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Division report comments:
A total of 4508 monographs are held in this division. This represents 1.13% of the 397,000 monographs quoted for State Reference Library and Special collections in the 1995/96 annual report.
Coverage in this division is uneven. Material relating to Dewey 796 (Athletic and Outdoor Sports and Games) represents more than half of the total number of monographs in the division. However, holdings in relation to the standard bibliographies checked indicate that the quality of works held may outweigh the uneven numerical distribution. For Monographs, holdings are at 3a/b level. Overall, the Division is at Level 2b.
Collection strength is in the area of Athletic and Outdoor Sports and Games. This category includes a very broad range of sports and games.
Generally, statistics and records of major games and events are well represented, for example, coverage of the Olympic Games includes statistics, historical material, biographical material relating to competitors and administrators as well as rules and details of particular events.
There is some emphasis on sports which have a high profile in the Australian community, for example, Australian Rules Football, Rugby Union, Rugby League and Soccer as well as Cricket and competitive swimming.
Basic information on rules and techniques of play for a very wide range of sports are held. Similarly, rules of play and techniques for indoor games such as chess, bridge, backgammon, etc are held. For some of these, advanced techniques of play are well covered.
It is collection Development Policy not to acquire any juvenile literature, school or tertiary curriculum texts or advanced academic research material.
Holdings in the John Oxley Library have not been included in this assessment. With its focus on Queensland history, this collection includes historical material relating to sport and physical education in Queensland as well as coverage of current issues and interests in this area which have relevance to Queensland. As Legal Deposit Library, this collection also includes some textbooks and juvenile literature relating to Physical Education and Recreation published in Queensland.
Relevant sections of the following major standard bibliographies have been checked against State Library's monographic holdings:
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Title |
Total checked |
SRL Holdings |
% Held |
|
ABN 1992-1996 Walford's Guide to Reference Material 6th ed Reader's Adviser 1994 Collier's Encyclopedia Australian Leisure Bibliography Oxford Companion to Sport Sports in the Western World Philosophy of the Film The Australian Screen Movies and TV: The New York Public Library Book of Answers (1992) |
992 591 375 634 806 544 351 184 200 89 |
208 292 182 174 293 221 116 99 105 27 |
21 49 49 27 36 41 33 54 52 30 |
Serials:
There are 56 open and 72 closed serials subscriptions. AUSPORT - index to Australian sport is held.
Relevant sections of the following bibliographies have been checked against State Library's holdings:
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Title |
Total checked |
SRL Holdings |
% Held |
|
Periodicals in Print: Australia, NZ (1996) Serials for Libraries The Australian Screen Physical Education, Health and Recreation Serials in Australian Libraries (1988) |
567 41 24
608 |
57 9 9
49 |
10 22 38
8 |
Last modified: August 18 2004.
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