COM 152: Media & Society: Books

P - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Books on communication and mass media are located in classification "P."  This section is located on Stack 4 in Jenks Library.

Subclass P - Philology, Linguistics

• P 1-85 - General 
• P 87-96 - Communication. Mass media
  • P 94.7 - Interpersonal Communication
  • P 95-95.6 - Oral Communication. Speech
• P 98-98.5 - Computational linguistics. Natural language processing
• P 99-99.4 - Semiotics. Signs and symbols
• P 99.5-99.6 - Nonverbal communication

For a detailed list of subclass P, see the LOC Classification outline.

Subclass PN - Literature (General)

• PN 1990-1992.92 - Broadcasting
  • PN 1991-1991.9 - Radio Broadcasting
  • PN 1992-1992.92 - Television Broadcasting
• PN 1992.93-1992.95 - Nonbroadcast video recordings
• PN 1993-1999 - Motion Pictures
• PN 4699-5650 - Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
  • PN 4735-4798 - Relation to the state. Government and the press. Liberty of the press.
  • PN 4775-4784 - Technique. Practical Journalism
  • PN 4825-4830 - Amateur Journalism
  • PN 4832-4836 - Magazines and Periodicals

For a detailed list of subclass PN, see the LOC Classification outline.

H - SOCIAL SCIENCES
The classicistic "H" covers all social sciences from economics, finance, sociology, and more.  Within this classification are specific sections covering topics specifically on media and society.

Subclass HE - Transportation & Communication

• HE 7601-8700.9 - Telecommunication industry. Telegraph
  • HE 8689-8700.95 - Radio and Television broadcasting
• HE 8701-9680.7 - Telephone industry

Subclass HM - Sociology

• HM 1001-1281 - Social psychology 
  • HM 1041-1101 - Social perception. Social cognition, including projection of the self and others, prejudices, stereotypes.
• HM 1106-1171 - Interpersonal relations. Social behavior
• HM 1176-1281 - Social influence. Social pressure.

For more subclasses in the Social Sciences classification, see the LOC Classification outline.