When not searching the catalog for a specific item, keyword searching is recommended.
You may need to broaden your search or try alternate keywords before finding books on a particular topic. Check out this helpful tutorial if you get stuck on research: Research Help Guide.
Sample keywords:
Communication theory
Interpersonal Communication
Communication AND politics
Rhetoric
Culture AND communication
Visual communication
Discourse analysis
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Browsing can be a great way to find books on your area of interest!
The books at UWM Libraries are all shelved according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Please note that the term used in the LC system is "motion picture"--for example "motion picture--history."
Most library material on the subject of Communication and related materials is going to be found between P87 - 410 call number areas. Please click here for a breakdown of the Library of Congress call numbers and their sub-genes.
A sample of topic areas within communication studies:
* P87 - 96 is the area about communication and mass media.
P94.7 is for interpersonal communication.
P95 - 95.6 is the area for oral communication and speech.
P98 - 98.5 is for computational linguistics.
P99 - 99.4 is the area about semiotics (signs and symbols).
P99.5 - 99.6 is for nonverbal communication.
P101 - 410 deals with language, linguistic theory, and comparative grammar.
P302 - 302.87 is for discourse analysis.