Mass Media: Background Information

Books are great background sources.

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Browse the Library's book shelves by Dewey Decimal call number.

070s   journalism, publishing, news media
302s   includes mass media, & interpersonal, small group, & visual communication
303s   intercultural communication
306s   political communication
342s-345s   freedom of the press, mass media law
384s   broadcasting
650s   advertising, organizational communication, public relations
740s-770s  drawing, painting, graphic & computer art, photography
791s   tv, radio, film, video
808s   rhetoric, public speaking

Encyclopedias and other reference works are an excellent place to start a research project or simply learn more about a particular topic.

Use these books to -

• find background information about your topic,
• place your topic in a larger context,
• discover basic facts and statistics about your topic,
• get a list of other useful works you might want to consult.

Access the following and more via Kent Library.