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University of Wollongong Library


Summary subject collecting information (definitions of the ALG collecting levels are available for reference):


Agriculture [Study - Basic]
- Agriculture (general works) [Study - Intermediate]
- Cultivation and soil science [Study - Intermediate]
-- Soil erosion [Study - Intermediate]
-- Soil conservation [Study - Intermediate]
-- Soil physics [Study - Intermediate]
-- Soil fertility [Study - Intermediate]
- Plant diseases and pests [Minimal]
-- Plant diseases [Minimal]
-- Insect pests [Minimal]
-- Pest control [Minimal]
- Plant crops and forestry [Basic]
-- Crop breeding [Basic]
- Horticulture and gardening [Minimal]
-- Fertilizers [Minimal]
-- Plant breeding [Minimal]
-- Plant propagation [Minimal]
-- Plant protection [Minimal]
- Animal husbandry and veterinary science [Minimal]
-- Animal housing [Minimal]
-- Animal nutrition [Minimal]
-- Animal research [Minimal]
-- Animal welfare [Minimal]
-- Animal breeding [Minimal]
-- Veterinary science [Minimal]
-- Animal health [Minimal]
-- Animal diseases [Minimal]
- Livestock [Minimal]
-- Cattle [Minimal]
-- Goats [Minimal]
-- Horses [Minimal]
-- Meat production [Minimal]
-- Pigs [Minimal]
-- Poultry [Minimal]
-- Sheep [Minimal]
- Other animals (including pets) [Study - Basic]
-- Pets [Minimal]
-- Feral animals [Minimal]
-- Native animals [Study - Advanced]
- Hunting, fishing, wildlife conservation [Study - Advanced]
-- Endangered species [Study - Advanced]
-- Protected species [Study - Advanced]
-- Control methods [Study - Advanced]

Anthropology [Advanced basic]
- Cultural anthropology (general) [Advanced basic]
- Social Customs [Study - Basic]
- Costume and personal appearance [Minimal]
- Customs of life cycle and death [Basic]
- Folklore [Basic]
- Physical anthropology [Basic]
- Human Races and Physical ethnology [Advanced basic]

Art and architecture [Study - Intermediate]
- The Arts (general) [Study - Advanced]
- Urban and regional planning [Study - Basic]
- Landscape architecture [Study - Basic]
- Architecture [Basic]
- Sculpture [Study - Intermediate]
- Metals [Study - Intermediate]
- Ceramics and glass [Study - Intermediate]
- Drawing [Study - Intermediate]
- Decorative arts [Study - Basic]
- Textiles [Study - Basic]
- Interior design and furniture [Study - Basic]
- Painting [Study - Intermediate]
- Printmaking and graphic arts [Study - Intermediate]
- Photography [Study - Basic]
- Cinematography [Study - Basic]
- Museum science [Study - Basic]

Biological sciences [Study - Advanced]
- Biology (general) [Study - Advanced]
- Biophysics and biochemistry [Study - Advanced]
- Tissue, cellular and molecular biology [Study - Intermediate]
-- Cytology [Study - Intermediate]
-- Molecular biology [Study - Intermediate]
- Descriptive and comparative biology [Study - Basic]
- Ecology [Study - Advanced]
-- Environmental research [Study - Advanced]
-- Forest Ecology [Study - Advanced]
-- Human Ecology [Study - Advanced]
-- Plant Ecology [Study - Advanced]
-- Marine Ecology [Study - Advanced]
-- Rangeland Ecology [Basic]
-- Freshwater Ecology [Study - Advanced]
- Organisms in specific localities [Study - Intermediate]
-- Biodiversity [Study - Intermediate]
-- Habitat selection [Study - Intermediate]
- Evolution and genetics [Study - Advanced]
-- Evolution [Study - Advanced]
-- Genetics [Study - Advanced]
- Microbiology, microscopy, bacteria [Study - Intermediate]
-- Microbiology [Study - Intermediate]
- Botany (general) [Study - Advanced]
-- Plant biochemistry [Study - Advanced]
-- Plant ecology [Study - Advanced]
-- Plant geography [Study - Advanced]
-- Plant taxonomy [Study - Advanced]
-- Plant physiology [Study - Advanced]
-- Plant genetics [Study - Advanced]
- Seed-bearing plants (Spermatophyta) [Study - Intermediate]
- Other plants [Study - Advanced]
- Zoology (general) [Study - Advanced]
- Invertebrates [Study - Advanced]
- Vertebrates [Study - Advanced]
- Entomology [Study - Advanced]
-- Insect behaviour [Study - Advanced]
-- Insect biochemistry [Study - Advanced]
-- Insect physiology [Study - Advanced]
-- Insect taxonomy [Study - Advanced]
-- Insect plant relationships [Study - Advanced]
-- Insect ecology [Study - Advanced]

