Communication Studies

Books and Videos

Even if you are specifically looking for research articles, books can sometimes point you in the right direction by offering bibliographies, names and facts you may not find elsewhere.

Online Videos | Online Books | Searching for Books & Videos & More
Browsing for Books | Browsing for New Books & Videos

Online Videos

JMU Libraries has many online videos, which you can search in JMU Library Catalog by adding your search terms to this search.

Two great resources to check out are:

The Vanderbilt TV News Archive, which offers searchable CNN archival video, and
Great Speeches, which offers videos of famous speeches and speakers such as Martin Luther King, Jr.

Online Books

JMU Libraries has many online videos, which you can search in JMU Library Catalog by adding your search terms to this search. Note that this search returns a maximum of 32,000 'hits', so it's important to add at least one search term.

Searching for Books & Videos & More: JMU Library Catalog

Search LEO to find books, videos, music, government documents, some periodical titles, and more, found in the JMU Libraries’ collections. Word searching is often a good choice. Subject searching is frequently more precise. Some of the many interesting subject searches include:

Body language

Communication

Communication in medicine

Communication in organizations

Interpersonal communication

Leadership

Man-woman relationships

Mass media social aspects

Mediation

Nonverbal communication

Oral communication

Public Speaking

Television and children

Visual communication

For more information about what videos are available to you, please visit the Videos Guide.

Browsing for Books: Call Numbers

Browsing the shelves can be a fun way to find books. These call numbers will lead you to many books about communication in the Stacks and in Reference.

Subject Area	Call Number Range	Carrier Library Locations

Communication/Mass Media	P 85 to P 96	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor

Additional Call Numbers
Communication in Management & Industry	HD 30.3	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Conflict Management	HD 42	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Public Relations	HD 59	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Business Communication	HF 5717	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Business Meetings	HF 5734.5 to HF 5734.7	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Advertising	HF 5800 to HF 6182	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Social Groups	HM 131 to HM 134	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Dispute Resolution	HM 136	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Communication	HM 258	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Public Opinion	HM 261	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Publicity	HM 263	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Groups & Organizations	HM 711 to HM 806	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Interpersonal Relations	HM 1106 to HM 1171	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Survey Research	HN 29	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Privacy	JC 596 to JC 598	Stack Level 4 & Reference-1st Floor
Public Administration/Public Relations	JF 1525 .P8	Stack Level 4 & Reference-1st Floor
Political Campaigns and Media	JF 2112	Stack Level 4 & Reference-1st Floor
Voting	JK 1967	Stack Level 4 & Reference-1st Floor
Campaign Management	JK 2281 to JK 2283	Stack Level 4 & Reference-1st Floor
Arbitration	K 2400 to K 2405	2nd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Libel & Slander	KF 1267	2nd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Freedom of Expression	KF 4770 to KF 4775	2nd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Psycholinguistics	P 37 to P 37.5	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Sociolinguistics	P 40 to P 40.5	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Communication/Mass Media	P 85 to P 96	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Semiotics/Nonverbal Communication	P 99	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Intercultural Communication	P 306	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Rhetoric	PN 187	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Public Speaking	PN 4001 to PN 4355	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Speeches	PN 6121 to PN 6129	3rd Floor & Reference-1st Floor
Communication in Medicine	R 118	Stack Level 4 & Reference-1st Floor; also CISAT Library

Word version of the call number list for communication studies.

Browsing for New Books & Videos: New Title List
Each month, you can browse the entire list of books, videos and music added to the collection by visiting the New Titles list.

Look for the call numbers listed above in the default display of New Titles in Carrier Library Stacks. You can change the "Requesting Department" to Communication Studies to see all titles added specifically in support of Communication Studies. These titles are requested by professors in the School of Communication Studies and by the Liaison Librarian for Communication Studies.