-date set of Australian standards is held in microfiche.

Relevant sections of the following bibliographies have been checked against State Library's monographic holdings:

 Title

Total

SRL Holdings

% Held

 

Australian National Bibliography

1992-1996

Guide to reference books. 11th ed.

Information sources in science and technology.

ABPR (American book publishing record). Dewey numbers 620 - 629 included many congress/conference papers on topics not usually collected - very U.S. specific material. Dewey nos. 640 - 641 included much public library type material.

Collier's encyclopedia

 

 

1691

 

229

608

1039

 


1126

 

432

 

82

152

84

 


253

 

25

 

35.8

25

8

 

22.5

Periodicals (serials) coverage in the engineering and technology division

There are 358 open and 886 closed serials subscriptions in this division.

All titles in the relevant sections of the following publications were checked against State Library's holdings:

 Title

Total

SRL Holding

% Held

Applied Science & Technology Index Vol 84, no 10, November 1996 (Wilson)

Magazines for Libraries 8th ed

401

 

339

44

 

27

11

 

8

General Periodicals on Disc and World Magazine Bank CD-ROMs provide access to a limited number of periodicals in full text and indexes to other journals which are relevant to this division.

Last modified: August 18 2004.