Chemistry [Study - Advanced]
- Chemistry (general) [Study - Advanced]
- Theoretical and quantum chemistry [Study - Intermediate]
- Physical chemistry [Study - Advanced]
- Laboratories and equipment [Minimal]
- Analytical chemistry [Study - Advanced]
- Qualitative analysis [Study - Intermediate]
- Quantitative analysis [Study - Intermediate]
- Inorganic chemistry [Study - Advanced]
- Organic chemistry [Study - Advanced]
- Crystallography [Study - Intermediate]

Computer science [Study - Advanced]
- Systems and cybernetics [Study - Intermediate]
- Computer science and systems analysis [Study - Advanced]
- Computer programming and data management [Study - Advanced]
- Artificial intelligence and other special methods [Study - Intermediate]
- Computer engineering [Study - Advanced]

Economics and business [Study - Advanced]
- Economics (general) [Study - Advanced]
- Statistics [Study - Advanced]
- Macroeconomics and public finance [Study - Advanced]
- Labor economics [Study - Advanced]
- Socialism and cooperatives [Study - Basic]
- Land, energy and natural resources [Study - Advanced]
- Industry and production [Study - Advanced]
- Finance and insurance [Study - Advanced]
- Commerce and domestic trade [Study - Advanced]
- International economics and trade [Study - Advanced]
- Mail, telecommunication and broadcasting [Study - Intermediate]
- Transportation [Study - Intermediate]
- Management and business [Study - Advanced]
- Office services [Basic]
- Accounting [Study - Advanced]
- Advertising and public relations [Study - Advanced]

Education [Study - Intermediate]
- Education (general) [Study - Advanced]
- School organisation and management [Study - Intermediate]
- Special education [Study - Basic]
- Education of women [Study - Basic]
- Elementary education [Study - Advanced]
- Secondary education [Study - Intermediate]
- Adult education [Study - Basic]
- Higher education [Study - Advanced]
- Curriculums [Study - Intermediate]
- Schools and religion [Minimal]
- Government regulation and support [Study - Intermediate]

Technology [Study - Intermediate]
- Technology and engineering (general) [Study - Intermediate]
- Mechanical, thermal and nuclear engineering [Study - Intermediate]
- Electrical and optical engineering [Study - Intermediate]
-- Electronic systems [Study - Intermediate]
- Building and construction [Study - Intermediate]
- Civil engineering [Study - Intermediate]
- Transport technology (land, water, air and space) [Advanced basic]
- Municipal, hydraulic and environmental engineering [Study - Intermediate]
- Mining [Study - Intermediate]
- Military engineering [Minimal]
- Home economics [Basic]
- Food and drink technology [Basic]
- Chemical engineering [Study - Basic]
- Manufacturing [Study - Intermediate]
- Printing [Minimal]
- Telecommunication systems [Study - Intermediate]

