Guides: Communication and Media Studies: Finding Books

Call Numbers & Subject Headings

Call Numbers

Print books in the duPont-Ball Library are organized by Library of Congress Call Number. Books about communication and mass media have call numbers that begin with the letter P. These are located on the top floor of the library.

P87-96	Communication. Mass media
P94.7	Interpersonal communication
P95-95.6	Oral communication. Speech
P98-98.5	Computational linguistics. Natural language processing
P99-99.4	Semiotics. Signs and symbols
P99.5-99.6	Nonverbal communication

Subject Headings

Subject headings are used to index books and ebooks by subject. You can search for items in OneSearch using subject headings. Here are some example headings related to communication and media studies:

Communication
Mass media
Telecommunication
Broadcasting
Motion pictures
Advertising
Visual communication
Political communication

Books on Communication and Media Studies

Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies by James Watson; Anne Hill
ISBN: 9781628921496

Publication Date: 2015-10-22

The Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies has provided students and the general public alike with a gateway into the study of intercultural communication, public relations and marketing communications since 1984.
The Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics by Lee Wilkins (Editor); Clifford G. Christians (Editor)
ISBN: 9781315545929

Publication Date: 2020-03-13

Provides an exploration of thinking on media ethics, bringing together the intellectual history of global mass media ethics over the past 40 years, summarising existing research and setting future agenda grounded in philosophy and social science.
Standing in the Intersection: feminist voices, feminist practices in communication studies by Karma R. Chavez (Editor); Cindy L. Griffin (Editor); Marsha Houston (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781438444918

Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Unpacks the myriad ways rhetorical and communication theories and feminist intersectional approaches impact one another.
Intercultural Communication by Ingrid Piller
ISBN: 9780748632442

Publication Date: 2011-01-01

Combining discourse analytic and sociolinguistic perspectives, this introduction provides students with a comprehensive, up-to-date and critical overview of the field of intercultural communication.
Rhetorics and Technologies by Stuart A. Selber (Editor); Carolyn R. Miller (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781611172348

Publication Date: 2012-12-05

Discusses the interplay between technological innovation and communication Recognizing an increasingly technological context for rhetorical activity, the thirteen contributors to this volume illuminate the challenges and opportunities inherent in successfully navigating intersections between rhetoric and technology in existing and emergent literacy practices.