Guide to materials for communication and audio visual studies
Use this guide is a starting point for finding information either from library resources or through selected web sites from the appropriate Subject Internet Gateway. Please select an option below.
Subject Support Liaison Librarian
The library liaison for Humanities is Niamh Walker-Headon BA, MSc LIS, ALAI.
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Find Materials in the Library
- Use the library online catalogue to check what books, journals, videos, student projects etc. are in the library
- My Account tells you view what items you have on loan, here you can place requests for items on loan to by another user & renew your own loans.
- The library's Electronic resources provide access to: full text peer reviewed journal articles, abstracts, conferences and standards.
- The Internet is also a source of information. To assist you we have selected some web-sites and search portals for your subject area on the Subject Portals. These contain links to Subject Internet Gateways which list preselected links to web pages, so you don't have to do the searching.
Journals
Journals for this subject area are available in both print and electronic formats.
Print copies are available in the library to the left of the stairs.
Electronic journals are available:
- freely on the internet - to see a listing please see the subject internet Gateway
- or via our subscription services - to see a listing please see the databases home page or on your subject portal
Relevant Databases & Electronic Resources
These are listed on the Humanities Subject Portal, the Media and Communications Internet Gateway and the Film and Television Internet Gateway.
Useful web sites & Professional Organizations
are available via the Subject Internet Gateways .
Relevant Class Numbers
Class numbers are used to shelve library items in numerical order. Each number represents a subject. All the books on the same subject should be found together. Normally we will have added the first three letters of the surname of author to the class number, to make them easier to find.
Just follow the signage until you reach the number you require, and then follow the numbers on the spines of the books until you find the book you want.
| Topic -Media Studies | Class Numbers |
| Computer Application | 005.369 |
| Cultural Studies | 306 |
| Electronics | 641.351 |
| Film Studies | 791.437 |
| Graphic Design | 741.6 |
| Marketing Communications | 658.082 |
| Mass Communications | 302.23 |
| Media Law | 343.14099 |
| Multimedia | 006.7 |
| Radio Production | 791.44 |
| The Internet | 384.3 |
| TV Production | 791.45 |
| Film Producers | 791.43 |
| Topic -Photography | Class Numbers |
| Photography | 770 |
| Photojournalism | 070.49 |
| Photographers | 770.9 |
| Photographic Chemicals | 771.5 |
| Photographic Techniques | 771 |
| Photographs - Portraits | 779 |
| Photographs | 770 |
| Specific Fields in Photography | 778 |
| Photomontage | 778.8 |
| Digital Photography | 775 |
| Topic -Communications Practice | Class Numbers |
| Business Communications | 651 |
| Dissertation/Thesis Writing | 808.02 |
| Oral Communication | 302.2242 |
| Presentation Skills | 658.452 |
| Photographic Techniques | 771 |
| Report Writing | 808 |
| Script Writing | 808.23 |
| Technical Writing | 808.066 |
| Communication | 651.7 |
| Topic - Other Related Subjects | Class Numbers |
| The Arts | 700 |
| Information Technology | 004 |
| Office Skills | 651 |
| Sociology | 301 |
| Languages | 400's |
| Literature | 800's |
| History | 940-999 |
| Gender Studies | 338.9 |
| Economic Systems | 330.12 |
| European History - General | 940 |
| History of the British Isles and Ireland | 941-942 |
| History of Central Europe incl. Germany | 943 |
| History of France | 944 |
| History of Italy | 945 |
| History of Spain | 946 |
| History of Eastern Europe incl. Russia | 947 |
| History of Scandinavia | 948 |
| History of Other Parts of Europe | 949 |
| Ancient History | 930 |
Reference Materials
This material is located in the reference section of the library, near the library desk.
This material cannot be removed from the library.
| Title | Class Number |
| New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics | Ref 330.0321 |
| International Law Dictionary | Ref 340 |
| Oxford Encyclopaedic English Dictionary | Ref 423 |
| Oxford Duden German Dictionary | Ref 433 |
| Oxford Hachette French Dictionary | Ref 443.21 |
| Oxford English-Italian/Italian-English Dictionary | Ref 453 |
| Collins Spanish Dictionary | Ref 463.21 |
| Foclóir Gaeilge/Béarla | Ref 491.62 |
| Lettres Européennes | Ref 800 |
| Oxford Companion to English Literature | Ref 809.03 |
| Deutsche Literature Geschichte | Ref 830 |
| Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture | Ref 941.5 |
| Chronology of Irish History since 1500 | Ref 941.50202 |
| Dictionary of Contemporary Germany | Ref 943.0879 |
| Encyclopaedia of Contemporary French Culture | Ref 944.0803 HUG |
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