Geography and earth sciences [Study - Intermediate]
- Earth sciences and geophysics (general) [Study - Intermediate]
- Geodesy and surveying [Study - Basic]
- Atmospheric sciences [Study - Basic]
- Geology (general) [Study - Advanced]
- Geomorphology, Hydrology and oceanography [Study - Intermediate]
-- Groundwater hydrology [Study - Basic]
-- Water pollution [Study - Advanced]
-- Water resources management [Study - Advanced]
-- Water quality [Study - Advanced]
-- Limnology [Study - Basic]
-- Hydrologic cycle [Study - Basic]
- Paleontology [Study - Advanced]
- Petrology, mineralogy and economic geology [Study - Advanced]
- Regional Geology [Study - Intermediate]
- Geology of Australia [Study - Advanced]
- Geography and travel (general) [Study - Basic]
-- Discoveries in geography [Study - Basic]
- Maps and atlases [Study - Intermediate]
- Geography of ancient world [Basic]
- Geography of Europe [Study - Basic]
- Geography of Asia [Study - Basic]
- Geography of Africa [Study - Basic]
- Geography of North and Central America [Study - Basic]
- Geography of South America [Basic]
- Geography of Australia [Study - Intermediate]
-- Explorers - Australia [Study - Basic]
- Geography of other places [Basic]

History and biography [Study - Intermediate]
- History (general works and world history) [Study - Intermediate]
- Biography and family history [Study - Basic]
- Ancient history and archaeology [Study - Basic]
- European history (general and medieval) [Study - Intermediate]
- British history [Study - Intermediate]
- History of other European Countries [Study - Intermediate]
- History of Asia [Study - Intermediate]
- History of Africa [Basic]
- History of North and Central America [Study - Basic]
- History of South America [Study - Basic]
- History of Australia [Study - Advanced]
-- History of Queensland [Study - Basic]
- History of other regions [Advanced basic]

Language and literature [Study - Intermediate]
- Language and literature (general) [Study - Intermediate]
- Linguistics [Study - Basic]
- English language [Study - Intermediate]
- Literature in English and Old English (general) [Study - Basic]
- Australian literature in English [Study - Advanced]
- Poetry in English [Study - Advanced]
- Drama in English [Study - Advanced]
- Fiction in English [Study - Advanced]
- Other literature in English [Study - Basic]
- Classics (Latin and Greek) [Study - Basic]
- Germanic languages and literatures [Study - Basic]
- Romance languages and literatures [Study - Intermediate]
- Other languages and literatures [Study - Basic]

Law [Study - Intermediate]

    Comments: Additional areas include: Environmental Law - Study Intermediate, Natural Resources Law - Study Intermediate, Maritime Law - Study Basic
- Law (general) [Study - Intermediate]
- International law [Study - Basic]
- Constitutional and administrative law [Study - Intermediate]
- Military, tax, trade and industrial law [Study - Intermediate]
- Criminal law [Study - Intermediate]
- Private law [Study - Basic]
- Civil procedure and courts [Study - Basic]
- Statutes, regulations and cases [Study - Intermediate]
- Law of specific jurisdictions [Minimal]

Library science and interdisciplinary works [Study - Basic]
- Knowledge and bibliography [Study - Basic]
- Library science [Study - Basic]
- Encyclopedias and yearbooks [Study - Basic]
- Journalism, publishing and newspapers [Study - Intermediate]
- Manuscripts and rare printed materials [Basic]
- Organisations and associations [Study - Basic]
- Serials, collections and essays [Basic]

Mathematics [Study - Advanced]
- Mathematics (general) [Study - Advanced]
- Mathematical and symbolic logic [Study - Intermediate]
- Graphical and combinatorial analysis [Study - Basic]
- Algebra and number theory [Study - Advanced]
- Arithmetic [Study - Advanced]
- Topology [Study - Basic]
- Analysis and calculus [Study - Advanced]
- Geometry [Study - Advanced]
- Probabilities and game theory [Study - Basic]
- Statistical mathematics [Study - Intermediate]

