The Library continuously reviews our collections of books, DVDs, journals and databases to ensure that they are relevant, up-to-date and meeting the needs of the University community. Books and other items are purchased throughout the year, primarily in electronic format in line with our ‘digital by default’ strategy which aims to maximise resource availability and best meet the diversity of our client groups wherever they are located. Requests requiring an ongoing commitment (e.g. journals and databases) are considered on an annual basis by the Library’s Collection Development Team.
At the end of 2021, Library clients had access to 1,015,956 books, 230,878 journals and 51,622 other resources. The most significant items acquired in 2021 are noted below.
| Publisher | New Content in 2022 |
| American Chemical Society | Ebook collections 2020-2021 |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineering | Ebook collections 2018-2021 |
| Brill | Asian studies ebooks 2021 Education research ebooks 2005-2017, 2021 Human rights and humanitarian law ebooks 2021 International law ebooks 2021 Social sciences ebooks 2007-2010, 2021 |
| CABI | Ebook collections 2020-2021 |
| Cambridge | New read & publish agreement for journals |
| Edward Elgar | Sustainable development goals ebook collection |
| Elsevier | Engineering ebook collections 2014-2018 New journal subscription: Blood |
| Emerald | Business, management and economic ebooks 2021 Social sciences ebooks 2021 Emerging markets case studies 2021 |
| Institution of Civil Engineers | Ebook collections 2020-2021 |
| Institution of Engineering and Technology | Ebook collection 2021 Video collection 2021 |
| John Benjamins | New journal subscription: Australian review of applied linguistics |
| Knovel | New subscription to Aerospace & radar technology and Marine engineering & naval architecture collections |
| Medicines Complete | New subscription: Drug Monitoring Checker |
| Ovid | Backfile to Neurology 1951-2016 |
| Springer | Access to 2019-2021 ebook collections for: – Behavioural science and psychology – Biomedical and life science – Business and management – Computer science – Earth and environmental science – Education – Engineering – Medicine – Social sciences New read & publish agreement for journals |
| Thieme | Clinical ebook collection 2021 Backfile to Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis |
| Wiley | New read & publish agreement for journals |
For further information on how Curtin Library develops and maintains the Library’s Collections, please refer to the Library’s Collection Principles.
You are welcome to recommend the purchase of scholarly resources to support your learning, teaching and research, via the web form at: https://recommend.library.curtin.edu.au/#linkid=lib-cat-nav-recommenditem.
Written By:
David Wells, Manager, Collections
Curtin University Library
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