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Subject Guide: Communication: Finding books in the library

This guide will help you find the most useful information available through Hiebert Library in the field of communication.

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Call number ranges for Communication

Books in Hiebert Library are arranged using call numbers based on the Library of Congress Classification system. See our guide "How to Read a Call Number" if you need an introduction to how call numbers work.

Most books in the field of communication can be found in the following call number ranges:

HE
   8689-8700.95: Radio and television broadcasting

HF
  
5801-6182: Advertising

P  
   87-96: Communication. Mass media
   99-99.4: Semiotics
   302-302.87: Discourse analysis

PN
   1530: The monologue
   1551:The dialogue
   1560-1590: The performing arts. Show business
   1585-1589: Centers for the performing arts
   1600-3307: Drama

TR
    
Photography. Cinematography. Motion Pictures

Refer to the map of Hiebert Library for help finding where these call number areas are located.

Subject Headings

Library resources in the Hiebert library are organized by subject, using the Library of Congress Classification system. Often, the best way to find resources is by doing a Subject search.

Users often use keyword searches, which can be helpful, but don’t fully capture the collections resources. You can visit the Search Strategies guide to help you strengthen your library searches.

Below are only a sample of useful subject headings you can use to find resources in various areas of the discipline. You can use the Advanced Search in the Search Hiebert Library search boxes embedded throughout the guides to subject search and find resources in the library discovery service.

Useful subject headings

Acting

Actors

Advertising

Dialogue

Digital media

Discourse analysis

Drama

Information theory

Intercultural communication

Interpersonal communication

Mass media

Motion pictures

Oral communication

Oratory

Popular culture

Public speaking

Semiotics

Social media

Speech

Television broadcasting

Theater

Visual communication

Written communication