Medicine [Study - Intermediate]
- Medicine (general) and nursing [Study - Advanced]
- Human anatomy [Study - Intermediate]
- Human physiology [Study - Intermediate]
- Health promotion, forensic and preventive medicine [Study - Intermediate]
- Pharmacology and therapeutics [Study - Basic]
-- Drug abuse (study and teaching) [Study - Intermediate]
- Diseases [Study - Basic]
- Surgery, dentistry and ophthalmology [Minimal]
- Gynaecology and obstetrics [Study - Intermediate]
- Pediatrics and geriatrics [Study - Basic]
- Disability [Study - Intermediate]

Music [Study - Basic]
- Music (general) [Study - Intermediate]
- Specific musical traditions and genres [Study - Basic]
- Vocal music [Study - Intermediate]
- Instrumental music and ensembles [Study - Basic]
- Keyboard, electronic and percussion instruments [Study - Basic]
- Stringed instruments [Study - Basic]
- Wind instruments [Study - Basic]

Performing arts [Study - Intermediate]
- Performing arts (general) [Study - Intermediate]
- Public performances [Study - Intermediate]
- Motion pictures, radio and television [Study - Intermediate]
- Stage presentations [Study - Intermediate]
- Folk and national dancing [Study - Basic]

Philosophy and religion [Study - Intermediate]
- Philosophy (general) [Study - Intermediate]
- Philosophy (specific schools and viewpoints) [Study - Intermediate]
- Western philosophy [Study - Intermediate]
- Logic [Basic]
- Ethics [Basic]
- Religion (general) [Basic]
-- Missiology [Basic]
- Bible [Basic]
- Christian theology [Basic]
- Christian church [Basic]
- Buddhism [Basic]
- Hinduism [Basic]
- Judaism [Basic]
- Islam [Basic]
- Other religions [Basic]

Physical education, recreation and sport [Basic]
- Physical education, fitness and recreation [Study - Intermediate]
- Indoor games [Minimal]
- Outdoor sports and games [Minimal]
- Aquatic and air sports [Minimal]
- Equestrian sports and animal racing [Nothing in this category]
- Fishing, hunting and shooting [Minimal]

Physics and astronomy [Study - Basic]
- Physics and natural sciences (general) [Study - Basic]
- Theoretical physics [Study - Intermediate]
- Nuclear and particle physics [Advanced basic]
- Condensed matter physics [Advanced basic]
- Gas-state and plasma physics [Advanced basic]
- Optics [Advanced basic]
- Electricity and magnetism [Study - Basic]
- Classical physics [Study - Intermediate]
- Astronomy (theory and instrumentation) [Study - Basic]
-- Radio astronomy [Advanced basic]
- Solar system and earth [Study - Basic]
- The Universe, galaxies and stars [Study - Basic]

Political and military studies [Study - Intermediate]
- Political science (general) [Study - Intermediate]
- Civil and political rights [Study - Basic]
- Political history of specific countries [Study - Basic]
- Political history of Australia [Study - Advanced]
- Political parties and elections [Study - Intermediate]
- International migration and colonization [Study - Advanced]
- International relations and organizations [Study - Advanced]
- Legislative process [Study - Basic]
- Public administration [Study - Intermediate]
- Public administration of specific countries [Study - Basic]
- Military science [Advanced basic]
- Foot forces [Advanced basic]
- Mounted forces [Basic]
- Air forces [Basic]
- Naval forces [Basic]

Psychology [Study - Intermediate]
- Psychology (general) [Study - Intermediate]
- Physiological psychology [Study - Basic]
- Memory, learning, intelligence [Study - Intermediate]
- Subconscious and altered states [Study - Basic]
- Paranormal phenomena [Nothing in this category]
- Differential, developmental and genetic psychology [Study - Basic]
- Comparative psychology [Study - Intermediate]
- Applied psychology [Study - Intermediate]

Sociology [Study - Intermediate]
- Social sciences (general) [Study - Intermediate]
- Society and social processes [Study - Intermediate]
- Social groups [Study - Intermediate]
- Associations and clubs [Basic]
- Communities [Advanced basic]
- Social welfare, problems and services [Study - Basic]
- Criminology [Study - Intermediate]

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